Category Archives: Music

Ray Manzarek of The Doors dies at 74

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

The band’s founding member and keyboardist had bile duct cancer. This is “The End.” Related articles Ray Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, dies of cancer at 74 (boingboing.net) Ray Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, dies at 74 from … Continue reading →

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‘The Great Gatsby’: Joyously over the top

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

If you’ve seen a film by Baz Luhrman, you know the proper way to describe them is overindulgent spectacles that rely more on grandiose visuals than a logical storyline. Suffice it to say, I REALLY HATED “Moulon Rouge.” But when … Continue reading →

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Pianogirl plays “Superman”

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

The premise here is that the pianist, Sonya Belousova, is in a costume related to the comic book hero. Her “Cosplay Videos” include the Batman theme (Michael Keaton era) in a Michelle Pfeiffer Catwoman suit. (Link here) Here, since she’s … Continue reading →

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Michael Jackson, girls and loops

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

There’s something about girls, looping technology and Michael Jackson: Reminds me of something I posted almost a year ago.  

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Five minutes in Iran

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

Let’s take a side trip to Iran. Everyone likes the same music. Bet you weren’t expecting that. (Via Informed Comment)  

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Anne Frank: a ‘belieber’

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

All right, I know I’ve written some pretty outrageous things here in the past couple of years, but I can’t control myself on this one. Remember when Justin Bieber went to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam a few days … Continue reading →

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Cards win: the musical

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

Here’s a nice little musical mashup of the Louisville basketball championship by VillenHD over at Card Chronicle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6LSOlVOkmw

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John Lennon’s glasses

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

Yoko Ono tweeted this on Wednesday: Those are the blood-stained glasses John Lennon wore the night he was shot to death outside his home at the Dakota in New York City. Yoko wrote: The death of a loved one is … Continue reading →

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“McLintock”: a reactionary comedy

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

I was watching this John Wayne movie the other day on YouTube: It’s the 1963 western “McLintock,” with Wayne and Maureen O’Hara, and in the course of it you see: 1) A raging alcoholic as the heroic and admirable main … Continue reading →

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Remember when you were young …

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

… you shone like the sun!  

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