Tag: life
group name: musicreviews
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January 29, 2007 09:39 PM EST --
Harry Connick Jr.’s ‘Oh, My Nola’ on Columbia (Sony BMG Music and Entertainment)
Let me preface this with a disclaimer… I am not a musician and don’t . . . more
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December 05, 2006 11:56 PM EST --
I was in my friendly neighborhood big box store perusing the Christmas decoration aisle when my eardrums were suddenly accosted by what is perhaps the worst song of all time - the Chipmunks singing . . . more
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May 07, 2008 02:23 AM EDT --
Hello to my gather friends. I'm about to take a trip to Europe. I hope to blog every day and eventually turn my collection of events into a hefty travel story. I'm leaving on . . . more
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February 18, 2007 02:35 PM EST --
Historically, women in the world of music have been relegated to the ranks of singing ballads and softer songs with sentimental appeal. They were prim and proper, well-manicured dolls with glorious voices . . . more
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December 11, 2006 12:30 PM EST --
This American Life has recently released a new collection of stories on CD, just in time for the holidays. For those of you who do not know, This American Life (TAL) is a weekly public radio . . . more
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August 08, 2006 11:44 AM EDT --
George Corneliussen
(I'll keep this short and sweet )
When "The Who" released the album "Who's Next" in 1971, the song that grabbed me the most was "Baba O' Riley". . . . more
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December 14, 2006 11:04 AM EST --
When I first saw you
knew you would take me to cloud 9
T'was like cupid arranged it all
nothing was against us
From dusk till dawn,were together
Could never part;or so we thought
As I knew you . . . more
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February 18, 2007 02:21 PM EST --
CHET ATKINS & DOC WATSON
Reflections
Released May 1999
Sugar Hill Records
Chet Atkins and Doc Watson have been playing guitar since before many of the so-called legends ever picked one up. With . . . more
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January 20, 2007 05:53 PM EST --
In the mid-60s, in the heyday of the musical group, The Mamas and The Papas, I was privileged to see and hear them in concert in Atlanta.
Yesterday, Denny Doherty, who had shared lead singer duties with . . . more
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February 06, 2007 12:34 AM EST --
“Long Trip Alone” from Dierks Bentley is a song that could make you rethink that attitude. I heard it the other night and fell in love immediately. Bentley has a great sound but more than that . . . more
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March 02, 2007 03:47 PM EST --
For Christmas this year, I bought my daughter an iPod.
My wife seemed mildly surprised that I would buy an iPod for a six-year-old (seven in April), but I didn’t see where I had much choice. . . . more
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March 02, 2007 05:08 PM EST --
When it began, yes, it began. It was strong and powerful and wonderous. And then...
I started to see it all over again. The sadness. The disappointment. The lack of concern. The way you'd avert my . . . more
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June 02, 2007 07:16 PM EDT --
Zoe Mulford and I met at the 2004 Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) conference in Monticello, NY. Zoe sent an email as soon as she saw both our names on the list of attendees seeking to share . . . more
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August 21, 2006 12:53 PM EDT --
His voice is clear and full and resonates through the coffeehouse. It's Wednesday, early evening and Jim Hall is playing his regular gig at a local coffeehouse in Superior, Wisconsin. . . . more
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March 11, 2007 04:26 PM EDT --
Click here to check out a video my brother sent me via e-mail. It a version of Billy Joel's "We didn't start the fire." and I think anyone over 20 could appreciate it and . . . more
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February 19, 2007 01:36 PM EST --
Erik Sootes: Guitar Virtuoso & Composer
This past Saturday evening a new lady friend & I went to my favorite Russian restaurant to partake in the Maslinitsa festival. While there the owner, made . . . more
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October 30, 2006 09:17 PM EST --
The following message was printed on the side of my coffee cup at Starbucks, tonight.
As I See It # 80
Anger is a vital life force. When used artistically or nondestructively it has the power to move . . . more
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November 16, 2006 05:39 PM EST --
In a new release of stories from the wildly popular public radio program This American Life, the double CD compilation of personal essays knowingly sums up the human experience in just two words: hope . . . more
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August 22, 2007 05:25 PM EDT --
“What’s your story?” the good songs seem to say. There is an inquisitiveness in good music that embellishes the obvious elements of mood and narrative . . . more
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January 24, 2007 01:06 PM EST --
Every artist is a cannibal, every poet a thief - All kill their inspiration and sing about the grief.
Brilliant, intense, Oscar nominated songwriter and performer…like many artists before him, . . . more
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