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Mega Riffs Vol. 5: “No More Tears”

April 10th, 2016

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By Ian Murphy

Ok! Been away for a bit with the “Mega Riff” series. Now it’s back, and boy do we have a monster today: “No More Tears” by Ozzy Osbourne. The guitar player on this tune is none other than Zakk “I look like Odin with a guitar” Wylde. This one is special because not only does it contain the heaviest riff in Ozzy’s hallowed canon of songs, it also has an all time great solo. Wylde was the boy prodigy only a few short years prior to this 1991 classic when he debuted on 1988’s No Rest For the Wicked. The Z-Man was only 21 when that one came out and he gave us a taste of future mega riffs with songs like “Breaking All the Rules” and “Crazy Babies”. Having matured a bit since his debut, Wylde comes into his own on “No More Tears”. No longer a young gunslinger, Zakk has now earned “Guitar God” status.

Fur Babies Corner: Dealing with Heartworms in Dogs

April 10th, 2016

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By Cyndi Crossland

Working in animal rescue we work with dogs who generally have not had veterinary care. These dogs are malnourished and sometimes very sick. Their medical care can sometimes use any spare funds the rescue has. One common disease we see in dogs is heartworms. This disease is brutal on dogs, and can quickly take their lives.

The heart of the dog actually fills with living worms. Worms that reproduce and quickly fill the heart and lungs, smothering the dog to death. The worms can break off and cause a “clot” in the main arteries and kill the dog at any given time.

Cyndi Crossland Full-time Fur Babies Volunteer & Feature News Writer Joins NewzBreaker

April 10th, 2016

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NewzBreaker Press Release

Cyndi Crossland a full-time volunteer with Fur Babies in Muskogee, Oklahoma has joined the writing team at NewzBreaker where she will pen a column on a variety of articles relating to dogs. On behalf of the entire team, we welcome her aboard.

NewzBreaker Welcomes Fur Babies Founder and Feature News Writer Delsie Lewis

April 10th, 2016

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NewzBreaker Press Release

Delsie Lewis the Founder of Fur Babies in Muskogee, Oklahoma has joined the writing team at NewzBreaker where she will pen a column on a variety of articles relating to dogs. On behalf of the entire team, we welcome her aboard.

Composer & Musican Tony Conrad DEAD at 76 – Cause of Death REVEALED

April 9th, 2016

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By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt

Sad news to report…. Talented musician and composer Tony Conrad has died at the age of 76. Conrad, had be been battling prostate cancer and was recently hospitalized with pneumonia.

NewzBreaker extends our condolences to the Conrad family in their time of grief.

With You I’m Born Again: Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright – NewzBreaker Music Video of the Day

April 9th, 2016

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MR. RIGHT NOW In Theaters & On VOD and Digital HD – Breaking Movie News

April 8th, 2016

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Starring: Anna Kendrick, Sam Rockwell, Tim Roth, RZA

Written by: Max Landis

Directed by: Paco Cabezas

Rating: R
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Synopsis

Hyperactive at the best of times, Martha (Anna Kendrick; Pitch Perfect) has gone full-on manic since her latest breakup. She babbles, parties like a monster, cooks everything in sight – and is looking to do something terrible when she meets Francis (Sam Rockwell; The Way Way Back). To anyone else, Francis’s approach would come across as creepy, but Martha can’t help but be intrigued. They seem a perfect match: she’s bananas, he’s bananas… except he’s a deadly sort of bananas. He’s a professional assassin.

Jimmie Van Zant: DEAD at 59 – Cause of Death Revealed – Breaking Music News

April 8th, 2016

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By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt

Sad news to report…. Jimmie Van Zant who was the cousin of the late lead singer, Ronnie Van Zant, from Lynyrd Skynrd has died at the age of 59. Jimmie was a musician in his own right over the years and in the end, it was liver cancer that took him a disease he had battled for years.

“It is with a very heavy heart that we inform you that Jimmie Van Zant has passed away today holding his wife’s hand. His very close friends, Steve & Sue Prindel were alongside Jimmie & Zohra, as Jimmie transitioned.

Dennis Davis Drummer for David Bowie DEAD – Breaking Entertainment News

April 7th, 2016

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By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt

Sad news to report. Drummer Dennis Davis has died from lung cancer which long time producer Tony Visconti s posted on Facebook.

“Dennis Davis has passed away,” Visconti wrote. “He was one of the most creative drummers I have ever worked with. He came into David Bowie’s life when we recorded some extra tracks for Young Americans and stayed with us through Scary Monsters and beyond.”

Davis also played on Bowie’s Station to Station, Low, “Heroes,” Stage, and Lodger. Aside from the Thin White Duke, his other collaborators include Jermaine Jackson, Roy Ayers, Stevie Wonder, and Iggy Pop, for whom he played on his Berlin album The Idiot.

The Infiltrator Release Date: July 15, 2016 – Breaking Movie News

April 7th, 2016

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Cast: Bryan Cranston, John Leguizamo, Diane Kruger, Benjamin Bratt, Amy Ryan, Joseph Gilgun
Directed by: Brad Furman
Written by: Ellen Sue Brown
Based On The Novel By: Robert Mazur

Genre: Crime, Drama
Distributor: Broad Green Pictures

Based on a true story, U.S. Customs agent ROBERT “BOB” MAZUR (Bryan Cranston) goes deep undercover to infiltrate Pablo Escobar’s blood-soaked drug trafficking scene plaguing the nation in 1985 by posing as slick, money-laundering businessman Bob Musella. Teamed with impulsive and streetwise fellow agent EMIR EBREU (John Leguizamo) and rookie agent posing as his fiancé KATHY ERTZ (Diane Kruger), Mazur befriends Escobar’s top lieutenant ROBERTO ALCAINO (Benjamin Bratt). Navigating a vicious criminal network in which the slightest slip-up could cost him his life, Mazur risks it all building a case that leads to indictments of 85 drug lords and the corrupt bankers who cleaned their dirty money, along with the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, one of the largest money-laundering banks in the world.

Puerto Ricans in Paris Release Date: June 10, 2016 – Theatrical & VOD – Movie News

April 7th, 2016

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Cast: Luis Guzman, Edgar Garcia, Alice Taglioni, Rosie Perez and Rosario Dawson
Directed by: Ian Edelman
Written by: Ian Edelman and Neel Shah
Genre: Comedy
Distributor: Focus World

“Puerto Ricans In Paris” is a story of friendship, loyalty and a life-changing trip to Paris. Detectives Luis Lopez and Eddie Garcia are childhood best friends, brother-in-laws, and partners in the New York Police Department Luxury Goods Recovery Unit tasked with hunting down Canal Street’s infamous bootleggers. With Luis as the slick, self-styled “brains” of the operation and Eddie as the shy, quiet “muscle,” they’ve been running through the streets of the Lower East side in search of fake Louis Vuitton for 20 years – long enough for them to be the best in the business.
While their work mostly keeps them below 14th Street, a random visit from a celebrated French designer and her business partner set in motion a sequence of events that take them on a wild goose chase through the streets of Paris – from fashion parties to hipster nightclubs – in search of a stolen handbag (and delicious French macarons).

Now You See Me 2 Release Date: June 10, 2016 – Breaking Movie News

April 7th, 2016

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Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Daniel Radcliffe, Lizzy Caplan, Jay Chou, Sanaa Lathan, David Warshofsky, Tsai Chin with Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman
Directed by: Jon M. Chu
Written by: Ed Solomon
Genre: Suspense
Distributor: Lionsgate

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Release Date: June 3, 2016 – Movie News

April 7th, 2016

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Cast: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows, Maya Rudolph, Joan Cusack
Directed by: Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone

Written by: Jorma Taccone, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer
Genre: Comedy
Distributor: Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures’ Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping is headlined by musical digital-shorts superstars Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, collectively known as The Lonely Island. The comedy goes behind the scenes as singer/rapper Conner4Real (Samberg) faces a crisis of popularity after his sophomore album flops, leaving his fans, sycophants and rivals all wondering what to do when he’s no longer the dopest star of all.

Manhattan Night Release Date: May 20, 2016 – In Theaters and On Demand

April 7th, 2016

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Cast: Adrien Brody, Yvonne Strahovski, Campbell Scott, Jennifer Beals, with Linda Lavin and Steven Berkoff
Written & Directed By: Brian DeCubellis
Based On The Novel By: Colin Harrison
Genre: Thriller
Distributor: Lionsgate Premiere

Adapted from The New York Times’ Notable Book of the Year by Colin Harrison, MANHATTAN NIGHT tells the story of Porter Wren (Adrien Brody), a Manhattan tabloid writer with an appetite for scandal. On the beat he sells murder, tragedy and anything that passes for the truth. At home, he is a dedicated husband to his wife (Jennifer Beals) and father. But when Caroline (Yvonne Strahovski), a seductive stranger asks him to dig into the unsolved murder of her filmmaker husband Simon (Campbell Scott), he can’t resist. In this modern version of classic film noir, we follow Porter as he is drawn into a very nasty case of sexual obsession and blackmail – one that threatens his job, his marriage, and his life.

Soul Singer Leon Haywood Dead at 74: Sampled by Snoop Dog and Dr. Dre

April 7th, 2016

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By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt

Sad news to report… Soul & Funk Singer Leon Haywood has died at the age of 74 in his sleep which was confirmed by his Godson Darnell Price who reported it to the AP. Haywood’s hit single “I Want’a Do Something Freaky To You” was sampled by many artists and appeared on Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog’s “Nuthin But a ‘G’ Thang CD in the early 90’s.

Happy Feelings: Maze – NewzBreaker Music Video of the Day (Stacks Pick)

April 7th, 2016

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Gato Barbieri: Grammy Award Winning Sax Legend DEAD at 83

April 6th, 2016

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By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt

Jazz saxophonist Gato Barbieri, who sported a cool fedora died at 83 this past Saturday. He was best known for the soundtrack to the controversial 1972 movie Last Tango In Paris, starring Marlon Brando and netted Barbieri a Grammy for his efforts.

NewzBreaker extends our deepest condolences to the Barbieri family in their time of grief.

Erik Bauersfeld DEAD at 93: Voice of Admiral Ackbar from Star Wars

April 6th, 2016

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By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt

Erik Bauersfeld, the actor who voiced the popular Star Wars character Admiral Ackbar, died this past Sunday at the age of age 93, his management office confirmed Monday.

NewzBreaker extends our deepest condolences to the Bauersfeld family in their time of grief.

MANHATTAN NIGHT In Theaters and On Demand May 20, 2016 – Breaking Entertainment News

April 6th, 2016

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Based on Colin Harrison’s acclaimed New York Times Notable Book of the Year Manhattan Nocturne, the film MANHATTAN NIGHT is a seductive thriller that tells the story of Porter Wren (Adrien Brody), a New York City tabloid writer with an appetite for scandal. In this modern version of a classic film noir, we follow Porter as he is drawn into a very nasty case of sexual obsession and blackmail – one that threatens his job, his marriage and his life

Cast: Adrien Brody, Yvonne Strahovski, Campbell Scott, Jennifer Beals, with Linda Lavin and Steven Berkoff

MEN & CHICKEN In Theaters April 22, 2016 – Movie News

April 6th, 2016

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Starring:
Mad Mikkelsen, David Dencik, Nikolaj Lie Kass, Søren Malling, Nicolas Bro

Written and Directed by:
Anders Thomas Jensen
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Synopsis
Men & Chicken is a darkly hilarious slapstick comedy starring Mads Mikkelsen (“Hannibal,” ingeniously cast against type) about a pair of socially-challenged siblings who discover they are adopted half-brothers in their late father’s videotaped will. Their journey in search of their true father takes them to the small, insular Danish island of Ork, where they stumble upon three additional half-brothers-each also sporting hereditary harelips and lunatic tendencies-living in a dilapidated mansion overrun by barn animals.

Country Music Legend Merle Haggard DEAD at 79 – Breaking Entertainment News

April 6th, 2016

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By Kristi O’Toole

Country music legend Merle Haggard has died, his manager confirmed. He turned 79 on Wednesday. Haggard’s manager said he died at 9:20 a.m. in California.

Haggard was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994. He was best known for his 1969 hit Okie From Muskogee, along with dozens of other No. 1 hits.

Must Have Put A Spell On My Mind: Blue Magic – NewzBreaker Music Video of the Day

April 6th, 2016

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Rainbow 80: Gene Chandler – NewzBreaker Music Video of the Day

April 5th, 2016

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Frank Sinatra in Concert: Five Definitive Performances

April 5th, 2016

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By Jerry Pearce

From his first appearance with the Hoboken Four on Major Bowes’ Amateur Hour in 1935, to his final concert at the Palm Desert Golf Classic in 1995, Frank Sinatra was a man who loved to perform, a consummate artist most comfortable behind the microphone, communicating to his audience in the best way he knew how.

From his 1973 comeback to his final retirement in 1995, there were more than a thousand concert appearances alone. Adding in the other thirty-five odd years between his initial breakout and first retirement in 1971 drives that figure to almost mind-boggling numbers. Sixty years on stage makes for a massive plethora of songs and performances.