Archive for the ‘ music ’ Category
I haven’t watched Saturday Night Live (SNL) in years. Mostly because I don’t stay up late to watch TV or much else. Because there is no sleeping in when you have small children. With all the brouhaha about the Lana Del Rey “debacle” on SNL, as a music fan, I had to satisfy my curiosity [ READ MORE ]
One of the great things available for kids where we live is the MSU Community Music School. It’s run by the MSU Music Department and they have classes for people of all ages and abilities. Among their many programs are the ones for infants and toddlers, and pre-schoolers. It’s all about teaching the kids to [ READ MORE ]
Is it necessary to like an artist in order to enjoy her work? This question gets asked from time to time, and I’ve been thinking about it since my recent post on V.S. Naipaul’s ridiculous comments regarding women writers. Then, over the weekend, I read a piece about David Mamet’s now highly publicized conversion from [ READ MORE ]
I’m wasting time on the Internet tonight, looking through YouTube and I come across this video. It’s from a show in Melbourne, Australia back in November by one of my favorite bands, The New Pornographers. The crowd wants them to perform “Myriad Harbor.” One problem: Dan Bejar who does the vocals on this song isn’t [ READ MORE ]
Whoever came up with the idea for this mashup must have been very high on a combination of substances….Yet, as a Pink Floyd fan, this crazy mashup of one of their most famous songs with the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive” actually works in a silly groovy kind of way. [Hat tip: Andrew Sullivan] In high [ READ MORE ]
Sorry I haven’t posted much lately. There was a head cold, a trip to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (which I will write about later, I promise), and my son’s birthday party to plan and execute. So here are a few links to keep you busy, Amy Edelman is out to help [ READ MORE ]
The classic paean to coffee from the Descendents. Coffee is how I start every morning[ READ MORE ]
Two of the e-book heavyweights, Apple and Amazon, sell electronic books through their own stores. But neither is compatible on the other device. Many publishers are pushing for the EPUB format, which is an open standard. Sony has shifted to EPUB for its e-readers. E-books are too often device-specific. This means that when the device [ READ MORE ]
I haven’t been to the UK in nearly a dozen years. Apparently, they’re on the cutting edge in keeping teenagers from loitering in public areas through the blaring of classical music by composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, and Rachmaninoff. It keeps the kids away because they don’t like the music. Then there’s this, In January [ READ MORE ]
Back at you Transient Reporter. An a capella rendition of Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face.” [Hat Tip: Buzzfeed.] The group is named Noteworthy and they’re from UC Berkeley[ READ MORE ]
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