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Updates to the Audio Lounge

I had no idea until I did an update today that the music in ther jukebox stopped playing after a few seconds.  I fixed it, then added two updated tracks and a new one.

I had the good fortune to find impeccable vinyl conversions of the Wonderland Band album and the Geoff Love album, so those tracks which once were crappy are as good as I think they can get.

Then we have Lane Kincaid...



Okay... Leif Garrett.

This is the song he performs on the Wonder Woman episode My Teenage Idol Is Missing. It's now on the jukebox for thy listening pleasure.

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Yeah, it does feel like paradise.

After much work converting my vinyl copy of Lynda's debut, Portrait, I now have a page on the site devoted to it where you can hear all 10 tracks.


Portrait


Polite comments about her work or constructive criticism about the new page will get posted on here as/if it comes in.

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Don't it feel like paradise?

Thirty years after Lynda's debut album Portrait, two new CDs will be released.


comes out in June


The second CD, Lynda Carter Live doesn't have a release date yet, but I'm figuring it might be released around the same time.

She's also touring which you can get more info at: http://www.lyndacartersings.com.

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I'm sure DC loved this...



I figure they were torn between sending a Cease and Desist and not wanting to seem insensitive.

How many kids saw this and figured Superman gave it to her?

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Oh, I WANT... (LUST LUST LUST LUST)

It comes out on September 23, 2009 and will be $89.99 with free super saver shipping from Amazon.

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The Wonder Woman movie on DVD

Streetdate: March 3, 2009
There are three versions:

The standard single disc version
Includes the feature movie, commentary by the creative team, and a first look at DC/Warner's next animated feature project 'Green Lantern'.
The Two Disc Special Edition
Disc 1: Includes the feature movie, commentary by the creative team, and a first look at DC/Warner's next animated feature project 'Green Lantern'

Disc Two: “A Subversive Dream” will explore the rich history of Wonder Woman and her inspiration on American culture. “The Daughters of Myth” is a riveting documentary explaining the archetype and tradition of the female DC Comics Super Hero. Next Upcoming DCU Sneak Peak (10 min) First Looks of Batman Gotham Knight, Justice League New Frontier & Wonder Woman 4 Bonus Episodes of Justice League
The Blu-Ray version
Has everything from the two disc set, except the feature movie is in high definitiion.


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An experiment.

I've been experimenting with making a Flash/HTML version of a book & record combination.  My first effort is:



Read Book


Press the play button at the top of the page and use the navigation above the comic page to move the images forward with the audio.

After you've finished listening, close that wndow/tab and leave some feedback on here about how it worked for you. Clicking the ads at the bottom once or twice would be apppreciated too.

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It's tricky.

Just did a major revision to the Audio Lounge by ripping out the section with the theme songs recorded in Real Audio.

The new player is Flash based and the music is not only higher quality, but there is more of it.

About the Geoff Love Orchestra from Wikipedia:

Geoff Love (4 September 1917, Todmorden – 8 July 1991, London) was a British easy-listening orchestra leader.

His father was a mixed race American born guitarist and dancer, and his mother an actress. As a child Love began to learn to play the violin but then switched to the trombone. He played with Jan Ralfini's band and then embarked on a solo career before military service during World War II in the King's Royal Rifles. After the war he played with Harry Gold.

He recorded at least two albums with Shirley Bassey in 1959 and 1960.

Love also recorded under the name Manuel & The Music of The Mountains in which guise he released many an opus on EMI's Studio 2 Stereo record label. He released another album on MFP named Glad with Love - Mrs Mills and Geoff Love singaglong together - with studio audience participation. Mrs. Mills was an insider piano player in the 1960s, who became famous on disc, radio and television.

In the 1970s he appeared with the singer Max Bygraves in the Thames Television music show (for ITV) SingalongaMax.

Also in The (early) 1970s, under the name 'Mandingo', Love worked with session musicians to produce a lively approximation of African rhythms according to a plan by record company executives intended to capitalise on a surge of interest in African music.

About the Wonderland Band:

  • A1 Thrill Me (With Your Super Love) (8:02)
  • A2 Superman (6:22)
  • A3 Wonderland Love Theme (7:08)
  • B1 Paradise Island (7:18)
  • B2 Wonder Woman (7:16)
From 4.bp.blogspot.com:

I recently heard the studio disco band, The Wonderland Band for the first time when I came across their 1979 twelve-inch record Paradise Island. This disco cut was originally included on their solid 1979 LP, Wonder Woman which was produced by Morrie Brown. Most of the group's cuts were disco versions of superhero style themed songs. That being said, I'm unsure how the "Paradise Island" track fits into all of that, however there is definitely something about the song, possibly the fact that listening to it makes me think of a outdoor disco party on a tropical beach somewhere, that I can't seem to get enough of. Regardless, as the days grow colder as we enter the fall, here is a song to remind you of those warmer disco nights a few months back!


About the song 1da Woman by Tricky from Wikipedia:

Tricky (born Adrian Thaws 27 January 1968) is an English  musician. He is noted for a whispering sprechgesang lyrical style. As a producer and a musician, he is noted for a dark, rich and layered sound. Culturally, Tricky bridges white and black England, particularly in his fusion of rock and hip hop, high art and pop culture. His debut album Maxinquaye was nominated for the Mercury Prize and voted Album of the Year by NME Magazine.

Tricky has also acted in various films. He appeared in a significant supporting role in the 1997 Luc Besson film The Fifth Element, playing the right-hand man Michael to evil businessman Mr. Zorg. He reportedly put off actor Gary Oldman (who played Zorg) because, while he had his back to the camera, he was eating a Twix bar, to Oldman's anger ("He's facking eatin' a Twix!"). He also appears briefly in both the 1997 John Woo directed Face/Off (his single "Christiansands" is also played during his brief cameo) as well as the 2004 Olivier Assayas film Clean, playing himself, and had a large role in the music video for "Parabol/Parabola" by Tool.

About Carol Medina from Weblo.com:

Pop singer and songwriter Carol Medina began her professional recording career with the release of "The Tears I Cry." The debut single hit store shelves in 1989. Throughout the '90s, Medina completed many other singles and a full-length album. Her works resulted in a number of hits and a couple of nominations for the coveted Juno Award in Canada.

Carol Medina was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1966. Even before she hit her teens, the young beauty was stepping onto the stage as both an actress and a singer, many times combining both talents at one time. In the beginning of the '80s, her family decided to make a big move to Canada. Medina, not yet 20, went along. She found steady work there in the theater. She already had plenty of experience in performing when, a short time later, she began working and touring with the USO. It was around this time that she teamed up with songwriter James Collins.

In 1989, Medina released a debut single under the Marigold Records label. A few first-class singles later, and she landed a deal with Quality Records, where she recorded tunes like "Had a Dream," "You Never Done It Like That," "Let the Music Play," "Tell Me You Love Me," "I'll Just Say Goodnight," "Wait 'Til My Heart Finds Out," and "You Don't Know (Where My Lips Have Been)."

Carol Medina finally completed a debut album, Secret Fantasy, in 1995, also on the Quality Records label, which later folded. The offering contains a number of original songs, as well as some favorites made popular by other artists.

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Woman Wonder

I'm expanding the parody section past just video to include print parodies starting with:

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Introducing the tijuana bible.

From Wikipedia:

"Tijuana bibles (also known as f**k books,[1] eight-pagers or dirty little eight-pagers) were pornographic comic books produced in the United States from the 1920s to the early 1960s. Their popularity peaked during the Great Depression era. The typical "bible" is 4 by 6 inches (approx. 10 x 15 cm), with black printing on cheap white paper, and eight pages long. In most cases the artists, writers and publishers of these tracts are unknown. The quality of the artwork varied widely and sometimes included racial caricatures (Black people are portrayed with huge lips and protruding eyes). Their subject is explicit sexual escapades usually featuring well known cartoon characters, political figures or movie stars, invariably used without permission."

Why do I mention this?  Well, I recently found...



I'd show more, but I'd rather not get a reputation for posting porn as I already had to censor part of page two.

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