23 May
Marc Hirsh of MSNBC had a fantasy idol competition. The contestants were: 12th place: Sting 11th place: Marvin Gaye 10th place: Stevie Nicks Ninth place: Johnny Cash Eighth place: Chrissie Hynde Seventh place: Courtney Love Sixth place: John Lennon Fifth place: Mama Cass Elliott Fourth place: Whitney Houston Third place: Stevie Wonder Final two: Aretha [...]
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11 May
From the “official” Freddie Mercury website: Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara on September 5th 1946 in Zanzibar, to parents Bomi & Jer Bulsara. Freddie moved to India in 1947. He attended boarding school in Panchgani, just outside Bombay. Whilst there he began his piano lessons, reaching Grade 4 in practical and theory. The family, [...]
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09 May
Love this video made by my occasional bud sparkalot. Watch it closely, it has a lot of embedded meaning. We’ll discuss those myriad of interpretations in the comments if you choose. Until then, let’s watch: Yeah, it’s short.
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04 May
I like Youtube. I like it for several reasons. One of the main reasons is the format allows otherwise unknown people to broadcast their talent to the world. No longer do we have to rely on RCA or Sony to present the talent they want to market. It’s all out there. I’ve featured several amateurs [...]
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03 May
Oh man, this is an unreal meeting. Lou Reed was honored with the George Arents Pioneer Medal For Excellence In The Arts by his alma mater, Syracuse University. Besides Bowie, Bono was there as well to honor Lou. Now, I think I would have actually gotten pretty nervous if I had been given the chance [...]
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02 May
Bowie was honored by the Webby Awards by receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award. In my opinion, this is LONG overdue. Very early on Bowie was using the internet in developing very unique interactive applications such as mashing song, adding lyrics, remixing songs, submitting art, selling tickets, buying music and stuff, the whole works plus some. [...]
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