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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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Round Up of “Best Of” Lists for 2009 and Decade

January 2, 2010

First off, allow me and Viola to wish everyone a Happy New Year!!  I hope 2010 is off to a good start.
To start us off this year, I thought I’d provide a collection of “Best of” lists.  When it comes to selecting what albums, songs, artists, etc. ruled during a particular year, decade, century, or [...]

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The Versatile Singers of Dancing with the Stars – Carmen Carter, Darryl Phinnessee, Antonio Sol, and Beverley Staunton

October 8, 2009

Hi, my name is Viola, and I’m a Dancing with the Stars addict. I first started watching the show in 2006, and I’ve been obsessed with it ever since. I love everything about it – the celebrities, the professional dancers, the costumes, the band, and the singers. Host Tom Bergeron isn’t kidding when he calls [...]

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Malcolm Gladwell Talks about the Beatles’ Strip Club Years

September 10, 2009

After a long day somewhat stressful day, I thought I’d continue with the Beatles topic I started yesterday, since it is such a hot topic, by sharing the following video snippet.

FYI: If you haven’t checked out Fora.Tv and you are an academic junkie like me, there is all kinds of great videos. Some are [...]

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Guitar Hero and Rock Band: A Musician’s Perspective

January 26, 2009

I have been thinking about writing about Guitar Hero and Rock Band for some time. However, I reserved my commentary until I actually saw these video games in action for myself. Over the holidays I managed to witness both video games in action firsthand, and it left me with mixed feelings; just as they [...]

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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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