FIELD OF REEDS These New Puritans (Liberation) The only thing puritanical about English “electronic composer” Jack Barnett and his drummer brother George’s South-end-on Sea musical project is the sometimes stark and strict adherence to experimentation.
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Cory Monteith died of heroin, alcohol overdose
Glee actor Cory Monteith died of an overdose of heroin and alcohol, the British Columbia coroner’s office said.
More tests needed for cause of Monteith’s death
With no obvious cause of death for Glee star Cory Monteith, the British Columbia Coroners Service says it will do further testing to determine how the 31-year-old died. The autopsy was taking place today (NZ time), but the coroners’ service says it could take several days before toxicology test results are in
Daft Punk stormtroopering the world
The French and great pop music aren’t two things that often go together.
Album review: Recomposed Vivaldi: The Four Seasons – Max Richter
RECOMPOSED: VIVALDI – THE FOUR SEASONS Max Richter (Universal) It’s easy to see why classical purists have given Max Richter’s take on Vivaldi most noted work a lukewarm response.
Medical Records Go Digital
The complex field of health-care information may soon be a little more streamlined. On Tuesday, Chicago-based electronic medical records provider Allscripts announced it has agreed to merge with British rival Misys PLC in a cash-and-stocks deal worth more than $1 billion
Making Money from YouTube Viral Videos like Keyboard Cat
YouTube has been the birthplace of many Internet stars, but few of them have had the business savvy to turn video views into paychecks.
Shameful Bequests to The Next Generation
George Bush knows how to talk about children. With a sure sense of childhood’s mythology, of skinned knees and candy apples and first bicycles, he campaigned for office in a swarm of jolly grandchildren and promised justice for all.
Obama’s Counterterror Czar Steps Out of the Shadows
John Brennan works underground. His basement office in the White House has low ceilings and no windows
Oil Back Above to $113 on Weaker Dollar
Oil prices climbed back to near $113 a barrel Friday as a weaker dollar made crude more attractive to investors with other currencies and the conflicts in Libya and Syria raised risk premiums. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for June delivery was up 40 cents at $113.26 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange