From the monthly archives:

May 2010

Remembering My Grandfather On This Memorial Day

May 31, 2010

I didn’t get to know my maternal grandfather very well.  He died when I was two years old from esophageal cancer which was caused by smoking. He quit, but it was too late. The memories I have, and amazingly I do have a few, are ones I have cherished most of my life.  My family [...]

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Ozzy Scares Fans In Madame Tussauds

May 29, 2010

Ozzy paid a visit to Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, but decided to play a wax figure and scare unsuspecting guests. Brilliant marketing considering his new album is titled Scream and due out June 22.

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Methods of Mayhem Collaborated With The World And Prepare To Release “A Public Disservice Announcement”

May 28, 2010

Last year, Tommy Lee and his Methods of Mayhem group announced they were producing new music, but not in the usual way.  Instead, Lee, producer Scott Humphrey, singer-guitarist J3 and others wrote and recorded the songs for the new album. Then, they made the core components of each available for download on www.thepublicrecord.com allowing anyone to [...]

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Alice Cooper’s Special Guest Star Is… a Methodist Pastor?

May 27, 2010

ABC’s morning news show, Good Morning America, recently held a “Living the Dream” contest, in which viewers could win the opportunity to fulfill a lifelong dream. Methodist pastor Mark Wilkins’ dream was to meet Alice Cooper. The 49-year-old spiritual leader of the Crown Point Methodist Church in Northwest Indiana has been an Alice Cooper fan [...]

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Wanna Free CD?

May 26, 2010

Legendary British progressive rock band Marillion has been around since 1978, with a few changes in their lineup. They’ve influenced many of today’s progressive acts, including my favorite band, Dream Theater. Marillion is now giving music fans the opportunity to get to know their music with Crash Course, a free album-length sampler CD. Check out [...]

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Key points from NARM Music Biz Crash Course

May 25, 2010

I had the pleasure of attending the NARM 2010 conference a couple of weekends ago.  I’ve been a bit delayed at providing what I came away with because I started a new job two days after the conference ended. But there are some key things that every person interested in the music business needs to [...]

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True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series Volume 2 Killer Soundtrack Comes out Today

May 25, 2010

The soundtrack for Season 2 of HBO‘s True Blood, the television show with the best theme song of all time (“Bad Things” by Jace Everett) is coming out today. Songs include “Bad Blood” by Beck, “Beyond Here Lies Nothin’” by Bob Dylan, and “You Can’t Drag Me Away” by Stone Temple Pilots. There’s also an [...]

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Album Review: “Stone Temple Pilots” by Stone Temple Pilots

May 24, 2010

When Stone Temple Pilots released Thank You, the music world thought the band had sung its last song.  The probability that the remaining band members could find a replacement for Scott Weiland was a dubious proposition.  Coupled with the fact that Weiland had joined Slash to create Velvet Revolver, this made the likelihood of a [...]

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Heavy Metal’s “Big Four”, Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax Broadcast the Sonisphere Festival Concert in One Night Only Global Movie Theater Event on June 22

May 21, 2010

Metal fans around the world are in luck. On June 22, The “Big Four”, Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax will bring their historic European Sonisphere Tour to the global stage by beaming a concert from Sofia, Bulgaria to worldwide movie theaters in a special HD cinematic event. This tour marks the first time that the [...]

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Book Review: YouTube in Music Education by Thomas Rudolph and James Frankel

May 20, 2010

YouTube in Music Education by Thomas Rudolph and James Frankel (Hal Leonard, 200 pages, $17.99) teaches music educators how to engage with students by using online videos. Although the book claims to be designed for YouTube beginners and experts alike, I was concerned that it would be pedantic – i.e. press the “on” button on [...]

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