Area teachers attend NCCAT seminars Nov 11, 2009
Participating educators from Caswell County Schools included Joel L. Johnson of N.L. Dillard Middle School; Kathy G. Boucher, Geneva Pinckney and Conchitte Williams of North Elementary School; and Robert Palmer of Oakwood Elementary School. Stacey J. Gammon of South Elementary School and Teresa W. Perkins of Stoney Creek Elementary School attended support seminars for teachers pursuing certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)
The 80s Strike Back Nov 1, 2009
Keyboardist Mike Mundy goes for the new romantic look, a la David Bowie or Robert Palmer, and Finley said he goes for a "Ramones-esque punky look with all the makeup and the tight leather pants.". Finley said he thinks people are fond of the '80s because it was a happier time and with Reaganomics, things were looking up for the country economically. (Up & Coming Magazine, NC)
The 80s Strike Back Nov 1, 2009
Keyboardist Mike Mundy goes for the new romantic look, a la David Bowie or Robert Palmer, and Finley said he goes for a "Ramones-esque punky look with all the makeup and the tight leather pants.". Finley said he thinks people are fond of the '80s because it was a happier time and with Reaganomics, things were looking up for the country economically. (Up & Coming Magazine, NC)
Music: the week ahead Oct 29, 2009
Heavens to Murgatroid joins together to get its Who on, Preacher Roe shakes down the Replacements, and John Powhida and Chris Cote will doubtlessly be simply irresistible as Robert Palmer and his band. 9 p.m. Oct. 29. (Boston Globe)
Allen Toussaint Latest The Bright M... Oct 13, 2009
His songs has crossed genres and has been covered by country acts like the Judds and Glen Campbell, pop/rock stars like Robert Palmer and Ringo Starr and Soul Funk Divas Lady Marmalade and The Pointer Sister, who made a big hit out of his song Yes We Can many years before it became the slogan of presidential candidate Barack Obama. Some of his earliest success came through the horns of Trumpeters Al Hirt who had a hit with Toussaint s Java and Herb Alpert leader of the Tijuana Brass who made... (Suite101.com)
Wayne Cooper's rock'n'roll style Oct 8, 2009
Robert Palmer has popped up an influence in this summer collection, manifesting itself as '80s power suits in metallic colours. Don't wear it [metallics] in a primary colour like red, yellow or blue, Cooper said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
'ASAP' rocks SL Oktoberfest Sep 15, 2009
During any given show you may hear songs from Bon Jovi, Robert Palmer, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Van Halen, Metallica, Green Day, Goo Goo Dolls, ZZ Top, Rick Springfield, Motley Crue, Ozzy, AC/DC, Duran Duran, Rolling Stones and many more. Storm Lake Pilot Tribune 2009. (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
Leaves and pages turn in the fall books preview Sep 7, 2009
Blues and Chaos: The Music Writing of Robert Palmer. edited by Anthony Decurtis (Scribner). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Grand Funk Railroad coming to Spotlight Aug 7, 2009
Lead guitarist Bruce Kulick is best known for his 12 years with KISS; and keyboardist Tim Cashion has played with Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band and Robert Palmer. Tickets ($45, $40, $35 and $25) are available at , the Spotlight 29 Casino Gift Shop or by calling (800) 585-3737. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
10 best songs about cars you may not know Jul 23, 2009
" "Rollin In My Rolls" by Moon Martin and the Ravens Part of the new-wave movement of the late '70s / early '80s, Martin and the Ravens delivered some brisk, buoyant tunes. (He wrote "Bad Case of Loving You," which was later a hit for Robert Palmer.) They also earn props for having one of the coolest band names of the era. Here, the insistent rhythm-guitar lick and swaggering beat drive the song home. The lead-guitar solo bites and bristles, tugging at your ear, as the singer cleverly namechecks... (CNN -- US)
5Top: Five singers who ruined pop music Jul 21, 2009
Those who succumbed to Bowie-itis included everyone from Ric Ocasek of the Cars to David Byrne of Talking Heads to Robert Palmer to even Cyndi Lauper and Madonna. In short, anytime anyone tries on a vocal persona instead of singing from the heart, theyre channeling the Thin White Duke. (MSNBC -- News)
Spotlight 29 Casino Welcomes 'THE' American Band, Grand Funk Railroad, on August 15 Jun 19, 2009
38 Special vet Max Carl is on vocals; lead guitarist Bruce Kulick is best known for his 12 years with KISS; and keyboardist Tim Cashion has played with Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band and Robert Palmer. Celebrate the 3rd annual Summer of Fun at Spotlight 29 Casino, the Coachella Valley's most exciting place to play. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
What Should 'American Idol' Top Eight Sing This Week? Apr 8, 2009
" What He Should Stay Away From: Mr. Mister, Billy Ocean, Miami Sound Machine What We'd Like to Hear: A funked-up "Addicted to Love" (Robert Palmer) would be cool, as would a crooning "Holding Back the Years" (Simply Red), or even Janet Jackson's Rsic "When I Think of You. " , 1992 That Year's Big Songs: Boyz II Men's "End of the Road," Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back," Kris Kross' "Jump" What She Might Pick: A dark, smoldering take on the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Under the Bridge," Bonnie Raitt's... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Billy Joel vs. Elton John Mar 21, 2009
Billy Joel has engaged in no celebrity feuding, but last year he actually got into a nasty verbal back and forth with some two-bit nobody blogger Ed Champion who insisted Joel was attempting "a fey cross between Michael McDonald and Bruce Springsteen" on "A Matter of Trust." Joel told him how wrong he was by admitting he was trying to sing like Robert Palmer. That's supposed to make it better. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
The male model Mar 14, 2009
They stop on 40th Street beside the Bryant Park tents and emerge like the clone girls in a Robert Palmer music video, Aphrodites floating in on scallop shells, Starbucks skinny half-caf in one hand, Balenciaga bag in the other. Light bends around them. (AZCentral -- Style)
Researchers: You're Addicted To Love Feb 13, 2009
WASHINGTON -- Singer Robert Palmer may have been right when he said, "You're gonna have to face it, you're addicted to love.". Neuroscientists examining love circuits in the brain suggest that romantic love works chemically in the brain like a drug addiction by triggering the release of dopamine. (KCRA 3, CA)
