
10) Tori Amos – Abnormally Attracted to Sin (4/5)Many diehard fans of Tori Amos had given up hope on an album to rival her nineties output, having to endure the likes of The Beekeeper (2005) and American Doll Posse (2007) – valiant efforts, but nothing like the quality of her better known wor...

Well it pretty much goes without saying that 2009 has been one of the best years for music in recent memory. The proof is in the pudding - I've reviewed almost forty albums on my website in 2009, compared to just twenty in 2008 and only 8 in 2007...

Here are a selection of pictures taken on Christmas Day. As you can see, Christmas is pretty much all about food in my house and I have never enjoyed cooking as much as I have over the last few days...

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New video from Sia - You've Changed (such a great single): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLPPlRDOZ x0&feature=player_embedded
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The official music video for Sia's Australian single, You've Changed. Stay tuned to www.siamusic.net for info...

P.Viktor Official video to Michael Jackson's This Is It (a touching tribute) by Spike Lee: http://vimeo.com/8182306
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Spike Lee presents his new joint - Michael Jackson's "This Is It" You can also check it out on our website www.40Acres.com. Stay connected with what's going on with 40 ACRES and SPIKE LEE too.

P.Viktor Happy Christmas everyone. I hope you have a lovely day with your family and friends! All the best, P

Things will obviously be a little quiet here over the next couple of days as I enjoy the festivities and have something of a time out from the hard work that a blog often constitutes. I have been busy preparing all the past musical treats for you and now I am going to have a hard earned rest...

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Remake of The Karate Kid looks like an expensive piece of shit (eighties culture raped again): http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/ 2009/dec/23/karate-kid-remake
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What a confused beast the remake of The Karate Kid looks to be

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Top Ten most underrated movies of the past decade (Guardian) - nice to see Movern Callar and Tarnation there: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/ 2009/dec/22/10-most-underrated-movies
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Danny Leigh: As the noughties tick down, let's shine a belated spotlight on the films that never got their due at release in the past 10 years

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Trailer for Sex in the City Two now available (can't wait to see this): http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xblvxw_ satc2_shortfilms

Best of Decade - Side B. Rock-Indie-Alternative 1. P.J. Harvey – Good Fortune (3:20)2. Placebo – Slave to the Wage (4:07)3. Melissa Auf Der Maur – Real A Lie (4:22)4. Ladyhawke – My Delirium (4:16)5. Coldplay – Don’t Panic (2:17)6. Radiohead – Pyramid Song (4:52)7. Dido – Graft...

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Carrie Bradshaw - Icons of the Decade (from the Guardian): http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec /22/carrie-bradshaw-icons-of-decade
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Since 1998 Sex and the City has done much to shift the culture around certain women's issues. And Carrie Bradshaw, fixated with fashion and sex, became feminism's foremost philosopher

Best of Decade - Side A. Dance-Pop 1. Madonna - Music (Groove Armada BA 12” Mix) (5:33)2. Rihanna – Don’t Stop the Music (4:27)3. Dragonette – Liar (3:56)4. Cyndi Lauper – Into the Night Life (4:03)5. Cut Copy – Hearts on Fire (4:53)6. Kylie – Ca...

As expected the majority of magazines, newspaper art sections, music blogs, and even people at the bus stop have been conjecturing as to the best albums of the past decade...

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Tori Amos writes about her first abum Little Earthquakes in Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/3 1444342/tori_amos_trackbytrack_guide_to_ little_earthquakes
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Tori Amos' first seasonal album Midwinter Graces, with its placid arrangements and guest vocals by her nine-year-old daughter, sounds light years removed from her first solo release, 1992's Little Earthquakes. ...





















