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| - | Francophone Belgian producer [[Marc Moulin]] (1942 - 2008) died [http://jahsonic.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/party-music-from-belgium/]. He was 66. | + | :''[[Placebo (disambiguation)]]'' |
| + | # A dummy [[medicine]] containing no active ingredients; an [[inert]] treatment. | ||
| + | # Anything of no real benefit which nevertheless makes people feel better. | ||
| + | ==Etymology== | ||
| + | From Latin ''placēbō'' (“I will [[please]]”), the first-person singular future active indicative of ''placeō'' (“I please”). | ||
| + | ==Related terms== | ||
| + | *[[Nocebo]] | ||
| - | His early work with [[Telex (band)|Telex]] was still influential to the [[electroclash]] scene; the track, "[[Moscow Diskow]]"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFWdobNIcPQ&], was a staple for DJs [[Frankie Knuckles]] and [[Ron Hardy]] on the dance floors of late 1980s Chicago clubs that were instrumental in the development of [[Chicago house music]], and [[house music]] as such. What is to be appreciated is that Telex had a great sense of humor - for example - one of their compositions was called "[[Temporary Chicken]]." | ||
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| - | Just the other day, in my hometown record store, my brother overheard [[Quiet Village (band)|Quiet Village]] member [[Joel Martin]] ask: "Did you find me any [[Placebo]] yet?". Placebo was a highly collectable and very expensive band. | ||
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| - | Tiedye ([[Italians Do It Better]]) dj mix | ||
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| - | 01 - [[Rasa]] - The greatest one | ||
| - | 02 - [[Graham Nash]] - Earth & Sky | ||
| - | 03 - [[Renée]] - Can't live my life | ||
| - | 04 - [[Alan Tarney]] - On TV | ||
| - | 05 - [[Eloy]] - Mirador | ||
| - | 06 - [[Moon Martin]] - Writing on the wall | ||
| - | 07 - [[The Earons]] - Land of hunger (Dub version) | ||
| - | 08 - [[Cos/mes]] - Fanfare Maniac | ||
| - | 09 - [[MUD]] - Mr Bagatelle | ||
| - | 10 - [[Torkel Rasmusson]] - Resan | ||
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| - | via [[Alainfinkelkrautrock ]] | ||
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| - | Another good music blog is [[Another Night on Earth]] | ||
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| - | [[Goya]]’s story told by [[Bigas Luna]], starring [[Penelope Cruz]]. ''[[Volaverunt]]''. | ||
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| - | 120 years ago today, in [[1888]], [[Jack the Ripper]] kills his third and fourth victims [[Elizabeth Stride]][http://www.jack-the-ripper.org/Stride%202.jpg] and [[Catherine Eddowes]][http://www.jack-the-ripper.org/eddowes.jpg]. | ||
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| - | Jack the ripper was only the 16th [[List of serial killers before 1900|serial killer before 1900]], [[serial killing]] had been a rare phenomenon until then. | ||
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| - | It was probably the first case where all the victims were photographed. | ||
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| - | Jack was never apprehended. | ||
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| - | Jack was at one time played by [[Klaus Kinski]] in ''[[Der Dirnenmörder von London]]''. Here is the trailer [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_EuCSEnuKg] to that film. | ||
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| - | Also today is Italian actress [[Monica Bellucci]] (''[[Irréversible]], [[Malèna]]'') 44th birthday. | ||
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- A dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment.
- Anything of no real benefit which nevertheless makes people feel better.
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Etymology
From Latin placēbō (“I will please”), the first-person singular future active indicative of placeō (“I please”).
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Related terms
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