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Often compared to fellow European rockers Coldplay, Keane formed in 1997 while they were attending school. The band form as a 4piece (Tom – vocals and guitar; Dom – Lead guitar and keyboards; Tim – Bass and keyboards; Richard – Drums). In 2001, Dom leaves the band due to the lack of success and musical differences. In 2002, after the loss of their guitarist and a period of time honing their sound, Keane decided that they needed to get out and play gigs again. The booked two acoustic shows and had the luck of having a major music executive at one of them who liked their performance so much that he asked the group to create a single for his label. They chose ‘Everybody’s Changing’, a sweet melodic song in response to where they were in their lives as in the band’s opinion, everybody seemed to know what they were doing while the band seemed to be stuck in limbo.

The song quickly garnered a lot of attention and was declared by the label head as being one of the finest songs to ever be recorded for the label. This was quite the comment as this is one of the same labels that recorded earlier recordings from Supergrass and yes,Coldplay as well. The band soon began live appearances for The BBC and went on their first UK tour. By the time spring 2003 rolled around, the boys were out on the road again, and labels were already putting offers on the table. “All we were after was the opportunity to make the right record with the right people,” Tom shrugs – which is where Island stepped in. “We’ve never wanted to be a small, cult band,” Tom adds. “We want to get our music heard by as many people as we possibly can, because that’s why we’re making it.”

Unfortunately, in my opinion, too much media attention and fuss was put on Coldplay which is a decent band but not nearly as good as the attention that is given to them and Keane’s media coverage was buried a little due to all of the Coldplay nonsense going on in the U.S. Luckily, the Coldplay firestorm as calmed down slightly and quite a few media outlets are paying attention to the band. The band’s single ‘Everybody’s Changing’ was recently added to MTV’s Playlist and is currently on the One Tree Hill Soundtrack. Their debut album, Hopes and Fears, has also gone Gold in the United States. Look out for plenty more from this band and in the meantime go out and buy their debut album, Hopes and Fears,Nationwide.

Certain Biographic elements courtesy of http://www.keaneband.com/

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After recently reading TV Guide’s top 50 cartoon characters of all time; I’ve decided to make my own top 10 list of great cartoon characters. Check out the list and give me some feedback in our forums or in our feedback section on the top on whether you disagree or agree with my list. You can also make your own list and we’ll compare. But for now, here’s my top 10 list of the greatest cartoon characters.

10. Rocko



Famous Quote: “We must cease this senseless sucking!”

Rocko is the brainchild of the same dude that did Ren and Stimpy and was a great character that much like Ren, would get angry at his sidekick and try and kick their ass. Rocko is a wallaby from Australia who is joined by his sidekick Heffer and gets into weird situations in which the two must find some kind of resolution to help solve the problems that they cause for themselves. The show is now over but can still be seen on Nickelodeon sometimes.

9. Gimpy



Favorite Quote: “Star Wars Good, Star Trek Bad!”

Gimpy appears on the television show Undergrads which can still be seen on Teletoon in Canada or Comedy Central in the states. He plays a stereotypical computer nerd who spends his time in chatrooms or message boards writing about how good star wars is or how bad star trek is. While not in chatrooms or playing computer games online, he enjoys hanging out with his best friends Cal, Rocco and Nitz.

8. The Moonites



Favorite Quotes: “Oh Man, I’m so toasted!”-Err
“Well for one thing, the moon has one third less gravity than your earth, I don’t know if you can understand that, but our vertical leap is beyond all measurement.” – Ignignoc

7. Wild E. Coyote



Famous Quote: None,he was a silent character who would only hold up signs when he needed to speak.

This guy should seriously sue the ACME Corporation. He buys millions of products from them and not one of them ever operates properly in his attempt to capture the ever fast and ever sneaky roadrunner. He’s a fanatical Coyote always chasing a roadrunner but never succeeding in his attempts. He’s been a franchise along with the other Looney Tunes characters but in my opinion, the favorite, and hopefully one day he’ll catch that blasted roadrunner.

6. Beavis and Butthead



Famous Quotes: “That’s not funny, dumbass!”

Beavis and Butthead are those 2 great icons from the early MTV era that have breaded a nation of idiots and idiotic TV shows for generations to come. The show then spawned a movie entitled Beavis and Butthead do America and later had their neighbor spawn a sitcom in King of the Hill. They are often known for their stupidity and especially funny is Beavis’ Alter ego, ‘Cornholio’ who needs more toilet paper for his bunghole.

5. Duckman



Favorite Quote: “What the hell are YOU starin at!?!”

Duckman is a crazy duck whose voice is performed by Jason Alexander from Seinfeld fame. The show appeared on the USA network in the 90s and gained a loyal cult following. The premise revolves around a duck that is a detective and solves crimes while at the same time trying to stay alive in a world that he views as pathetic. The duck is really a selfish duck that would rather sit on the couch then solve crimes but is forced to in order to pay the rent.

4. Cartman



Famous Quote: “I would never let a woman kick my @ss. If she tried something, I’d be like, HEY! You get your b*tch @ss back in the kitchen and make me some pie!”

Cartman is the ever lovable, verbally abusive little boy from Comedy Central’s South Park. He’s never afraid to speak his mind on various subjects and often has some kind of get rich quick scheme that ends up going wrong.

3. Baby Stewie



Favorite Quote: “Do these huggies make my ass look big?”

Stewie is the ultra intelligent little baby from Family Guy whose sole goal in life is to kill his mother and to take over the world. Often with smart ass remarks, Stewie has got the stuff of legends and after a brief hiatus, (Ok the show got canceled and as a gift from the heavens will be returning sometime next year back to television.) will be returning back to wreck havoc against all of those in his path.

2. Bender



Favorite Quote: “Bite my shiny metal ass!”

Bender is a robot whose job in life is to bend pieces of metal. He joins up with Fry just before he’s about to kill himself in a suicide booth (This show happens in the future, remember that.) and the rest is history. Bender is a great character for one liners or for smirky comments and always comes up with something ingenious to say in every line that he says on the show. Futurama is from the same dude that brought us The Simpsons and is definitely worth checking out to see as Bender is what you would get if you mixed Homer Simpson and Duckman and made them into a robot.

1. Duff Man



Favorite Quote: “Are you ready to get Duffed?”

Duff man is the poster child for alcoholics everywhere and is that cool, ultra-good looking star from Duff Breweries that is the life of any party. You can often see him on The Simpsons boogying down at parties and encouraging people to drink Duff beer whenever possible.

That was a pretty tough list. Please remember that this is my list and not yours so I’m sure that your list is probably just as good as mine. There were also many situations where I tried to pick the best character from each show that I chose instead of picking many of the same characters from the same show. Therefore, in some situations I do like many characters from a single show but was forced to pick my single favorite.

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Modest Mouse gets the honour of being in BoobNewb’s Artist spotlight. This Indie rock act formed in 1993 with vocalist/guitarist Isaac Brock, bassist Eric Judy, and drummer Jeremiah Green. The band had been flowing around different labels for a while releasing LPs and EPs until they finally came aboard the revamped Lollapalooza Tour in 2004. 2004 also brought the release of their latest and critically acclaimed album; Good News for People Who Love Bad News.

Epitomic.com describes the band’s style as being best known in indie rock circles for its angular, warping chords, poetic, desolate lyrics, and intricate, mesmerizing drums.“Since their inauspicious beginnings in a shed outside an Issaquah trailer park, Modest Mouse (named for an obscure reference to the American middle class) has become the class of the indie rock world, spokesmen for that huge group of smart misfits who skulk around decrepit pool tables in unfashionable bars and slouch behind messy record store counters, grown-up kids who like their rock intelligent, weird, and edgy.”

Don’t forget to download or buy their latest album, “Good News for People who like Bad News”.

Short Bio information courtesy of www.epitomic.com , the leading indie artist website out there today.

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