Curb Your Enthusiasm DVD

Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy series starring Seinfeld writer, co-creator, and executive producer Larry David as himself. It is produced and broadcast by HBO.http://www.buydvdhere.com/curb-your-enthusiasm-seasons-17-dvd-boxset-p-2090.html

The series was inspired by a 1999 one-hour mockumentary titled Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm, which David and HBO originally envisioned as a one-time project.http://www.buydvdhere.com/curb-your-enthusiasm-seasons-17-dvd-boxset-p-2090.html

The series has been nominated for dozens of Emmy Awards, although it has only won once, and has won a Golden Globe.

Seven seasons of the series were produced and aired on HBO between 2000 and 2009. The seventh season ended on November 22, 2009.

The series stars Larry David as a Freudian version of himself, accompanied by fictional re-creations of his 'real friends', usually played by themselves. Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Wanda Sykes, and Richard Lewis all have recurring roles as characters based upon themselves.http://www.buydvdhere.com/curb-your-enthusiasm-seasons-17-dvd-boxset-p-2090.html

The show is set and filmed in various affluent Westside communities of (and occasionally the downtown area of) the City of Los Angeles, California, as well as the adjacent incorporated cities of Beverly Hills, Culver City and Santa Monica, California. Larry David's actual place of residence was, and may still be (since his divorce from his wife Laurie), in the Pacific Palisades area of the Westside. During the run of the series, filming has been staged in various rented single-family residences around the Westside.http://www.buydvdhere.com/curb-your-enthusiasm-seasons-17-dvd-boxset-p-2090.html

Although Larry maintains an office, he is rarely shown working, other than in season four which centered on his being cast as Max Bialystock in the Mel Brooks play The Producers, and in Season 7 writing the Seinfeld reunion. Most of the show revolves around Larry's interactions with his friends and neighbors, with Larry often at odds with the other characters (usually to Larry's detriment). Despite this, the characters do not seem to harbor ill-feelings towards each other for very long and the cast has stayed stable throughout the show.http://www.buydvdhere.com/curb-your-enthusiasm-seasons-17-dvd-boxset-p-2090.html

Artists to Watch For 2009 - Part 1 By Flak

So it’s been a long time coming, but I have finally put together a roster for you to see. As it stands, we are about halfway through 2009, and I’ve been keeping my eye out for artists making themselves a name around the country. Being the amazing person I am, I figured I would give you a look at some of these little gems dotting these great lands.

Later down the line, you’ll be saying I told you so when these artists make it to the top, with me always being right and all. I’m splitting this piece in three, so after reading this, keep your eyes peeled for part 2 and 3. Artists to Watch For ‘09. We runnin’ this, let’s go.

The CunninLynguists- Lexington, Kentucky

Hailing from Lexington, Kentucky is one of my favorite rap groups to date. The CunninLynguists (cleverly named after one of my favorite sports) have been rapping about the poor life, raising a family, deceitful women, and a little bit of Mary Jane, since their 2001 release Will Rap for Food.

Specifically, listen for the tracks Move, Don’t Leave (When Winter Comes),and The Distance, to get a real feel of the groups talent, with White Guy Mind Tricks being the funniest track I’ve heard in a while. They are also known for their incorporation of lovely samples of Motown records, and live instruments.

Some Hear Explosions- Los Angeles, California

One of the hardest things to accept is too go to a live show of one of your favorite bands, only to learn that they are MUCH shitter upon doing so. Thankfully, this band knows how to up the ante at the live shows, and leave you with ringing ears and a smile on your face, mixed with a sore-ass neck from rocking too hard.

Los Angeles rock band Some Hear Explosions has played it quite smart in the music game since the drummer (and long time friend) Alex Duddy told me about his latest. I’m not sure exactly how (yet, as I want to do an interview hah) they did it, but the band is managed by none other than Idris Elba. You may remember him from his role as Tango in American Gangster, Charles Miner in NBC’s The Office, and my favorite, Mumbles from RocknRolla. Apparently this is his first managing gig. Who knew?

Ashthon Jones- Nashville, Tennessee

Why is she a crossover diva? First, it has nothing to do with basketball, rather with her ability to bring R&B, Hip Hop, Soul, Pop, and a little bit of Funk to here arsenal for us to interpret. She’s got some pretty serious people standing behind her; such as Doug Colton (head of Dee Cee records) and Yolanda Geralds (hip hop video director).

I really like creating and performing uplifting feel-good music and inspiring people to be happy and live life. I feel that my voice is a gift from God; so is my talent. There is sweetness, as well as a rawness about me that I think anybody can relate to and I hope that Introducing Ashthon Jones definitely touches lives.

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Artists to Watch For 2009 - Part 1 By Flak

So it’s been a long time coming, but I have finally put together a roster for you to see. As it stands, we are about halfway through 2009, and I’ve been keeping my eye out for artists making themselves a name around the country. Being the amazing person I am, I figured I would give you a look at some of these little gems dotting these great lands.

Later down the line, you’ll be saying I told you so when these artists make it to the top, with me always being right and all. I’m splitting this piece in three, so after reading this, keep your eyes peeled for part 2 and 3. Artists to Watch For ‘09. We runnin’ this, let’s go.

The CunninLynguists- Lexington, Kentucky

Hailing from Lexington, Kentucky is one of my favorite rap groups to date. The CunninLynguists (cleverly named after one of my favorite sports) have been rapping about the poor life, raising a family, deceitful women, and a little bit of Mary Jane, since their 2001 release Will Rap for Food.

Specifically, listen for the tracks Move, Don’t Leave (When Winter Comes),and The Distance, to get a real feel of the groups talent, with White Guy Mind Tricks being the funniest track I’ve heard in a while. They are also known for their incorporation of lovely samples of Motown records, and live instruments.

Some Hear Explosions- Los Angeles, California

One of the hardest things to accept is too go to a live show of one of your favorite bands, only to learn that they are MUCH shitter upon doing so. Thankfully, this band knows how to up the ante at the live shows, and leave you with ringing ears and a smile on your face, mixed with a sore-ass neck from rocking too hard.

Los Angeles rock band Some Hear Explosions has played it quite smart in the music game since the drummer (and long time friend) Alex Duddy told me about his latest. I’m not sure exactly how (yet, as I want to do an interview hah) they did it, but the band is managed by none other than Idris Elba. You may remember him from his role as Tango in American Gangster, Charles Miner in NBC’s The Office, and my favorite, Mumbles from RocknRolla. Apparently this is his first managing gig. Who knew?

Ashthon Jones- Nashville, Tennessee

Why is she a crossover diva? First, it has nothing to do with basketball, rather with her ability to bring R&B, Hip Hop, Soul, Pop, and a little bit of Funk to here arsenal for us to interpret. She’s got some pretty serious people standing behind her; such as Doug Colton (head of Dee Cee records) and Yolanda Geralds (hip hop video director).

I really like creating and performing uplifting feel-good music and inspiring people to be happy and live life. I feel that my voice is a gift from God; so is my talent. There is sweetness, as well as a rawness about me that I think anybody can relate to and I hope that Introducing Ashthon Jones definitely touches lives.

For the full article, please visit the link back to BehindtheHype.com

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The History Of The Guitar By A. Nutt

The guitar is perhaps one of the most recognized musical instrument apart from the piano. What many people don’t realize is that this symbol of rock and roll has been around for over 4,000 years, in some form or another.

Origins
The first real guitar-like item to be discovered was the tanbur. One of these was actually found in Egypt, near Queen Hatshepsut’s tomb. The tanbur was built of polished cedar and had a soundboard made of leather. Though featuring just three strings, it resembles a crude guitar. The tanbur can be seen in the Archeological Museum in Cairo and is about 3,500 years old.

Shortly after the tanbur was popular in Egypt, the lute was developed in Europe. This instrument was made up of a rounded body with a very short neck. Many historians say that this developed into a completely different line of musical instruments and has nothing to do with the guitar, while others claim it does.

What we do know is that there are a number of inventions throughout history around the world that utilized the basic idea of a soundbox body, long fretted neck and varying numbers of strings, including the sitar, setar, and the chitar, a four stringed musical device that was renamed 'chitarra' or 'guitarra' when it reached Spain.

Early Guitars
The original versions were rather stumpy in appearance, with just 8 frets above the soundbox and most had only four strings. These were popular during the 16th century, but by the following century, the instruments had evolved to have six strings and 12 frets along the neck.

During the 1800’s, the guitar was in essentially the same form we see it today, only smaller in size. The form of the body was fairly curved. In the 1850’s, a Spanish instrument builder named Antonio Torres took the initiative to create a larger body, changed the proportions, and invented the top bracing pattern that gives today’s guitars more volume, in a fan shape. However, just a few years later, a German by the name of Christian Frederich Martin designed a version with an X brace. When steel strings began to appear in 1900, the older, fan shaped brace was unable to stand up to the tension provided by the steel strings. Martin’s design took hold, as it was far stronger and held the guitar together very well, withstanding the far louder steel strings. This version has changed very little in the intervening decades, the design was finally settled.

Altering a Classic
Once the basic form was established, people began to come up with their own versions. Orville Gibson developed an arched top guitar with sound holes, Lloyd Loar altered that design further to create the jazz guitar with f-holes, cello tail and a floating bridge.

Then, in the 1920’s, the electric guitar was built, without the need for a soundbox since it had electrical pickups. This form didn’t become popular for another couple of decades, but then a number of variations were made on this, as well.

The guitar has a long and varied history. Still, it has fascinated people for centuries and we probably haven’t seen the end of the variations on the basic form.

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