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...years ago, he was ridiculed for paying too much and trying to "buy" a championship with player perks. At the American Airlines Center, each player's locker is outfitted with a flat-screen TV, DVD player, VCR and stereo receiver. Cuban's embellishments to the arena, including a private underground court for pregame practices, added $2.5 million to construction costs. Aboard the team's 757, there is a weight room and a medical facility. Most teams have a head coach and two assistants. The Mavericks have 12 assistants, most of whom work at nurturing young talent. "Professional basketball players...
...Israelis targeted Ramallah chiefly because of the presence of Arafat, they also suspect that the town is crawling with militants. Last week Israeli intelligence officials said forces were hunting two key leaders of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. Nasser Awwas, a founder of the group, is thought to have gone underground in Ramallah, along with the Brigades' effective leader, Fatah West Bank chief Marwan Barghouti. Having judged Arafat unwilling to arrest his own people, the Israelis plan...
...This would explain why places with crowds much more receptive to the rave culture and with more rave-friendly ordinances, but farther away, such as Miami and California, get repeatedly shafted.) The crowds these DJs draw here, mostly from local colleges like BU and Tufts and from the local underground scene, could never compare with most other electronically advantaged cities. So for a measly $10, one can see superstar DJs entertaining at what is, in essence, an intimate college party. Fans won’t get this close to these guys, for this cheap, most any other time...
...house and trance are, respectively, the Gap (ubiquitous and dependable) and Abercrombie and Fitch (stylish and sexy) of the dance world, drum ’n’ bass is the Army surplus store: militant, underground, unpolished and tough. But beyond these three major genres is the world of experimental, fringe and hybrid techno, which are collectively Urban Outfitters: There’s bound to be something interesting, and the best stuff usually winds up in the basement. There are many weeklies that devote themselves, sometimes in rotation, to IDM (intelligent dance music), garage, hardcore, ghetto-tech, unusual breaks, acid...
Some, like the Global Underground series, rely on a DJ’s name to introduce the listener to newer, underground sounds of clubs. These are pretty much for only the hardcore dance enthusiasts and although there are often many hidden gems in these type of albums, they aren’t really all that enjoyable to listen to at home. A better place to start getting to know dance music, from commercial dance to hardcore deep funky house, is with the compilations by the big dance labels like Ministry of Sound. The Annuals each year compiles the best commercial...