From the monthly archives:

July 2008

Is A Musical Renaissance Looming?

July 26, 2008

With the success of High School Musical along with the recent movie release of Mama Mia in theaters, makes me wonder if musical theatre is experiencing a bit of renaissance.  In the past several years, musicals have had a  bit of a resurgence with the success of Wicked, Rent, Nine, The Producers, and many others. [...]

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Plurk: The Better Micro Society For Sharing

July 19, 2008

In the past few weeks Plurk, a new social media site, has captivated my attention.  Instead of jumping on the blogging bandwagon and writing about how good or bad Plurk is, I chose to participate and observe for a while first.  There are many elements and characteristics about Plurk that are great, but one thing [...]

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1812 Overture and Independence Day

July 4, 2008

Ever wonder why the 1812 Overture is performed on the 4th of July?  Most classical musicians roll their eyes around this time of year, dust off their “1812 Overture chops,” and make some extra cash by performing the work everywhere across the country. The overture is one of those pieces that I have known about [...]

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Testament, Alex Skolnick, And The Return of Metal Heaven

July 2, 2008

In May, one of my favorite Heavy Metal/Thrash groups, Testament, returned with their newest album, The Formation of Damnation. While many metalheads were reveling in the late eighties at musical acts like Metallica, Slayer, Guns N’ Roses, Motley Crüe and other popular Metal acts, I was enthralled with Testament. Don’t get me wrong, I loved [...]

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MySpace Rocks for Votes

July 1, 2008

Image via Wikipedia The power of social media never ceases to amaze me.  It pleases me even more when the medium is used in a win-win situation; in this case benefiting rock bands and our constitutional right as US citizens. MySpace and Rock the Vote have joined forces to empower the people.  The DemROCKacy competition [...]

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