Ice Dancing’s Most Daring Musical Choices in 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics

February 23, 2010

Ice dancing has become my favorite type of figure skating to watch for two reasons. First, I don’t have to watch skaters attempting jumps and falling on their butts as they do in singles and pairs competitions. Second, ice dancing seems to involve more artistic creativity than some of the other disciplines. The skaters go [...]

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Album Review: Orphaned Land – The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

February 22, 2010

Music has a way of tearing down walls and bringing people together.  Orphaned Land, self-labeled as “Jewish Muslim Metal” or “Middle Eastern Progressive Metal,” has managed to find support from both Muslims and Jews.  Considering the ongoing friction in the region, I find this astounding.
I am a newbie to the musical world of Orphaned Land.  [...]

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Survivors of Tragic Great White Nightclub Fire To Gather on Anniversary

February 20, 2010

Wow.  It’s been seven years since the tragedy when more than 100 people join died while attending a Great White concert.  Tonight about 50 survivors are expected to visit the site.   The fire at the West Warwick club began when pyrotechnics from the rock band Great White ignited cheap soundproofing foam around the stage, engulfing [...]

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Johnny Weir and Takahiko Kazuka Choose Great Music For Men’s Olympic Figure Skating Competition

February 19, 2010

Last night, the big story for everyone was of course Evan Lysacek versus Yevgeny Plushenko. It was an incredible showdown, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. But I’d rather talk about Takahiko Kazuka and Johnny Weir whose performances I loved, not only for their skating but also for their unusual musical choices. After all, there’s only [...]

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Steven Tyler Back, Aerosmith Soap Opera Over?

February 18, 2010

If you are an Aerosmith fan,  then you’ve undoubtedly been annoyed by the ongoing public soap opera surrounding Stephen Tyler.  The on again, off again antics are getting a bit old.  In a recent post, I mentioned how Aerosmith will most likely fail producing another album without the legendary rock singer.
Now, as it turns out, [...]

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Avenged Sevenfold Enters Studio, Mike Portnoy To Sit In For “The Rev” (Updated)

February 18, 2010

The metal world was stunned by the sudden death of Avenged Sevenfold drummer, James “The Rev” Sullivan.  A few days after, Mike Portnoy, drummer from Dream Theater, published some heartfelt remarks.  Sullivan had mentioned several times throughout his career how Portnoy’s was a major influence.
In an incredible act of kindness and respect for the former [...]

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Figure Skating and the Classical Guitar

February 16, 2010

Nothing has anything to do with the other.  However, underneath all my metal loving, this classical guitar junkie has a great appreciation for figure skating.  When I was a student in college, I started paying closer attention to figure skating.  I don’t remember exactly how it happened.  I can’t ice skate at all.  In fact, [...]

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Brandi Carlile – Dreams (Video)

February 15, 2010

Perhaps it is because it is the day after Valentine’s Day, but I’ve been in a mellow mood today.  I was browsing around today on Last.Fm, and visited the website’s Discover channel.
Until today, I had never really heard the music of Brandi Carlile, but I dug this song, “Dreams”.  Plus, she sings pretty well.  It [...]

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Grammys Debate: Are They Out of Touch?

February 11, 2010

A week and a half has passed since the Grammys were awarded.  It is hard for me to respect the Grammys because I can’t stand, don’t listen to, or frankly don’t care about the majority of artists, bands, or albums that have received accolades in recent years.  The vast majority of popular music just doesn’t [...]

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America – A Noisy Nation

February 10, 2010

I recently stumbled onto an interesting article published by Newsweek, An Unquiet Nation. In short, the United States is losing places where there is natural quiet. Audio ecologist Gordon Hempton defines silence as “the complete absence of all audible mechanical vibrations, leaving only the sounds of nature at her most natural. Silence is the presence [...]

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