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04.4
11

Mildenhall Twins Interview (Singers)

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Alright, first off welcome to AfroSquad and NinjaPimp Online. How are you doing today?  Can you tell us about yourselves? Hi there! Ok here’s the answers to your questions.  Our names are Daisy and Hollie Mildenhall, and we are identical twins aged 22 from Wiltshire.  We now live in Cornwall, where Hollie works for the NHS as a finance assistant and Daisy works for a Media company as an Advertising consultant.  Although we have good careers are main job is our singing it has always been our passion and our sole drive in life. We began singing at the age of 8 where we sang at weddings, festivals, parties etc. as time went on we got more and more into singing and when we entered a competition here in Cornwall and won, it was only then when we got to record in a studio we realized this is what we want to do!

Can you tell us all of your basic information? Names, careers, where you are from, how old you are… etc. We recorded an Album here in Cornwall called Wake Me and then began writing our own material which we have recorded with top producers one of which was at Miloco Studios in London with producer Pete Hoffman.

Mildenhall twinsWhat big names have you worked with? A producer that has worked with stars such as Sophie Ellis Bexter, Rachel Stevens and many more. We then traveled further afield and recorded in the Big Apple in Time Square, New York with Arty Skye of Skylab Studios. This was an amazing experience not just creating a new and original sound but working with such a talented producer with credits such as Maddona, Will Smith and the list goes on and on. You can hear the New York tracks on our myspace page.

Most people do these interviews to promote something. Do you have anything you would like to promote? Maybe a new CD of something? Now that we have our new material we plan to perform the tracks locally and nationally to get the most exposure.

Do you model? We also plan to have another photo shoot to get the right photos for the new tracks. Modeling has always been something we enjoy and love experiencing new looks when having new photos for our myspace and website.

Can you tell us what it is like being hot twins? We love being twins as we are truly best friends it’s also a plus be a twin when guys are concerned as it does seem to attract attention, which is a good thing maybe there’s just something about twins!

We’ve interviewed a lot of twins. Have you ever heard of the Milton Twins or Potter Twins? We have seen lots of twins here on Myspace haven’t heard of the Milton or Potter twins but I’m awful with names but there are a lot of talented twins advertising here on myspace.

What do you think of www.afro-squad.com? We would both like to say a huge thank you to Afro-Squad for taking an interest in us. We shall for sure be spreading the work. You guys Rock!!!!!

What would you like to say to your fans? Finally to all ours fans out there we Love you as always and keep checking back to see when our gigs are posted would love to see you all there!!

How can we find your music? We are at present arranging for our tracks to be on itunes so they will be available soon.

Thanks for your time!  /strong>Once again Afro Squad thank you and keep up the good work!

04.4
11

D-Ray 3000 Interview (Wrestler)

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D-Ray 3000 (Don Crisis) Interview D-Ray 3000, Don Crisis
Exclusive Interview

D-Ray, how are you doing today?
I’m good.  I am just doing my thing! I’m kicking everybody and they momma to sleep!

How did you get your start in wrestling? Who trained you?
I started training with the Canadian Destroyer when I was 16!  I started wrestling when I was 18.  The day after my first match the Canadian Destroyer past away.  (Sept. 10, 2000)

Where are you working now-a-days?
Lately I’ve been wrestling in the mid-west and Canada.

Didn’t you first start wrestling as Crisis? Why did you change your name?  I remember seeing you in 2001 when you were still kinda knew to the wrestling scene.
Yeah when I started I was Don Crisis.  I own that name.  When I started with TNA, they told me I looked like Andre 3000.  I don’t look a damn thing like him, but hey… what ever works.  So they told me to think of something 3000.  They told me that I better have a new name within a few hours.  I didn’t know where to start.  Anyway, I was walking back to the locker room talking to myself.  “Something 3000, Something 3000.”  I walked into Christopher Daniels, he asked me what I was doing.  I told him that the office wanted me to come up with a name involving “3000.”  So the first thing he said was D-Ray!!  I said ok, thanks.  I went back to Jeremy Borash and I said, “how about D-Ray 3000?”  He said ok, great.  Later that night D-Ray 3000 was born.

What was it like wrestling in TNA?
It was great!  I had a good time there.  I have no other feeling.  I was making a living doing what you love!

What was your fondest match or angle in TNA?
It would have to be the time me and the Shark wrestled Glen Gilberti and Johnny Swinger.   Earlier that day me and the shark ran around the park doing promo’s.  They painted my face like a shark and I wrestled like that.   It was a good match, but it was a dark match so only the crowd in the arena saw it.

Can you tell us about the ‘fro? How long have you had one? We love it.
I just got lazy and I just stop cutting it,  My hair just kind of turned into a gimmick.  I’ve had the ‘fro since 2000.

Have you seen our website www.Afro-Squad.com? What do you think of it?
Of course I have.  I am a regular.  You guys have a really cool website!  You gotta respect the ‘fro.

We’d like to make you an honorary member of the Afro-Squad.  Is that cool by you?
Oh yeah. I’m down!  AfroSquad D-Ray 3000.  I like the sound of the SnowMan.

Who are your favorite wrestling opponents?
Wow, that’s a hard one to answer.  I’ve had so many good matches with so many good wrestlers!  It would take me a few days to single out one person.

Who are the biggest names that you wrestled?
Terry Funk, Brian Christopher. Damn, I wrestled a lot of big names.  I can’t remember them all.

What do you think of all the controversy in wrestling about drugs?
Drugs have always been around wrestling.  The media has nothing better to talk about right now.  I guess drugs in baseball ,people in the movies and music is getting boring.

What wrestlers do you look up to?
I’ve always looked up to Keiji Mutoh, Randy Savage and Curt Henning.

What would you like to do with your career in the next five years?
Hey like any other wrestler, I would like to make it back to the big time! WWE, TNA, Japan… it is all good.

What do you see yourself doing after you retire?
I don’t know, but I will be involved with wrestling in some kind of way.

Would you ever work as a promoter or booker?
Never say never.

Thanks for your time and good luck in your career.
Thanks!!!

03.29
11

Etymotic ER-4PT MicroPro Headphones

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First, a bit of clarification. In case you didn’t realize it, Etymotic has four versions of its ER-4 MicroPro series earphones, each of which retail for $299. According to the company, here’s how the differences break down:

The Etymotic MicroPro ER-4B is “for binaural recording monitoring and used in professional settings.”

The Etymotic MicroPro ER-4S is the company’s “stereo monitoring earphone and geared to those listening through a powered recording or ‘front of house’ monitoring board.”

The Etymotic MicroPro ER-4 is the most mainstream of the bunch, designed for those using a portable audio device as their primary audio source.

The Etymotic MicroPro ER-4P, reviewed here, is the latest version of the 4P. Etymotic says it’s made for the professional traveler who uses his or her earphones on planes as well as professionally.

To be clear, the ER-4Ps and ER-4PTs are essentially the same products, but they’re packaged differently. The ER-4PT has different adaptors for plane use and also comes with a Channel Matching Compliance Graph that states to the owner that his or her ER-4PT has passed all accuracy tests and each channel has been hand matched and certified within 2 dB over a defined audio spectrum.

(If you’re still confused, check out Etymotic’s Web site for a more detailed explanation on the ER-4 MicroPro model line. As an aside: that’s way too many model numbers for four very similar products. We’d suggest Etymotic pare down its number of SKUs to make things as simple as possible for shoppers.)

OK, now on with the review. The first thing you’ll notice about these Etymotics is the earphones themselves are somewhat long, slender cylinders that make you feel as if you’re almost jamming sticks in your ears, which is not a bad thing in this case. Several Etymotic models are shaped this way, and we only point it out from an aesthetic standpoint that these guys protrude from your ears a little more than some earphones.

They come with a two different “Accu-fit” noise-isolating eartips (foam and silicone rubber) designed to complete seal your ear off from the outside world. You and you can also get personalized “Custom-fit” eartips, which Etymotic offers for $100 extra.

Overall, the ER-4PT earphones are well-designed, with a thick main headphone cord that splits off into two braid-reinforced cables going to each earphone. (The ER-4PT’s have a two-year warranty). One complaint: The plastic surrounding the right-angle headphone plug is on the thick side and if you have a case on your smartphone or portable audio device (say, an iPod Touch), you may not be able to get the plug all the way into your device’s audio jack (this reviewer couldn’t plug into his iPhone without removing its case).

It’s also worth noting that because you get such a tight seal with these earphones, you really can’t hear much of the outside world, which may be dangerous if you’re walking around town and need to be aware of some audio cues from what’s going on around you. We also noticed that we heard the cord rubbing against our clothing as we walked. So ideally, these earphones are better suited to stationary listening. (Both issues are common among all such in-ear headphones.)

As for the sound quality, we really like it. The ER-4PT has a leaner–and we’d say more accurate–tonal balance than most in-ear headphones in its price class. That is, it lacks the overly ripe bass common to many high-end in-ear headphones. The ER-4PT’s treble clarity and precision let you hear exactly what’s going on in the recording.

We started our auditions comparing the ER-4PT with the less expensive Etymotic HF5 in-ear headphones while listening to Gregg Allman’s new “Low Country Blues” album. The two headphones share a similar sound, but the ER-4PTs’ lower bass and midrange have a richer and more satisfying balance. The recording has a lot of bass, and we feel the HF5s are lacking in that regard.

That said, if you really like a lot of bass, the ER-4PTs may come up short. They definitely have less low-end oomph than the Monster Turbine Pro Gold in-ear headphones. Listening to “Green Onions” from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ “The Live Anthology” CD set, the drums sound dynamic and powerful and the guitars really cut through over the ER-4PT. The Turbine Pro Gold add weight and punch to the bass, but the drums’ attack is softened compared to the ER-4PT. The Turbine Pro Gold is still a good headphone, just not as accurate as the ER-4PT.

The accuracy of the ER-4PT makes it easy to hear the difference in sound quality between two live Bob Marley CDs, the recently released “Live Forever: Live at the Stanley Theatre” and “Live at the Roxy.” The Stanley record has a coarse, mildly distorted quality, so the drums’ cymbals sound fuzzy. The Roxy songs are more vivid and clear, and you can hear that the audience is really having a great time. The ER-4PT can tell you more about the music than lesser headphones would, and when the music sounds good, you hear it–that’s what you should expect from earphones that cost $300.

Freelancer Steve Guttenberg contributed to this review.

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