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2 unusual facts about Xtra-Acme USA


Xtra-Acme USA

Xtra-Acme USA is the US follow up to the album Acme by the group Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.

The album cover features actress Winona Ryder, who starred in the music video for Talk About The Blues, which appeared in the band's sixth studio album ACME.


Dante Washington

He currently is the color commentator for the Columbus Crew's television broadcasts of home matches on the Ohio News Network and frequently appears on the network's weekly Crew Xtra program.

Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko

Red Dwarf star Danny John-Jules provided the voice for Gex in the UK and European release, but comedian Dana Gould reprised the role for the American release, also starring the Playboy model Marliece Andrada as Agent Xtra, the only character that is featured in live-action.

Hockey Central

Beginning on April 30, 2013, The Score began to carry Hockey Central Playoff Xtra nightly during the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Johnstown, Dublin

Ulster Bank, newsagency, travel agency, cafe, florist and An Post sub-post office, auctioneers, hardware shop, boutique, EBS Building Society branch, Paddy Power bookmakers, Eurospar supermarket, pharmacist, Xtra-vision video rental store, The Graduate (Public house)

NTUC FairPrice

Every year, FairPrice offers NTUC Union Members (NTUC Cardholders) and FairPrice shareholders dividends, along with cash-back rebates for all purchases made at FairPrice supermarkets island-wide, including FairPrice Xtra, FairPrice Homemart, FairPrice Finest and FairPrice Express - excluding Cheers outlets.

Orville Lloyd Douglas

He has contributed to several Canadian and international publications, including TheRoot.com, The Guardian, ColorLines, Word Magazine, The New Zealand Herald, Georgia Straight, The Toronto Star, Xtra!, NOW, Library Journal, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Shaun Proulx

Presenter of his own show, The Shaun Proulx Show on OUTtv, he also regularly contributes to The Globe and Mail and to Toronto's LGBT newspaper Xtra!.

The Chosen Family

The strip appeared in many LGBT publications throughout North America, including Xtra! and the Washington Blade, and also in mainstream general interest publications such as Geist.

Xtra AM

During Xtra AM's nine years on air, these included Les Ross (as mentioned above), Annie Othen, Ted Elliott, Tony Butler, Adrian Stewart, Dave Hickman, Mick Wright, Guy Jogoo and Noddy Holder (who hosted a popular Sunday afternoon show playing music from the 1970s).

Yahoo!Xtra

In December 2006, Telecom made a new agreement, founding a joint venture with Australia's Yahoo!7 – itself a joint company between the Seven Network and Yahoo! – to form Yahoo!Xtra.

Yahoo!Xtra's 'X meets Y' promotion at launch featured a television commercial with Regina Spektor's song "Fidelity" playing whilst a young couple undertake in a lingering kiss.


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