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From the same production crew who brought the must see Broadway masterpiece Les Miserables come a theater experience which is not to be missed! The Hilton Theatre will be the venue for the new musical adventure “The Pirate Queen.” The story is created from the true history of Grace O’Malley, an Irish Chieftain with a legendary reputation. The Pirate Queen opened in April of 2007 and is considered an anticipated event for anyone who loves theater, musicals and adventure. The Pirate Queen tickets are selling out fast with premium seating for popular evening running over two hundred and fifty dollars.

The Storyline

This is a love story set in Ireland which warms the heart and bring the senses to life. Focusing around O’Malley who takes on many roles such as a mother, a pirate, a chieftain and a love interest, all in the exiting times of the 16th century. Her history is strong as both a historic figure for women as well as for Ireland as she was one of the last to resist the English conquering of Gaelic Ireland. Her strength and resilience comes through very powerfully on the stage and her devotion and will against another strong and fierce woman leader of the time, Queen Elizabeth I of England, creates a conflict which makes this production an amazing experience.

The Credits

The Pirate Queen boast a trio of writers who already are well know names to most who love theater in New York City, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schonberg and Richard Malthy, Schonberg and Boublil were the writing team for the unbelievably successful Les Miserables which became a main stay on Broadway with over 6,000 performances and is currently enjoying a revival with a limited run. Moya Doherty and John McClogan are credited with the production of the show and again we have two names which are no strangers to Broadway theater, these two have the same credits for “Riverdance.” Stephanie J. Block is the actor who plays the lead role and once again someone with amazing Broadway experience. She garnered critical acclaim for her role as Liza Minneli which was from the show “The Boy From Oz” and this performance was her debut. Ms. Block’s most recent role is that of Elphaba in the huge hit musical “Wicked” in which she was part of the tour which traveled and performed around the nation. With a team and lineup like this it is no wonder why many are flocking to purchase The Pirate Queen tickets.

The Pirate Queen Tickets

When looking to purchase The Pirate Queen tickets the most safe and legitimate option is to call the box office of the Hilton Theatre and ask what is available. The earlier you call and reserve or purchase the tickets the better seating options you will have. Popular Broadway shows such as The Pirate Queen often sell out evening weekend show very quickly. The great way to obtain the tickets for great seating is to try and catch an early week matinee. Many times the theater will offer discounts to try and pack the venue for unpopular show times. If these options prove to not work, the next best option would be the use of an online ticket broker. These tickets will cost a bit more money, but are guaranteed legitimate and can be mailed overnight for any event.

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There aren’t any chart topping cameos on the new debut single ‘Hookah Baby’ from Denver, Colo., hip-hop experimentalists Strange Orange Tongue. However, music’s greatest innovators never get noticed right away. ‘Hookah Baby’ is a true grunge hip hop team-up; the single gives a glimpse perhaps into what hip hop mystery will arrive with the full length release, ‘The Lift’, later this year. So what’s all the hub bub about Strange Orange Tongue? No pun intended but it’s a matter of taste; which could be the reason for the band name (Strange Orange Tongue). For those that don’t know the band better known as simply S.O.T., then let me just say their somewhere between the Audio Bullys and Modeselektor. Like most of their music, it’s hard for me to tell whether this track is light or dark, perhaps ingeniously on purpose. Clearly the “Hookah Baby” is not a hookah at all, so what is it?

Listen to ‘Hookah Baby’ at the Strange Orange Tongue website (StrangeOrangeTongue.com):

Strange Orange Tongue

Hookah Baby is filled with beligerant honesty and underscored with a message about the political climate “Gaza an appeasement needs…” and cheeky allusions to “..a jug of Kool Aid that’s spiked with some booze”. At other times the lyrics are vague enough that you wonder, “well maybe he is talking about a baby hookah or a hookah baby”. Somehow the song seems rather cohesive considering one minute your talking about fountains in SoHo and MySpace followed with a mention of “Apple” being “like poison in the land of parades…”. On the Strange Orange Tongue website, the Hookah Baby ‘Apple’ lyric is with a capital ‘A’. Is it a reference to the hardware manufacturer? Either the band is deft at clever tricks or there’s truly a deeper artistic expression. Either way, it’s only the first song off the debut album so time will tell. Their antics have always kept me interested since their bootlegs were leaked a long time ago, but you’d have to think that any fans they once had would have moved on by now…right?

In regards to sound, the song revisits an old school Cypress Hill feel with the squiggly guitar background and marching tempo. The Hookah Baby dry drum sound makes the lyrics echo in a more perverted way and the odd spoken range lends to the droll impression left by vocalist Nic Rio. You feel that he may be doing more explaining to you or reminiscing than rapping. Some may wonder if Strange Orange Tongue has gone soft in favor of more mainstream topics than the typical “Silver Dollar Nips” attitude of the past. It will be interesting to see if they are overlooked as sketchy geniuses like MF Grimm or if they’ll receive kudos from Rolling Stone and Pitchfork. I’m sure it will be worth checking out in December. Once again, time will tell.

The song was scheduled for release on October 28, however they’ve made it available early on the Strange Orange Tongue website.

Hookah Baby Lyrics – Strange Orange Tongue

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Ares free music downloads are a “hungry for new” music lover’s smorgasbord! The open source peer-to-peer network has enough download titles to keep you tasting, munching, or gorging for a very long time. With installation as easy as a couple key strokes, you will be joining the over 30 million others who are choosing from over 100 million titles to feast from.

It’s so easy, even for a beginner like me. I installed it in just a few minutes, it connected effortlessly, and I was downloading with the same energy as it takes to boil water. A hundred million titles are a bit intimidating to me, but I found the chat rooms and instant messaging features to be a great source of information and ideas. I just stepped in and connected immediately with a music lover’s community that is welcoming and worldwide.

The network is simple to navigate and I’m able to share files at any hour of the day or night. File sharing is a lot of fun and a great way to grow your music collections. It’s a good idea, however, to remember that sharing files on a peer-to-peer network means the files and the information they contain is public and can be read by anyone. You should never put anything in a shared file that you wouldn’t want a stranger, or your mother to read.

Personal information would include, for example, credit card information, personal home addresses, social security numbers, or any type of information you wouldn’t want the masses to know. Identify theft is rising. If you become a victim it’s a big nasty tangled mess that can take a long time to straighten out.