The Flight of the Conchords
July 15, 2008
The complete BBC Radio 2 series from Perrier Award nominated duo Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement features Rob Brydon and Neil Finn .
‘Hello, I’m Rob Brydon . join me on an exciting musical journey in the company of a band who have come to mean an awful lot to me. They’re probably my fourth, or maybe even third, favourite novelty music act - Flight of the Conchords . ‘
The Perrier nominated Flight of the Conchords are currently being developed by HBO in America.
Flight of the Conchords are Bret McKenzie (guitar and vocals) and Jemaine Clement (vocals and guitar) and they’re New Zealand’s fourth best folk guitar-based jazz, techno, hip-hop duo. Over six episodes we follow their attempts to crack the UK’s novelty music scene with songs such as Frodo, Don’t Wear The Ring (’Magical Bling Bling’), Fudofafa, Hiphopapotamus and Think About It (Think, Think About It).
The Conchords have travelled the world and become one of the best-loved double acts on the circuit. Having secured the talents of Rob Brydon, Daniel Kitson, Greg Proops, Nina Conti, Rhys Darby and Neil Finn , they can - for the first time - tell their story…
‘Superior wordplay, virtuoso musicality and superb banter - they’ve taken the comedy song to a whole new level’ Guardian
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Sarah Jane Adventures: The Thirteenth Stone
July 13, 2008
A stone circle spells danger for Sarah Jane Smith and friends, in a thrilling new adventure read by Elisabeth Sladen.
Sarah Jane is helping out on a school trip with Luke, Maria and Clyde’s class. On the way home, the group stop off at The Stone Whisperers, a dozen standing stones enclosed by a dome. Set apart from the circle is a thirteenth stone: the King Stone.
Legend has it that this is an evil king who was captured in battle by twelve knights, and turned to stone. To keep him imprisoned, the knights too turned to stone, holding him forever in their power. Nice story, but it’s just a myth – isn’t it?
Luke finds himself strangely drawn to the King Stone. Over two metres high, and covered in moss, it glows with a strange, unearthly light. But when the secret of the stones is finally revealed, the school party’s enthusiasm turns to terror…
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WORDS THAT WORK
June 9, 2008
2008 Audies Winner in the “Business Information/Educational” Category
Why are some people so much better than others at talking their way into a job or out of trouble?
What makes some advertising jingles cut through the clutter of our crowded memories?
What’s behind winning campaign slogans and career-ending political blunders?
Why do some speeches resonate and endure while others arc forgotten moments after they are given?
The answers lie in the way words are used to influence and motivate, the way they connect thought and emotion.
And no person knows more about the intersection of words and deeds than language architect and public-opinion guru Dr. Frank Luntz.
“Luntz is a powerful speaker. He knows how to anchor his ideas in the larger cultural context. Expressing his ideas with remarkable skill, he’s a pugnacious thinker who is not afraid to be blunt but is always respectful of how his voice and ideas are heard.“
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Learn about the phenomenon of transforming mere words into an effective arsenal for the war of perception we all wage each and every day.
How would a scientist learn Mandarin?
June 7, 2008
There are many reasons to learn Chinese (Manadarin) !
First, Chinese is the language of Nearly 1/4 of the World’s Population. Speakers of Chinese not only live in China, Taiwan, and Singapore, but also spread throughout Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe, where large Chinese communities congregate.
Second, learning Chinese is an extraordinary and agreeable experience through which you can immerse yourself in a different culture.
Third, traditional Chinese culture, from Confucianism and Chan Buddhism to martial arts and Chinese cuisine, has an enormous influence on East and Southeast Asian nations.
Last, but not least, the People’s Republic of China currently boasts the fastest growing economy in the world and is widely regarded as the potentially biggest global market in the twenty-first century. Proficient speakers of Mandarin Chinese will find jobs in various fields such as business, government, international relations, information technology, tourism, education, translation and much, much more.
Of all foreign languages at American universities and colleges, Chinese shows the highest proportional increase in enrollment.
Try this apporach!
You sit in the park. Watching the way the maple leaves rock back and forth in the air as they fall to the ground. In the distance the deep grumble of the train comes in ever-lower waves. Nearer, you make out the sound of a young voice singing the words to a song you’ve heard hundreds of times. But the fact that this kid, not even ten, knows the song by heart surprises you.
Do you know most people know a couple thousand songs they never, ever tried to learn. The human mind processes sound without any effort to do so.
The amazing way we’re all equipped to learn from sound.
The Pimsleur Approach to learning language:
“As kids we learn to speak before we write, thus, Dr. Pimsleur’s research proves that we assimilate language naturally through our auditory system. This should be the first step in order to learn a new language.
Classical schooling does the opposite. It teaches you through theory, books, verb drills, and complicated grammar. It is difficult for you to assimilate. Your brain is pre-wired to learn a new language through your verbal interactions (auditory and speech systems) in a natural and “organic” way.
Doing Business in China?
How to Profit in the World’s Fastest Growing Market
It’s common knowledge that China has the fastest growing economy in the world. What is not common knowledge is exactly how Western companies can gain a foothold and increase their profits by doing business inside this next great superpower.
Now, respected business journalist Ted Plafker has written a fully detailed, yet user-friendly handbook
Brief note for local actors
June 7, 2008
BBC Audiobooks America, a leading Publisher of American and British bestselling unabridged Audiobooks will be holding auditions for local union and non-union actors interested in being audiobook narrators.
For more info, please visit Rhode Island State Council on the Arts.
Audition will take place on June 9th and June 10th.
