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Pigeonholed
A singer/songwriter born of a jazz degree, sideman vocal work, and life. This debut solo album deliciously blends her emotional intuition, skill as a professional vocalist, smart but catchy music and arrangements, and lyrics that reveal her depth. THE SHORT VERSION: Calley Bliss, New York City-based recording and performing artist, is one singer/songwriter you'll want to keep on your radar. After going into the studio in December of this year, plans to release her debut solo album are set for March 2010. The album, entitled 'Pigeonholed', will consist of several flavors of Calley's writing, which fluctuates between jazz, soul, and pop, with occasional elements of folk mixed in, incorporating her versatile voice which gives each individual song it's own unique flavor. As a vocalist, she's been compared to the likes of Feist, Peggy Lee, and Joss Stone, with an even, velvet tone frequently accented by sensitive uses of breathiness, vibrato, and a keen sense for lyric inflection. After growing up around Minneapolis, Minnesota, Calley acquired her training in jazz voice from the acclaimed University of North Texas jazz program, before coming to New York. After five years of study and performance around Dallas/Fort Worth, Calley said goodbye to her comfortable steady gigs and freelance work, and hello to the Big Apple. As a working musician she's done everything from studio work to wedding bands and back-up vocals, sung top 40's, pop, swing, jazz, rock, and soul. In addition to freelance jobs singing for corporate and private parties in New York, recently she's worked with Maryland-based Severn Records as a resident back-up vocalist, playing various blues festivals around the United States, and recording on four of their artists' albums. Calley plays with her own band around New York City, as well as occasional national and international venues. Click the 'live' tab for show listings. THE LONG VERSION I grew up in the burbs of Minneapolis. From a very young age I took an immediate interest in music - my mother tells a story of me as an infant in my crib rocking myself to sleep in time with the music in the tape player. At the age of three, I was often caught practicing my smile and posing in front of the mirror. This is how mom said she knew she was raising a future performer, 'ham' is the endearing term my older sister still prefers to call me. It started innocent enough. I idolized singers like Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Celine Dion, the regular suspect pop stars of the day in the late 80's and early 90's. I was (and still am to some degree) an impulsive child, and in an attempt to ground me, my parents encouraged that I think of other, more stable professions that I might be interested in. So at the young age of seven, I decided I wanted to be a veterinarian, animals having been another passion of mine. This idea stuck with me until a fateful day in the fourth grade. I had just finished a performance in the school musical. I'd been cast the lead in the children's production of, 'Bach to the Future: the Life Story of Johann Sebastian Bach' as Bach himself. An unassuming audience member (probably someone's grand-mother or aunt) congratulated me on my performance, and asked if I planned to pursue singing when I grew up. I, with my ten years of wisdom, responded that of course I would love to, but it wasn't very practical and so I planned to become a veterinarian. To this she replied, 'Oh honey, you are too young to give up on your dreams! If what you want is to become a singer, then that's what you should do!' I decided she was right. It sealed the deal, and ever after I've accepted my fate. The life of a musician can be unstable and unpredictable, and I believe happiness lies in the choice to love these factors instead of seeing them as casualties of the profession. I have no idea who that woman was, but without trying to be melodramatic, she changed my life from that moment on, and for that I am ever grateful. I was fortunate to not have the typical theater mother and father to shove me into talent agencies and headshots, and cart me around the city for auditions. They felt childhood was too important to miss out on, and told me if I really wanted to be a singer, I would have to find out how to do it on my own. Of course, if I'd had the know-how to find the talent agencies and auditions, I know my parents would have taken and supported me. But being the slightly 'concentration-challenged' and social child that I was, there were too many other things in the moment to focus on like boys, and sports, and dances. So I did all the classic school-related music activities-- I was active in school choirs, band, and musicals all through junior high and high school. I gave up dance after fourth grade to join a Minneapolis girl's choir called Bel Canto Voices. Took up the alto sax in sixth grade, after being denied the right to study drums, due to my lack of prior piano study. (Okay, I'm still a tad bitter about this, but one day I WILL conquer the drum set!) In high school I was one of three drum majors to a 330-piece show style marching band, a member of the concert chorale, and also auditioned into an extra jazz choir class that met every morning at 6:55 to rehearse for 50 minutes, before the normal school day commenced. Yup, I was a band geek AND a choir nerd. I also took music theory as a senior, by which time I was both determined and scared to death to go to college as a music major. At the urging of my high school band director, Nathan Earp, I applied to the University of North Texas Jazz Department. I had no interest in becoming an opera singer, though I did want my college degree. Jazz, I knew, would kick my booty into shape. I was ready to commit to music, and figure out what I needed to do to create a career out of it. I no longer wanted to be a pop-idol. I wanted to really learn music and acquire the knowledge to be a respected musician. Well, I definitely got the booty-kicking I'd wanted that first year of college. My parents, I later found out, were nervously waiting for the day when I would call home, proclaiming I'd given up on college and was going to try to make it 'on my own'. I can't blame them, but I'm proud to say I didn't drop out. Over the next five years I would come to learn more than I ever anticipated about music, about other instruments, about writing, about musicians and their lifestyles and quirks, but mostly, about myself. Each year felt completely different from the last, and I quickly learned what it was to be not only an adult who is responsible for her own actions, but a musician who is responsible for her own growth. I worked whenever and wherever I possibly could. The college was in Denton, on the outskirts of the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex, and I started singing trio gigs with a bass player in town, who hired me to do cocktail hour gigs for the University. I was then referred by a friend for a gig in a variety cover band, singing backup vocals. This lead to other cover band gigs. My own gigs. Duo gigs with a piano player, a guitar player. Eventually some studio work. Pop gigs, jazz gigs, show tunes, lead vocals, back-up vocals, studio vocals where I covered all parts, etc. I did it all and loved it all. Was fortunate enough to always have a steady gig, and then freelance as a supplement. There were quite a few styles to be covered, and I really had fun trying to manipulate my voice to imitate each of the original singers as closely as I could. This taught me as much as, if not more than, any of the classes I took in music school. I loved trying to sing like Stevie Wonder, and then Michael Jackson a few minutes later, and then Patti Labelle, and then Christina Aguilera, etc. At the end of this five-year marathon, I cultivated an even deeper love for music. I still have a deep love for performance and love to be on stage (all singers have a little diva in them - I can say that, as I AM one), but I've also really gr- Shop: odax
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Before You Commit-Internet Dating
An engaging, but serious, look at healthy relationships and Internet dating. How to avoid the pitfalls and make the most of what the Internet has to offer. Learn how to tell if the people at the other end of your email: are who they say they are, are the sex they say they are, are the age they say they are, look like their pictures aren't going to rip you off aren't scary people Plus: The advantages of Internet dating for gays and lesbians, and what relationships are likely to be most successful with people who have been in prison.- Shop: odax
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Life: Season One
While spending 12 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit, police officer Charlie Crews (Damian Lewis) developed some curious coping skills, including a Zen-like calm and a detached, quizzical approach to reality's many injustices. When he's exonerated and released with a bag full of money, Crews buys a big house, a great car, and, unpredictably, opts to returns to the force and use his new personality quirks to help solve crimes. The first season of NBC drama Life follows this newly free detective as he investigates vicious murders alongside his edgy, outcast partner Dani Reese (Sarah Shahi), and searches the streets for the person who framed him for homicide so many years ago. Star: Damian Lewis, Sarah Shahi, Adam Arkin, Robin Weigert, Special Features: 3-Disc Set Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English Subtitles - English (SDH) Optional Interactive Features: Multi-Angle Deleted Scenes.- Shop: odax
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Young Blood
Zoo Animal is a Minneapolis band formed in January of 2008. It started from Holly Hansen's (vocals, guitar) need for a bassist and drummer to perform her solo material. Long-time friend Tim Abramson obliged to play bass, and Al Swenson, a fellow community college student, agreed to play drums (Justin Korhonen has since become drummer) . As they played more, Holly became unsettled. They were playing material she wrote before the band and she felt a need and excitement to write songs specifically for this band to play, allowing them to pretty much shape their own parts. After the writing spree, it seemed an album had just been written. So, with that, she decided to commit her time to the band, instead of solo material, and they began recording with Darren Jackson in February. 'Young Blood' was released on July 19th.- Shop: odax
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Murder in Greenwich Village
A poor photographer who loves a society girl finds himself being used as her alibi-for murder. Richard Arlen plays a defense lawyer who tries to clear Fay Wray of a murder she didn't commit. The pair fall in love, eventually find the true culprit, and look forward to domestic bliss.- Shop: odax
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The Hurricane
Academy Award winner Denzel Washington plays Rubin Hurricane Carter, a man who, in the prime of his boxing career, finds himself wrongfully convicted of murder. Sentenced to life in prison, Carter's published memoir, The Sixteenth Round, inspired a teenager (Vicellous Reon Shannon) from Brooklyn and three Canadian activists (Deborah Kara Unger, John Hannah, Liev Schreiber) who believed in the truth, to join forces with Carter to prove his innocence. Their extraordinary efforts ultimately secure his release, leaving Hurricane to sum up his 20 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit by simply stating, Hate got me into this place, love got me out. Don't miss the movie Rolling Stones called, A stirring fight for freedom! Denzel Washington at his powerful, poignant best!- Shop: odax
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation
This hit sequel to the 2009 actioner finds most of the Joe team killed in an ambush and it's remaining members wanted for a crime they didn't commit. Now, Roadblock (Dwayne Johnson), Lady Jaye (Adrianne Palicki), Flint (D.J. Cotrona), and Snake Eyes (Ray Park) enlist the aid of old foe Storm Shadow (Byung-hun Lee) and the original G.I. Joe (Bruce Willis) to prove their innocence and stop the evil Cobra organization's plot to rule the world. With Jonathan Pryce and Channing Tatum. 110 min. Widescreen, Soundtracks: English Dolby TrueHD 7.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Subtitles: English, French, audio commentary, featurettes. Two-disc set.- Shop: odax
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The Bridge of Sighs
To protect her brother a woman confesses to a murder she did not commit.- Shop: odax
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Need for Speed
Buckle up with Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul, BREAKING BAD) as he sets out on a mission of revenge against wealthy and arrogant Dino Brewster (Dominic Cooper), who framed him for a crime he didn't commit. Tobey pushes his limits to the max in a high-octane race across America, hitting the road with the world's most exotic supercars - delivering real speed, real danger and real action. Adapted from the top-selling video game franchise - and complete with never-before-seen bonus features - NEED FOR SPEED is the ultimate thrill ride.- Shop: odax
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Vengeance Trails: 4 Classic Westerns
In the mid-1960s, the runaway success of Sergio Leone's "Dollars" trilogy gave rise to an explosion of similar productions as filmmakers by the dozen sought to capitalize on this new, uniquely Italian take on the western, characterized by their deeply cynical outlook, morally compromised antiheroes and unflinching depictions savage violence. This specially curated selection gathers together four outstanding examples of the genre from the height of it's popularity, all centered around a theme of revenge. In Lucio Fulci's Massacre Time (1966), Franco Nero and George Hilton star as estranged brothers forced to band together against the powerful businessman and his sadistic son who've seized control of their hometown. In Maurizio Lucidi's My Name is Pecos (1966), Robert Woods stars as the eponymous Mexican gunslinger, returning to Houston to settle a long-standing score against the racist gang boss who wiped out his entire family. In Massimo Dallamano's Bandidos (1967), Enrico Maria Salerno plays a former top marksman who, years after being maimed by a former protégé, teams up with a fresh apprentice to get his revenge against the man who betrayed him. Finally, in Antonio Margheriti's And God Said to Cain (1970), the inimitable Klaus Kinski stars as a man who has spent the last decade in a prison work camp for a crime he didn't commit and who, upon his release, immediately sets out to wreak vengeance on the men who framed him. Featuring a wealth of key Euro cult talent both behind and in front of the camera, Arrow Video is proud to present these four classic westerns in sparkling high definition restorations, three of them produced specially for this release, alongside a plethora of brand new bonus materials.- Shop: odax
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