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Video find: History of the wah wah peddle

Jimi Hendrix wouldn't have sounded the same without his Cry Baby.

Cry Baby: The Pedal That Rocks The World from Joey Tosi on Vimeo.

Shadows' bassist Jet Harris dies

Jet Harris, bassist for British 60s instrumental group the Shadows -- also Cliff Richards backup band -- has died at 71.

Jet's musical career took off in 1958 when he went on tour with the Most Brothers. He later joined Cliff's group The Drifters and is credited with coming up with their new name The Shadows.

They went on to release a string of hits including 'The Savage', 'Wonderful Land' and 'Man of Mystery' and the rocker also enjoyed solo success in 1962 with 'Besame Mucho' and 'The Man With the Golden Arm'.

Lynda Carter likes new Wonder Woman costume

Original TV Wonder Woman says she likes the design of the heroine's new costume:

"What's not to like! Adrianne [Palicki] looks gorgeous and I'm really looking forward to seeing David E. Kelley's new series."

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides trailer

Music new releases March 22, 2011

Angles The Strokes

101 Keren Ann

Take a Look: Complete on Columbia Aretha Franklin

Sophisticated Ladies Charlie Haden

Sucker Punch

The MGM Singles Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs

The Mono Singles '68-72 Sir Douglas Quintet

Ebbets Field 1974 Fairport Convention with Sandy Denny

DVD new releases March 22, 2011

The Tourist

Yogi BearYogi Bear

Skyline

Concert for George [Blu-ray]

Galaxina / Crater Lake Monster- Double Feature- [Blu-ray]

A Brady Bunch of Movies (The Brady Bunch Movie / A Very Brady Sequel / Brady Bunch In The White House / Growing Up Brady)

Here she is: First image of Adrianne Palicki in costume as Wonder Woman

Opinions of this costume, I'm sure, will be varied and heated among fans. It's similar to a re-design by Jim Lee did for the Wonder Woman comics but, in my view, looks far better.

I don't think Lynda Carter's get-up would fly today. A glorified bathing swimsuit would come across as silly and/or sexist.

Here's what I hope: That the new TV Wonder Woman kicks ass in every respect. That she's funny, smart and tough in the Buffy sense, and that the show will prove entertaining for both men and women and inspiring to kids, in particular girls -- who need some cool heroes to look up to.