I'll probably remember Dick Clark more as the New Year's Eve guy than anything else. I do remember watching American Bandstand as a kid, but I can't honestly say that it was all that influential in shaping my musical tastes. I'm a child of the MTV generation. Music videos had a much greater impact on me. That and Casey Kasem's "American Top 40."I certainly recall seeing Clark every New Year's Eve on TV. It was part of the fun of getting to stay up late on such a night as a kid - imagining myself in Times... read more »
Before my dad departed from this world, he gave me one of his precious items, his acoustic guitar. I could not believe when he turned it over to me and told me to take care of the instrument. That was more than a decade ago and his guitar is still with me and looks good [...] read more »
Con l'avvento del Web 2.0, internet offre delle possibilità immense, spesse volte non sfruttate al meglio quasi da nessuno. Anche nel campo della musica internet può essere uno strumento fondamentale per lo sviluppo della propria immagine e soprattutto un volano eccezionale per far conoscere la proria musica e quindi aprire degli scenari impensabili fino a qualche anno fa. Continue reading read more »
Los que tenían aquellos dinosaurios a golpe de cassette llamados Spectrum, Amstrad y Commodore 64 a mediados de los ochenta tal vez recuerden a un primitivísimo juego de arcada llamado Pyjamarama. En este, entre gráficos casi abstractos y con colores gritones sobre fondo negro, un tipo (o, mejor dicho, su conciencia, ya que estaba durmiendo) enfundado en múltiples pijamas debía buscar pistas para activar su despertador para no llegar tarde al trabajo por la mañana. Sin embargo, aquella surrealista hist... read more »
A friend of mine is a piano teacher. I often visited his music school and I saw that he has 2 keyboards and one old grand piano. He mentioned that he is going to buy a new one but he wanted to purchase Gem Keyboards first. He said he got attracted to the unit he [...] read more »
Holocaust Rememberance Day! read more »
Dick Clark passed away yesterday at the age of 82. It’s been said of Clark that through hosting American Bandstand for more than 50 years that “only God made more stars.” From Buddy Holly and James Brown to Run DMC and Boyz 2 Men, Clark was responsible for introducing several generations of performers to America. In addition, the “world’s oldest teenager” developed and hosted several popular entertainment shows including the $20,000 and $100,000 Pyramids, “TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes” and the many ... read more »
Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996) How would you feel if a dead singer came out at the stage and have a lively concert? Sounds creepy right? This was happen at the Coachella known as The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival an annual three day musics and arts festival held in California. Tupac Amaru Shakur (real name) known mostly by her name in the music industry to be 2Pac came out at the stage and looks as if doing a song with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg but what's shocking abou... read more »
Following the release of her Biophilia album Bjork is releasing what looks to be a killer series of limited edition remix EPs.Totalingeight releases over all the first single was released April 16th on i-tunes and in various physical formats on vinyl and CD.Music Review//Bjork - Biophilia Remixes (Series One - Current Value) The first release features remixes by Current Value of Crystalline and Solstice. The former is a five minute comparatively short entry into the Bjork remix collection that begins wi... read more »
Image From http://www.musicarts.com/ Learning how to play a musical instrument is one of the most popular activities for kids during Summer break, and my boys arent exempted. This Ludwig Accent Combo drum is what we wanted for Patrick. He know how to play drums but he want to take his learning to a new level.But [...] read more »
