cover art Amnesty International + Bob Dylan = Chimes of Freedom 2012

Pete Seeger is on there, as is Joan Baez.

Queens of the Stoneage is one there, as is Carly Simon.

K’NAAN is on there, as is Dave Matthews Band.

Adele is on there, as is Jack’s Mannequin.

Kronos Quartet is on there, as is Flogging Molly and Joe Perry.

It’s no secret that a lot of musical artists promote songs and create albums centered around creating a better world.

The last ‘big’ album came out nearly two years ago around Relief for Haiti.

However, the latest one is a collection of songs that we’re very excited about.

We love Bob Dylan.

Like a lot.

So with the “Chimes of Freedom” being released today, we’re very excited to hear such a musical genius  interpreted by some of the world’s greatest musicians.

The collection of music is a collaboration between Bob Dylan and Amnesty International for the non-profit’s 50th Anniversary.

Besides the fact that Bob Dylan never, ever, ever licenses his music (neither does Prince, FYI) for soundtracks, movies etc. he licensed them for this.

The four CD album collection (also available for individual track purchase and digital copy on Amazon.com or iTunes) includes over 70 unreleased tracks by over 80 artists.

Wow.

There is even a whole campaign centered around it on Spotify (where we took our first listen!)

Our favourite track?

The rendition of “Mr. Tambourine Man” by Jack’s Mannequin followed closely by Natasha Bedingfield’s rendition of “Ring Them Bells.”

What’s your favourite inspirational song?

*This post was originally written and posted on Recurso’s blog.*

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Sasha Twitter 2011 Amnesty International + Bob Dylan = Chimes of Freedom 2012Sasha H. Muradali owns the Little Pink Blog and Little Pink Book PR, LLC. Sasha holds a MA International Administration with a concentration in Intercultural Communication from the University of Miami (’08) and a BS Public Relations and Dance from the University of Florida (’07). She has been featured in Forbes, CNN and Business Week. Sasha tweets fervidly (@SashaHalima), loves Harry Potter and the colour pink. Get a copy of the Little Pink Blog delivered to your Kindle and ‘LIKE’ us on Facebook.

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 Butter London Rosie Lee Ombre Tutorial & Swatches

Ombre is in!

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00420m Autumn/Winter 2012: Versace Menswear

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Disappoint, Donatella Versace certainly did NOT.

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When I was a little girl I used to play with Barbie dolls.

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Before she broke-up with him, got back together with him and canoodled with him in a “Toy Story” film (what a world we live in, eh?), Barbie was the girlfriend of one Ken doll.

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If Ken was going to Aspen, Colorado or somewhere in Switzerland to go skiing, canoodle by a fireplace and drink spiked apple cider, we imagine that “Winter’s Tale” menswear by Ermenegildo Zegna for AW12 at Milan Fashion Week would be his wardrobe of choice. more…

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I have always loved Fendi.

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The Italian fashion House, has always produced such timeless and sophisticated pieces and their AW12 collection of menswear from Milan Fashion Week is no exception.

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Vampire Lestat calling!

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Whether you chose to believe (or see) it is purely up to you, but we’ll tell you this: we’re enamored with this collection. more…

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It seems like Miuccia Prada planned a spectacular event of theatrics and celebrity.

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After looking at this collection, a fellow blogger told me, “tie me up and give me that!”

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“It’s a Small World” from Disney was playing at the Louis Vuitton presentation.

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 Universal Orlando: Wizarding World of Harry Potter [Photo Essay]

**WARNING: This post contains a lot of pictures.

They are on a hosting server, so the wait time shouldn’t be too long.

However, in other words, I hope you have a fast internet connection!

HERE is the link the the entire album online (over 200 photos). **

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  • Date: December 29, 2011
  • Place: Universal Studios Orlando, Islands of Adventure, Wizarding World of Harry Potter
  • Who: Sasha & Keira [of Love Passion Romance: the romance novel blogzine & Sasha's Phi Mu sorority sister :) ]
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“Feet don’t fail me now
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This season presents a collection that, while is driven for more…

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Most companies and public relations pros are really busy. In fact, a lot of them are too busy for social media.

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