From the monthly archives:

June 2008

How Music Saved My Life, and Why Music Education Should Be Taken More Seriously

June 27, 2008

A few days ago I came across a story reported by Reuters that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez public music programs have taken 300,000 kids out of slums in a country with some of the “highest murder rates in the world.” I was reminiscent of how music saved my life.  I grew up in [...]

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Metallica Still Doesn’t Get It Re-Revisted

June 22, 2008

For the past several weeks I have been observing the ridiculousness from Metallica and their management.  I previously wrote about the issues with Mission:Metallica in my previous blog post with a similar title.  I mentioned before that I have been a tremendous fan of the band ever since I was a kid, and some ways [...]

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The Music Industry Fued- CD Sales Fall, Gene Simmons Blames P2P, Kid Rock Bans iTunes

June 19, 2008

The music industry continues to point fingers at the very people that keep it breathing.  Yesterday, Timesonline published an article reporting the continued decline of music sales caused by the drastic decline in CD sales.  Members of the music industry continue to blame peer-to-peer file sharing.  As the transition from CD buying to MP3 downloading [...]

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The Music of Battlestar Gallactica

June 17, 2008

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I think many fans would agree that Battlestar Galactica, a remake from from the 1970s TV series, is one of the best shows, if not the best TV show ever produced. It is hard to beat a show like Battlestar Galactica with all the twists and turns that it has. Even [...]

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Father’s Day Wishes, Remembering Tim Russert

June 15, 2008

I have to take a moment to wish my father and all fathers around the world the best Father’s day! I have been deeply moved by the loss the world has felt with the death of Tim Russert. It is a tragic and a reminder for all of us to appreciate family while we [...]

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Music Listening Habits – Helping a Music PhD Candidate

June 13, 2008

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This post is to help a fellow musician out. After reading WIRED’s Listening Post helping a PhD candidate, I couldn’t help but oblige. After reaching out to Melissa Avdeeff, the Musicology PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh who is studying how MP3 players and the digital music culture are changing [...]

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Rodrigo y Gabriela: The Crossover Guitar Duo

June 12, 2008

If you haven’t heard of Rodrigo y Gabriela, they are a guitar duo with a unique sound blending their Latino heritage together with their appreciation for heavy metal. What I find compelling about RyG, short for Rodrigo y Gabriela, is how they have managed to merge there different musical passions into a unique combination. [...]

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What Constitutes Good Music?

June 9, 2008

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It is perhaps the most subjective question to ask: What constitutes good music? The type of music we choose to listen to will vary between each of us. Musicians since the beginning of time have continuously pushed the boundaries of what is considered good music. There have been [...]

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If You Tweet on Twitter, Then Do You Bleep on Blip?

June 7, 2008

Yesterday, I discovered the wonderful world of Blip, I new service offered through Fuzz.com. The craze at the moment is Twitter. Until recently, I really couldn’t understand why Twitter was so popular, but after figuring it out and participating for work purposes it is a really powerful forum for people to communicate.  It allows people [...]

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U2’s Manager Compares Your Internet Service To Shoplifters

June 6, 2008

When I learned that U2’s manager, Paul McGuinness, was blaming internet service providers for the music industry’s “downfall,” my first reaction was: “What a moron!” In a nutshell, here is the deal:
U2 manager Paul McGuinness is at it again, ranting about the problems the so called music industry is facing, comparing ISPs to “shoplifters,” [...]

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