Does anyone else think it’s kinda funny that Pop Tarts is sponsoring the American Idols concert tour? I truly do not mean to imply anything sketchy about the Idol finalists themselves…I enjoy watching the show occasionally and am not going to pass judgment on the contestants. It’s just…..funny.
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A few days ago I made a startling discovery about one of my childhood heroes. Did you ever watch Kids Incorporated? It was a light-hearted show about kids who sang at a club called The Place. No, the premise didn’t make a whole lot of sense, but I loved that show. I watched it on
Remember the old “After Dark” screensaver program?Remember the flying toasters on the Mac version? I have the flying toaster theme song in my head. I dedicate this song in my head to my yearbook staff buddies who heard waaaaay too much of that anthem.
Current Song in My Head:“Come On, Eileen” by Dexy’s Midnight Runners I blame George Plaster and the Sports Zone for that.(It’s a Preds playoff thing.)
One of the most valuable lessons I learned in four years as a voice major is the importance of standing still. I saw several music performances over the holidays, live and televised, and they reminded of this valuable rule: just stand there and sing. Now sometimes just standing there singing is absolutely boring to the
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YOU MUST GO BUY THE NEW SWITCHFOOT ALBUM. RIGHT NOW. At the least, you must go to Rhapsody or Napster and listen to it. The new album, Oh! Gravity., is quite exquisite. I have been a Switchfoot fan for a long time, but I was disappointed with their last couple of albums. Too pop-focused, not
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Lately I’ve been thinking about how awesome it is that my parents made sure I got music lessons as a kid. I’ve only started truly to appreciate that. Yes, it’s great that they sacrificed time and money for me to take piano and clarinet and to be in marching band and choir. But that’s not
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Ah, who can forget the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. First brought to fame with their rockin’ cover of “Carol of the Bells,” they gained further renown when an enterprising Christmas-lights lover coordinated his holiday lights to one of their songs and spread the video across the internet. But did you know that this Christmas mega-band, now filling
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