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Ab-Loon is a funny guy.  He has a quirky sense of humor, but is more of a shy, young cat with a love for music.  A self proclaimed perfectionist, he started on the journey to composing this CD 2 years ago. I am sure this is a huge relief to get out his cd; I definitely know how he feels.

He likes to play an eclectic assortment of musical jems.  Anything from Sade to Michael Jackson to Mobb Deep.  Strangely enough, the remixes he chooses makes the blends seemless.  You can catch him regularly spinning at Store XIII in West Covina and on Dj Buddy TV. Props to the homey from West Covina.  Hit him up on twitter at @abdashloon.

Artist:     DJ Ab-Loon
CD Title: Tomorrow
Style:       Hip-Hop, Mash ups.

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An employee of Sydney’s Macquarie Bank probably isn’t in line for a fat payrise after he was caught on live TV closely analysing something a bit more scintillating than the Lucky Country’s interest rates:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/02/sydney_banker/

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haha… this is too funny… how did they know???  Here is an article about the ‘cons’ of the iPad:

http://i.gizmodo.com/5458382/8-things-that-suck-about-the-ipad

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By Nilay Patel  posted Jan 27th 2010 at 1:10PM

After nearly a decade of rumors and speculation, Apple’s finally unveiled the iPad. It’s a half-inch thick and weighs just 1.5 pounds, with a 9.7-inch capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD display, and it’s running a custom 1GHz Apple “A4″ chip developed by P.A. Semi, with a 10-hour battery life and a month of standby. It’ll come in 16, 32, and 64GB sizes, and it’s got the expected connectivity: very little. There’s a 30-pin Dock connector, a speaker, a microphone, Bluetooth, and 802.11n WiFi. As expected, it can run iPhone apps — either pixel-for-pixel in a window, or pixel-doubled fullscreen — but developers can also target the new screen size using the updated iPhone OS SDK, which is available today.

Apple says there’s room for a third device between the smartphone and the laptop, and that it has to be better at tasks like browsing, email, photos, e-books, and videos than both — netbooks, says Steve, “aren’t better at anything.” It looks just like the leak we saw, with a large touchscreen keyboard that Steve says is “a dream to type on,” and an interface that’s very reminiscent of the iPhone, although it’s significantly expanded and altered. The built-in apps are much more Mac-like than iPhone-like, with versions of iPhoto and iTunes that look like touch-oriented versions of their desktop counterparts. There’s also some built-in location services that lets the Map app auto-locate. Obviously the iTunes store is built-in for previewing and buying media.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/the-apple-ipad/

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The Bridge

Why do they like to tease me like this? This sounds like a good collaboration. www.musicradar.com says:

Serato to Ableton
The Bridge provides the ultimate mixtape creation tool. DJs can perform mixes in Serato Scratch Live or ITCH and save them as an Ableton Live Set. This way, the DJ can still perform the mix—better than cut and pasting it together in a DAW—but also has detailed editing options.

But I want to see it in action. It is free to those who own both a license to Ableton 8 and Serato Scratch Live or Itch.  Either way it sound dope…
Check out the teaser here:
http://www.ableton.com/thebridge

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One thing I love about Cheapshot is his word play.  He also throws in some tracks that are out of left field (but in a good way).  You tend to ask yourself, “Where did that come from?”

Then you’re like “Hell ya!!!” Definately worth a listen and ipod addition.

Artist:     DJ  Cheapshot
CD Title: Radi-O Face
Style:       Hip-Hop, mash-up
Rating:   

Radi-O Face by djcheapshot

Message from Cheapshot:
This is a mix I did for The All Out Show with Rude Jude and Lord Sear on Shade 45. It got a good response so I decided to release it. boom!

Cheapshot
for booking info please contact:
SKAM Artist Inc.
ph: 310-659-2970 | fx: 310-861-1421
em: sujit1@skamartist.com
www.skamartist.com

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In his statement, Mr. O’Brien rejects it outright. The statement reads:

People of Earth:

In the last few days, I’ve been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to start by making it clear that no one should waste a second feeling sorry for me. For 17 years, I’ve been getting paid to do what I love most and, in a world with real problems, I’ve been absurdly lucky. That said, I’ve been suddenly put in a very public predicament and my bosses are demanding an immediate decision.

Six years ago, I signed a contract with NBC to take over “The Tonight Show” in June of 2009. Like a lot of us, I grew up watching Johnny Carson every night and the chance to one day sit in that chair has meant everything to me. I worked long and hard to get that opportunity, passed up far more lucrative offers, and since 2004, I have spent literally hundreds of hours thinking of ways to extend the franchise long into the future. It was my mistaken belief that, like my predecessor, I would have the benefit of some time and, just as important, some degree of ratings support from the prime-time schedule. Building a lasting audience at 11:30 is impossible without both.

But sadly, we were never given that chance. After only seven months, with my “Tonight Show” in its infancy, NBC has decided to react to their terrible difficulties in prime time by making a change in their long-established late night schedule.

Last Thursday, NBC executives told me they intended to move the “Tonight Show” to 12:05 to accommodate the “Jay Leno Show” at 11:35. For 60 years, the “Tonight Show” has aired immediately following the late local news. I sincerely believe that delaying the “Tonight Show” into the next day to accommodate another comedy program will seriously damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting. The “Tonight Show” at 12:05 simply isn’t the “Tonight Show.” Also, if I accept this move I will be knocking the “Late Night” show, which I inherited from David Letterman and passed on to Jimmy Fallon, out of its long-held time slot. That would hurt the other NBC franchise that I love, and it would be unfair to Jimmy.

So it has come to this: I cannot express in words how much I enjoy hosting this program and what an enormous personal disappointment it is for me to consider losing it. My staff and I have worked unbelievably hard, and we are very proud of our contribution to the legacy of “The Tonight Show.” But I cannot participate in what I honestly believe is its destruction. Some people will make the argument that with DVRs and the Internet, a time slot doesn’t matter. But with the “Tonight Show,” I believe nothing could matter more.

There has been speculation about my going to another network but, to set the record straight, I currently have no other offer and honestly have no idea what happens next. My hope is that NBC and I can resolve this quickly so that my staff, crew, and I can do a show we can be proud of, for a company that values our work.

Have a great day and, for the record, I am truly sorry about my hair; it’s always been that way.

Yours,

Conan

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(CBS) Who will replace Simon Cowell on “American Idol” next year?

That’s the question that has been swirling in cyberspace since Monday afternoon when Cowell made his exit official.

Online gambling sites quickly made hay with the question. The best bet, according to oddsmakers, is British journalist and “America’s Got Talent” judge Piers Morgan. Morgan appears to be dodging the question. In a recent appearance on “Today,” he dubbed Cowell irreplaceable.

Other choices being discussed range from the predictable to the sublime. Kanye West, anyone? The common thread appears to be musical chops.

Among the possible choices are Quincy Jones, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Russell Simmons, Simon Fuller and Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds.

Paula Abdul, who left “Idol” at the end of last season, is another name being discussed as both Cowell’s replacement or as a judge on Cowell’s new show “The X Factor.” Cowell himself fueled those rumors by saying a while ago that he looked forward to working with Abdul in the future.

Meanwhile , “Idol” viewers are waiting to see what impact Ellehn DeGeneres will have as Abdul’s replacement. Although the show starts this week, DeGeneres won’t make an appearance until next month.

Until then, the seat will be filled by a variety of guest judges, including former Spice Girl Victoria “Posh” Beckham , who was a guest judge last year as well.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/01/12/entertainment/main6087116.shtml

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Wow, I love Conan and I like Jay… What am I to do?

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/comments_blog/2010/01/conan-obrien-will-leave-the-tonight-show-if-leno-returns-to-nbc-late-night.html

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