WHY THE AMERICAN LEFT HAS BEEN LEFT BEHIND, By Ben Easher

“More liberals need to acknowledge that Richard Nixon won—twice—and push for an updated strategy. They should stop using the following clichés when speaking or writing: The people. Progressive. Shame. Social justice. The world is watching. They should pay less attention to movies by self-serving millionaire Michael Moore and books by self-serving millionaire Noam Chomsky. They …

Human Planet- Hunters in Brazil

. Human Planet is the first BBC/Discovery Channel co-production to focus solely on human behavior. Since premiering in the UK, the series has received overwhelming critical acclaim including The Telegraph proclaiming, “it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before” and The Sun stating that it’s “visually stunning and utterly fascinating, this is seriously impressive stuff.” From …

Human Planet – Wild Mares

. Human Planet is the first BBC/Discovery Channel co-production to focus solely on human behavior. Since premiering in the UK, the series has received overwhelming critical acclaim including The Telegraph proclaiming, “it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before” and The Sun stating that it’s “visually stunning and utterly fascinating, this is seriously impressive stuff.” From …

Demons EP, Debut US Release from UK Dance Upstarts Fenech-Soler is Now Out on iTunes Via Warner’s B-Unique Records

. According to the group’s publicist: The 4-song EP includes the anthemic, synth-fueled tracks “Demons,” ” Stone Bridge” and “Lies” from the forthcoming full length that has already been bringing the band buzz from UK tastemakers including NME, BBC 1, and Q Magazine. Fenech-Soler’s music draws from a diverse group of influences ranging from The …

Muddy Waters (1947) – I Can’t Be Satisfied, With Rolling Stones (1964) by John Siscoe

Two versions of the same song, recorded in the same city- Chicago- many years apart. Muddy’s 1947 recording, with Ernest “Big” Crawford on stand-up bass, established him as a blues star and altered forever Leonard Chess’ ideas about music. The Stones’ 1964 version, recorded at Chess Studio, went nowhere commercially, but reworked and re-imagined the …