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Blu-ray Disc: Justin Bieber Never Say Never

2011-12-28T01:00:00.000-08:00

I recently saw Justin Bieber on television and noted how talented he is. Wonderful singing voice, and clean cut upbeat presence. I enjoy watching him perform, which makes some of the hate that people put out towards him strange to me.

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (Two-Disc DVD/Blu-ray Combo)

Special Features

- Concert Dance Off – Justin and his crew show off their amazing moves
- Favorite Girl – Full-length concert performance from the Director’s Fan Cut
- R.I.P. Hair Flip – Justin says goodbye to his signature ‘do
- Giving Back – Justin’s team suprise lucky fans with concert tickets!

Blu-ray Combo Pack includes a Digital Copy of the film to watch anytime, anywhere!

Editorial Reviews from Amazon.com

Never underestimate the power of perseverance, social media, good hair, and a winning smile. Small town boy Justin Bieber is a young musician (16 years old at the time of this film's release) who started out goofing around on the drums at home as a young child and posting videos on You Tube as a preteen. With the help of producer Scooter Braun, he has rocketed to the status of pop phenomenon, performing for a sold-out house at the coveted Madison Square Garden in less than two years.

Part documentary, part concert video, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never combines archival home videos with live concert footage; interviews with everyone from Justin's young single mother and his grandparents to his vocal coach "Mama Jan" Smith, pop icon and actor Usher, and producer Braun; and way too much footage of squealing, overwrought preteen female fans (the latter will likely cause one's eyes to spontaneously roll back in one's head and trigger a gag reflex unless one happens to be a 10- to 12-year-old girl).

Showcased are Bieber's early visits to every radio station imaginable; his life backstage, on the road, and during a rare visit with his friends back home; the determination of those around him to keep his life as normal as possible; and lots of up-close footage of his concerts. Throughout the 10 days preceding his Garden debut, guest artists like Miley Cyrus, Usher, Jaden Smith, and Boyz II Men join Bieber onstage for collaborative performances of songs including "Overboard," "Somebody to Love," "Never Say Never," and "U Smile." Bieber also deals with the stress and pain of a throat infection that causes him to cancel his first show ever and threatens to prevent him from honoring his performance date at the Garden.

Finally, the day of the Madison Square Garden performance arrives and viewers are treated to a great sampling of Bieber's powerful performance. The film does a good job of chronicling Bieber's rise to stardom, but let's face it, his career has spanned less than two years as of this film, so there's not really all that much to say in a movie that lasts almost two hours. But even if you're not a rabid Justin Bieber fan, you have to admit the kid has talent and you've got to respect his incredible journey. (Ages 9 - 13) --Tami Horiuchi

Product Description

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never is the inspiring, entertaining and intimate look at the life and meteoric rise of pop phenomenon Justin Bieber. From small town boy to global super-star, Never Say Never follows Justin Bieber’s journey from his early years, to his rise from break-out internet sensation to global super-star, culminating with a sold-out show at the famed Madison Square Garden. More than just a concert, Never Say Never is a captivating, cinematic event featuring all-star musical talent including, Usher, Jaden Smith, Ludacris, and more!

Blu-ray Disc: Rock Montreal and Live Aid

2011-12-21T01:00:00.000-08:00

Editorial Reviews from Amazon.com
In November 1981, with "Under Pressure" topping the charts in the UK, Queen arrived in Montreal following dates in Japan and their record-breaking tour of Latin America. It was to be the only concert by Queen that was ever shot on film. Always a great live band, with arguably the greatest frontman of all time in Freddie Mercury, they excelled themselves with the cameras rolling. The picture has been digitally restored from the original film and the sound has been newly mixed and mastered for DTS Surround Sound and PCM Stereo from the original multitrack tapes.

TRACKLISTING:
1) Intro
2) We Will Rock You (fast)
3) Let Me Entertain You
4) Play The Game
5) Somebody To Love
6) Killer Queen
7) I'm In Love With My Car
8) Get Down Make Love
9) Save Me
10) Now I'm Here
11) Dragon Attack
12) Now I'm Here (reprise)
13) Love Of My Life
14) Under Pressure
15) Keep Yourself Alive
16) Drum & Timpani Solo
17) Guitar Solo
18) Crazy Little Thing Called Love
19) Jailhouse Rock
20) Bohemian Rhapsody
21) Tie Your Mother Down
22) Another One Bites The Dust
23) Sheer Heart Attack
24) We Will Rock You
25) We Are The Champions
26) God Save The Queen -

BONUS FEATURES
* Brand new commentary from guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor
* Weblink to microsite

Walking In A Winter Wonderland - Jason Marz

2011-12-17T15:30:00.000-08:00

Brad Paisley - Santa Looked a lot Like Daddy

2011-12-17T15:20:00.000-08:00

Another one of those cool country songs that brings a smile to my face during Christmas. While I never saw my daddy dressed up as Santa, my wife made me dress up as Santa one year. The photos of that still make me laugh till this day.

Allison Krauss and Alan Jackson - The Angels Cried

2011-12-17T15:13:00.000-08:00

Melody Gardot - Pertend I Don't Exist

2011-12-17T14:46:00.000-08:00

Run DMC - Christmas In Hollis

2011-12-15T15:56:00.000-08:00

OK, here is a little old school hiphop for the holidays. Run DMC doing "Christmas In Hollis".

The Lyrics are from the notes at YouTube, just in case you want to rock the mike.

Run:

It was December 24th on Hollis Ave in the dark
When I seen a man chilling with his dog in the park
I approached very slowly with my heart full of fear
Looked at his dog, oh my God, an ill reindeer
But then I was illin because the man had a beard
And a bag full of goodies, 12 o'clock had neared
So I turned my head a second and the man had gone
But he left his driver's wallet smack dead on the lawn
I picket the wallet up then I took a pause
Took out the license and it cold said "Santa Claus"
A million dollars in it, cold hundreds of G's
Enough to buy a boat and matching car with ease
But I'd never steal from Santa, cause that ain't right
So I'm going home to mail it back to him that night
But when I got home I bugged, cause under the tree
Was a letter from Santa and all the dough was for me

D.M.C. :

It's Christmas time in Hollis Queens
Mom's cooking chicken and collard greens
Rice and stuffing, macaroni and cheese
And Santa put gifts under Christmas trees
Decorate the house with lights at night
Snow's on the ground, snow white so bright
In the fireplace is the yule log
Beneath the mistle toe as we drink egg nog
The rhymes you hear are the rhymes of Darryl's
But each and every year we bust Chrsitmas carrols
(Christmas melodies)

Run-D.M.C. :

Rhymes so loud and prod you hear it
It's Christmas time and we got the spirit
Jack Frost chillin, the orchas out?
And that's what Christmas is all about
The time is now, the place is here
And the whole wide world is filled with cheer

D.M.C. :

My name's D.M.C. with the mic in my hand
And I'm chilling and coolin just like a snowman
So open your eyes, lend us an ear
We want to say

Run-D.M.C. :

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Buck Owens - Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy

2011-12-15T15:41:00.000-08:00

This song never fells to make me smile.

Battles - Ice Cream ft Matias Aguayo

2011-12-14T19:39:00.000-08:00

And now for something totally different!

Oh, and sometimes a girl licking an ice cream cone is just a girl licking an ice cream cone.

Azealia Banks - 212 ft. Lazy Jay

2011-12-14T19:12:00.000-08:00

Say what???

OK, just put the headphones and crank that b1tc4 Up!

Notes from YouTube

Azealia Banks - "212" Video (2011)

azealiabanks.com

Anthony Hamilton - Mad

2011-12-14T18:29:00.000-08:00

Just love the harmonica in this song.

Anthony Hamilton Back To Love @Amazon.com

Anthony Hamilton @KK&R Music Blog

Alabama Shakes - Hold On

2011-12-14T17:49:00.000-08:00

"Don't know where I'm going to go, don't know what I'm going to do..."

I'm really feeling this. I played it three times just to make sure that it was making me feel as up beat as it does. The Alabama Shakes are really doing it on this uplifting number aptly titled "Hold On".

Yeah, you got to come on up, you got to hold on.

Alabama Shakes - Hold On, from their debut EP Alabama Shakes (2011)

Buy the EP @ http://alabamashakes.bandcamp.com/

Blu-ray Disc: Billy Joel: Live at Shea Stadium

2011-12-14T01:00:00.000-08:00

Billy Joel: Live at Shea Stadium [Blu-ray]

Editorial Reviews from Amazon.com

A concert celebrating the end of an era: The Beatles opened it and Billy Joel closed it.

Built in 1964, Shea Stadium was the home of the New York Mets for 45 years. Designed as a multi-purpose stadium, Shea first met rock 'n' roll when The Beatles appeared there August 15, 1965, establishing Shea as the premier stadium for the world's greatest bands. The Who, The Police, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and The Clash all played Shea.

The Last Play At Shea, staged on July 16 and July 18, 2008 before a combined 110,000 fans, comprised the final performances ever at the historic stadium. Live At Shea Stadium contains two and a half hours of hits and album favorites, featuring special guests Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett, Garth Brooks, John Mayer, John Mellencamp, Steven Tyler and Roger Daltrey.

Live At Shea Stadium captures the music and memories of a generation. After 45 years, the Mets' two World Series victories, The Beatles and The Last Play At Shea, the final section of Shea Stadium was torn down in 2009.

TRACKLISTING:
1. Prelude/Angry Young Man
2. My Life
3. Summer, Highland Falls
4. Everybody Loves You Now
5. Zanzibar
6. New York State Of Mind (with Tony Bennett)
7. Allentown
8. The Ballad Of Billy The Kid
9. She's Always A Woman
10. Goodnight Saigon
11. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway)
12. Shameless (with Garth Brooks)
13. This Is The Time (with John Mayer)
14. Keeping The Faith
15. Captain Jack
16. Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
17. The River Of Dreams/A Hard Day's Night
18. We Didn't Start The Fire
19. You May Be Right
20. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
21. Only The Good Die Young
22. I Saw Her Standing There (with Paul McCartney)
23. Take Me Out To The Ballgame
24. Piano Man
25. Let It Be (with Paul McCartney)

BONUS PERFORMANCES
Walk This Way (with Steven Tyler)
My Generation (with Roger Daltrey)
Pink Houses (with John Mellencamp)

Erin Bode - Time

2011-12-07T12:09:00.000-08:00

The Man I Love

2011-12-07T12:07:00.001-08:00

Kelly Clarkson - My Grown Up Christmas List with Lyrics

2011-12-07T09:48:00.000-08:00

Notes from YouTube:

Kelly Clarkson performs live MY GROWN UP CHRISTMAS LIST on American Idol

Do you remember me
I sat upon your knee
I wrote to you
With childhood fantasies

Well, I'm all grown up now
And still need help somehow
I'm not a child
But my heart still can dream

So here's my lifelong wish
My grown up Christmas list
Not for myself
But for a world in need

No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
and wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown up Christmas list

As children we believed
The grandest sight to see
Was something lovely
Wrapped beneath our tree

Well heaven surely knows
That packages and bows
Can never heal
A hurting human soul

No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown up Christmas list

What is this illusion called
the innocence of youth
Maybe only in our blind
belief can we ever find
the truth (there'd be)

No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end, oh
This is my grown up Christmas list

Spin Doctors - Little Miss Can't Be Wrong

2011-12-07T05:47:00.000-08:00

This song was spot on back in the 90s when it came out and it fits today even better. It is totally about my wife and probably about yours too, LOL.

But don't consider this a dis, because like the song says, "If I had a hundred dollars I would probably give her 99!"

Blu-ray Disc: The Rolling Stones - Some Girls

2011-12-07T01:00:00.000-08:00

The Rolling Stones: Some Girls - Live in Texas '78 [Blu-ray]

Editorial Reviews from Amazon.com
The Rolling Stones 1978 tour of the USA in support of that year s Some Girls album is considered by fans to be one of their very best. The tour followed immediately on the release of the Some Girls album and by the time the band arrived in Texas in mid-July the album had hit the No.1 spot on the US charts.

The tour took a back to basics approach, with the band and their music very much at the forefront and little or no elaborate staging. Filmed at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 18th, 1978, this concert is typical of the tour with the Rolling Stones delivering a raw, energetic performance in front of a crowd who are clearly loving the show. Many of the tracks from Some Girls are included in the live set with a sprinkling of Stones classics from earlier albums. Originally shot on 16mm film, the footage has been carefully restored and the sound remixed and remastered by Bob
Clearmountain from the original multitrack tapes. This is undeniably the Rolling Stones at the peak of their form.

Bonus Features: Newly filmed interview with Mick Jagger. Tomorrow featuring Dan Aykroyd and Mick Jagger from Saturday Night Live, October 1978 Shattered , Respectable and Beast Of Burden performed by The Rolling Stones, introduced by Laraine Newman from Saturday Night Live, October 1978 Excerpts from ABC 20/20 Special, introduced by Hugh Downs with interviews by Geraldo Rivera from 20/20, June 1978 5 mins in total includes Mick, Keith, Ronnie and Bill Interview with Mick [France Aug 2011] 15 mins

Track Listing:
1) Let It Rock
2) All Down The Line
3) Honky Tonk Women
4) Star Star
5) When The Whip Comes Down
6) Beast Of Burden
7) Miss You
8) Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
9) Shattered
10) Respectable
11) Far Away Eyes
12) Love In Vain
13) Tumbling Dice
14) Happy
15) Sweet Little Sixteen
16) Brown Sugar
17) Jumpin Jack Flash

Otis Redding - I've Got Dreams To Remember

2011-12-02T20:21:00.000-08:00

There is a commercial that comes on TV that keeps reminding me of this song. I had to post it, just so I could get it out of my head.

It is a wonderful song, and I like to sing it to my wife.

Al Green - Love and Happiness

2011-12-02T13:27:00.000-08:00

Al Greens's "Love and Happiness" at Amazon.com

Britney Spears Tuns the Big "3" "0"

2011-12-02T12:44:00.000-08:00

Here is some cool video of the dancers from her most recent tour.

Notes from YouTube:

"Meet the choreographers and dancers from Britney Spears' Femme Fatale Tour, and get a sneak peek at some of the dancing styles and routines you can expect to see when Britney hits the road."

Louis Armstrong - Accentuate The Positive

2011-11-30T19:15:00.000-08:00

Notes from YouTube:

Live from club Zanzibar New Year's Eve 12-31-1945.

Coltrane - Lush Life 2010

2011-11-30T10:43:00.000-08:00

Spottiswoode & His Enemies

2011-11-30T08:26:00.001-08:00

Spottiswoode & His Enemies are a New York based rock band. Fronted by Jonathan Spottiswoode, who also writes most of the band's music, the group has an eclectic and hard to describe sound, with songs ranging from rock to folk to jazz and even gospel.

Lady Gaga: The Monster Ball Tour Blu-Ray

2011-11-30T01:00:00.000-08:00

A reviewer at Amazon.com had this to say about this video:

I too saw her show live twice and watched this on HBO. I wasn't expecting the magic of the live show to come across on TV but it actually did! Which once again proves what a stellar performing artist she is. The odd fashion choices and other dichotomous behavior aside, this woman is incredibly talented and will have a long career in any kind of music she chooses whether it be pop or jazz. I applaud her politics and hope more will listen to her message of love, compassion and understanding for all.

Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour At Madison Square Garden [Explicit]

Adele Live At The Royal Albert Hall Blu Ray

2011-11-29T15:41:00.000-08:00

Editorial Reviews from Amazon.com

Live At The Royal Albert Hall was recorded on September 22 at the height of what has been an amazing year for Adele. Available on DVD and Blu-ray, "Live At The Royal Albert Hall" features the full 90 minute concert performance, plus special behind the scenes footage shot throughout the day leading up to the concert.

The package also includes an exclusive live CD of the entire show. This is the first time all of Adele's hits and best loved songs will be on one CD plus her stunning covers of Bonnie Raitt's "If I Can't Make You Love Me" and The Steeldrivers "If It Hadn't Been For Love"
This version contains mature language. This release is also available as a DVD/CD.

Track Listing:
1.Hometown Glory
2.I ll Be Waiting
3.Don t You Remember
4.Turning Tables
5.Set Fire To The Rain
6.If It Hadn t Been For Love
7.My Same
8.Take It All
9.Rumour Has It
10.Right As Rain
11.One & Only
12.Lovesong
13.Chasing Pavements
14.I Can t Make You Love Me
15.Make You Feel My Love
16.Someone Like You
17.Rolling In The Deep

Melody Gardot Cry Wolf Video

2011-11-29T11:02:00.000-08:00

Melody Gardot is such a great talent, love her voice and since of style.

Check out these MP3s @ Amazon.com

Taylor Swift Sparks Fly Video

2011-11-29T10:22:00.000-08:00

I still can not figure out, how a person like me who is no where near the demographics that Taylor Swift's music is aimed at, loves her music so much.

Yes I used the word love, LOL.

The only thing I can think of is that it is just good stuff!

Kirk Franklin - Hello Fear

2011-11-27T18:39:00.000-08:00

I hope you all are having a laid back Sunday, here is some Kirk Franklin to make it a more mellow day. Go ahead and kiss Fear goodbye...

Adele - Rolling In The Deep Video

2011-11-27T17:48:00.000-08:00

I really like Adele's music and "Rolling In The Deep" is such a great song.

Editorial Reviews

21 is the eagerly awaited sophomore album from British singer-songwriter Adele. It’s the follow up to Adele’s critically acclaimed, Grammy award winning debut album 19 (both named after her age at the time the songs were written). Recorded in Malibu and London, 21 offered Adele the opportunity to work with such luminary producers and songwriters as Rick Rubin, Paul Epworth, Ryan Tedder, Dan Wilson and Fraser T. Smith, as well as continuing to work with Francis “Eg” White and Jim Abbiss.

This new collection of songs showcases the growth of this incredible artist, who at the very young age of twenty two, exhibits the poise of a seasoned veteran. Adele’s music takes some new direction while staying true to her signature style. “I discovered lots of artists I'd never heard of, particularly Wanda Jackson, Allison Krauss, Yvonne Fair, Andrew Bird, Neko Case, Lady Antebellum and Steel Drivers who I fell in love with. Then I delved in to more from artists I've loved forever - Mary J. Blige, Kanye West, Elbow, Mos Def, Alanis Morissette, Tom Waits and Sinead O'Connor. There's something in every single one of these artists that have really really inspired 21.”

Michael Bublé - "Christmas" Medley Clip

2011-11-27T16:21:00.000-08:00

Is it me or is it time to bust out the Christmas music.

I think so, and Michael Buble is a great musician to get it started with.

His album "Christmas" is looking and sounding really good.

'Christmas' (track listings/times)

1 It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - [3:27]
2 Santa Claus is Coming to Town - [2:51]
3 Jingle Bells (featuring the Puppini Sisters) - [2:40]
4 White Christmas (duet with Shania Twain) - [3:37]
5 All I Want For Christmas is You [2:52]
6 Holly Jolly Christmas [2:00]
7 Santa Baby [3:52]
8 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas [3:51]
9 Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) [3:08]
10 Silent Night [3:48]
11 Blue Christmas [3:43]
12 Cold December Night [3:19]
13 I'll Be Home for Christmas [4:26]
14 Ave Maria [4:01]
15 Mis Deseos/Feliz Navidad (duet with Thalia) [4:24]
16 "This Is Michael Bublé Wishing You A Very Merry Christmas" [:04]

Blind Melon From the Archives

2011-11-27T15:12:00.000-08:00

Here is a post I did a few years ago from the archives. I still like Blind Melon's music. I had been working really hard at my job and so did not have as much time to devote to my music blogs, but I was recently laid off from my job and now will blog more often.

Blind Melon is one of those bands that had so much promise, I love the video below for it's uplifting message of hope. That is why the tragic loss of the bands lead singer to a drug overdose was such a shock.

I recently read of them getting back together, I hope they pull it off.

Blind Melon

Rolling Stone Magazine, Issue 669
November 1993 - Blind Melon Cover

click on image for details

Blind Melon @Amazon.com

CRAZY

2011-02-24T05:36:00.000-08:00

My music on iTunes... ;) Glo

His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection) - Little Walter

2011-02-10T14:15:00.000-08:00

instrumental genius

NEW CD... Hurry! It's Smokin' Hot! Get your copy now... Something to suit every taste in music!

2011-02-03T05:59:00.000-08:00

GLO's Music

NEW CD :) SHADOWS OF THE PAST (Songs From The Heart)

BRAND NEW!

The Music of Gloria (GLO) Smith

2011-02-03T05:58:00.000-08:00

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YouTube for GLO

Wind Beneath My Wings

2011-01-24T13:20:00.000-08:00

Gloria (Glo) Smith
Listen to Glo:
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Here Without You

2010-12-13T20:12:00.000-08:00

CRAZY

2010-12-13T07:36:00.000-08:00

The Hold Steady – Barfruit Blues

2010-12-10T06:46:00.000-08:00

Gloria (GLO) Smith's Music...

2010-12-09T08:27:00.000-08:00

GLO's Music

NEW CD :)

YouTube for GLO...

Covers 2010

2010-11-26T10:19:00.000-08:00

Black Eyed Peas - The Beginning

2010-11-22T10:24:00.000-08:00

Alice Coltrane – Shiva-Lokav

2010-11-20T10:11:00.001-08:00

Josh Rouse - Sad Eyes

2010-11-18T23:42:00.001-08:00

ABBA : Hole In Your Soul (Live London '79) HQ

2010-11-16T22:23:00.000-08:00

Swallow/Talmor/Nussbaum - Playing in Traffic 2010

2010-11-15T11:59:00.000-08:00

Guardian

This is a wonderful contemporary jazz record. Bass guitarist Steve Swallow, drummer Adam Nussbaum and saxophonist Ohad Talmor combine slyly swinging jazz references with all kinds of eclectic inflections – notably through the tonal eloquence and sophistication of Talmor, who was born in Israel, raised in Switzerland and lives in Brooklyn

Gotan Project – Last Tango In Paris (La Revancha Del tango).

2010-11-14T11:57:00.000-08:00

The Who - The Kids are alright

2010-11-13T07:51:00.000-08:00

Thea Gilmore – Teach Me To Be Bad

2010-11-11T11:20:00.000-08:00

Richard Thompson - Dream Attic 2010

2010-11-09T23:29:00.000-08:00

BBC

"Deft flourishes and considered wordplay that Thompson fans will be familiar with."
In 1971 Richard Thompson made an impulsive decision to leave Fairport Convention

PopMatters

Consider this: In 1999, Richard Thompson released Mock Tudor, which is one of his two or three best albums, if not just the best. That’s 32 years into his recording career. Imagine if Paul McCartney had released Flaming Pie and it was as good as or better than Revolver. While we’re at it, imagine that everything he’d released in the interim was nearly as good, too. That’s the level of talent at work here.

The Smashing Pumpkins

2010-11-08T11:30:00.000-08:00

Amelie Poulain - Slowly Comes My Night

2010-11-07T11:21:00.001-08:00

/\/\ /\ Y /\ - M.I.A., 2010

2010-11-07T01:01:00.000-07:00

BBC

Akin to albums by the similarly avant-garde artist Björk, each track on /\/\/\Y/\, no matter how different, is unmistakably the work of M.I.A. The leap in her ability, to realise such a distinct vision, is complete. /\/\/\Y/\ is at points a terrifying achievement but, much like life in general, it has so much to offer an inquisitive and open mind–it simply depends whether or not you're bothered enough to scratch beyond the surface and dive in.

--Matthew Bennett

Saw her on Jools the other night

2010-11-06T07:44:00.001-07:00

Have a wonderful Saturday all my super FB Friends!! â™ªâ™«â€¢*Â¨*â€¢.Â¸Â¸â¤Â¸Â¸.â€¢*Â¨*â€¢â™«â™ª J Glo

2010-11-06T07:13:00.001-07:00

â€œMusic is the greatest communication in the world. Even if people don't understand the language that you're singing in, they still know good music when they hear it.â€ ~ Lou Rawls quotes

The Wailin Jennys

2010-11-06T05:29:00.000-07:00

The Wailin' Jennys are a Juno Award-winning Canadian folk trio from Winnipeg, Manitoba, and New York, and they consist of soprano Ruth Moody, mezzo Nicky Mehta and alto Heather Masse. Recently, the Jennys have also toured with fiddler and mandolinist Jeremy Penner, who is from Ruth's former band, Scruj MacDuhk.

Solveig Slettahjell sings Take It With Me

2010-11-05T12:33:00.001-07:00

2010-11-04T19:51:00.001-07:00

The Bluebird of Happiness long absent from his life, Ned is visited by the Chicken of Depression.â€
~ Gary Larson

2010-11-04T11:11:00.001-07:00

About the time we first hear the Robin's ringing welcome to spring we may listen for the Bluebird's more gentle greeting. No bird's song is more associated with the return of Spring than the Bluebird's: nor is there a bird's note more expressive of the passing season than the Bluebird's Autumn call of far-away, far-away.
- Frank M. Chapman, Birdlife, 1897
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2010-11-03T17:33:00.001-07:00

My music is here along with the rest of the 9 Lives Artists! Check us out! There's some really good music here... and take me home with you... I won't disappoint. Promise... LOL ;) Glo

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2010-11-03T17:25:00.001-07:00

Go here to check out all the Artists on 9 Lives including my sweet little self!! LOL Gloâ•°â˜†â•®
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Loudon Wainwright 3 - Album III

2010-11-03T04:19:00.000-07:00

1 Dead Skunk
2 Red Guitar
3 East Indian Princess
4 Muse Blues
5 Hometeam Crowd
6 B Side
7 Needless To Say
8 Smokey Joe's Cafe
9 New Paint
10 Trilogy (Circa 1967)
11 Drinking Song
12 Say That You Love Me

2010-11-02T14:31:00.001-07:00

Music isn't just learning notes and playing them, You learn notes to play to the music of your soul. ~ Katie Greenwood

Andy Bey and sisters

2010-11-02T08:21:00.000-07:00

Smashing Pumpkins - Porcelina of the Vast Oceans

2010-10-31T09:18:00.000-07:00

See My Friends - Ray Davies 2010

2010-10-31T03:18:00.000-07:00

Some good versions that complement the original Kinks's tracks

Steve Reich - Double Sextet And 2X5

2010-10-18T13:42:00.000-07:00

Guardian

Steve Reich's influence has always spun in all directions, but even he must have surprised himself here: rock-band instruments playing in riffs and grooves with the notated precision of classical chamber music.

Here Comes The Sun (Concert for Bangladesh – 1971) George Harrison

2010-10-17T13:32:00.001-07:00

The Hives - Garage Punk

2010-10-15T23:58:00.000-07:00

The Hives are a Swedish rock band that first garnered attention in the early 2000s as a prominent group of the garage rock revival, playing garage punk.

Mugison - Icelandic musician

2010-10-14T11:28:00.000-07:00

Mugison (or Örn Elías Guðmundsson) is an Icelandic musician and singer who originally performed as a one-man band using a guitar and computer, but now often performs with a band.

Mugison (or Örn Elías Guðmundsson) (born 4 September 1976) is an Icelandic musician and singer who originally performed as a one-man band using a guitar and computer, but now often performs with a band.

A little trip to heaven

Carpe Diem/Lara Fabian 1994

2010-10-11T23:05:00.000-07:00

Carpe diem is Lara Fabian's second French album released in 1994. The album sold more than 250,000 copies. A beautiful voice.

Je Suis Malade - Lara Fabian
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1. Puisque E'Est Famour - (French)
2. Tu Fen Vas
3. Leila - (French)
4. II Eziste un Endroit
5. Je Suis Malade - (French)
6. Je Vivrai - (French)
7. Au Loin Ea-Bas - (French)
8. Ramene-Moi - (French)
9. Pas Sans Toi - (French)
10. Dites-Moi Pourquoi Je L'Aime - (French)
11. Saisir le Jour - (French)
12. Si Tu M Amies - (French)
13. Bridge of Hope

Work-aholic?

2010-10-11T23:04:00.000-07:00

A very busy artist - I am not quite sure whether I like completely though

AKON VS SEAN PAUL
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The Mars Volta - Octahedron 2009

2010-10-10T04:33:00.000-07:00

United Future Organization – Tres Amigos

2010-10-08T08:46:00.000-07:00

One Shot Not,Sissoko,Segal, Sting - Chamber Music

2010-10-08T00:07:00.000-07:00

Impressive - give it a listen

Foo Fighters - This is War 2009

2010-10-07T23:31:00.000-07:00

Russian Red

2010-10-07T10:57:00.000-07:00

Russian Red is the pseudonym of Lourdes Hernández (Madrid, 1986), indie and folk singer-songwriter.

Ashtar Command – Into Dust

2010-10-06T13:02:00.001-07:00

Isabelle Boulay

2010-10-06T04:33:00.000-07:00

Isabelle Boulay is a francophone Canadian pop singer.

Les Nubians - New Revolution

2010-10-04T22:08:00.000-07:00

Les Nubians is an R&B Grammy-nominated duo composed of sisters Hélène and Célia Faussart from Paris, France. In 1985 the sisters moved with their parents to Chad. Seven years later, they returned to Bordeaux, France and began singing a cappella, producing poetry slams in Bordeaux and Paris, and singing background vocals for various artists worldwide.

A new album due

Philip Glass & Pt Ravi Shankar with Sri Kartik Seshadri on sitar

2010-10-03T04:36:00.001-07:00

Dick Gaughan - Tom Paine's Bones

2010-10-02T09:49:00.000-07:00

Scottish Folk Singer

Gozaic - Music themed destinations

2010-10-01T23:56:00.000-07:00

I got a welcome link from a reader the other day

........ I wanted to connect with you today about Gozaic (gozaic.com), a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which has recently posted an interesting article exploring music-themed destinations to inspire travelers in planning their next adventures:
Gozaic is a website site that serves as a destination guide for travelers who, with the newly updated sections, can easily find culture-rich destinations, events and tours based upon interest. The site is a great resource for visitors, featuring more than 600 diverse points of interest; the search function highlights exciting places and events for all types of personal travel passions. Whether visitors are looking for a jazz joint in their local neighborhood or searching for a sailing journey in Turkey, Gozaic’s resource capabilities are prepared to help in any circumstance.

I managed to get really good links about Graceland and a museum about Woodstock

Imelda May - Mayhem

2010-10-01T12:23:00.000-07:00

Carlos Santana Feat India Arie – While My Guitar Gently Weeps (HD)

2010-09-30T23:23:00.000-07:00

The Ting Tings - Hands

2010-09-28T23:35:00.000-07:00

Paramore - Brand New Eyes 2009

2010-09-27T23:43:00.000-07:00

Wikipedia
Brand New Eyes is the third album by American Alternative rock band Paramore, released September 29, 2009 through Fueled by Ramen in the United States and Canada.
The album was produced by Rob Cavallo and recorded in Hidden Hills, California from January to March, 2009.[5] It topped the charts in many countries across the world including Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the United Kingdom, making it the band's most successful album to date.

Come on, You You Young Philosophers! – The Strange Death of Liberal England w/ Orchestra

2010-09-27T11:31:00.001-07:00

Walk the Line 2010 - Cheltenham UK

2010-09-26T10:18:00.000-07:00

Walk the Line, Cheltenham's multi-venue music festival, is returning for it's second year on October 1st and 2nd 2010. The musical talent on show includes David Ford, The Dawn Chorus, 6 Day Riot, The Strange Death of Liberal England, My First Tooth, Luke Leighfield, Jim Lockey ; the Solemn Sun, Thrill Collins and many more.

Tickets are selling fast, so music lovers are being encouraged to buy their tickets now:
http://walkthelinefestival.eventbrite.com/

The full line-up is:

Friday

Brown Torpedo, Midnight Mile, Jim Lockey ; The Solemn Sun, Swift Manoeuvre, The Dawn Chorus and David Ford

Saturday

Hitchhikers of the Galaxy, Screaming 88's, The Echoes, Reachback, Will Kevans, I Call A Strike, Che, Joe Noel, Pete Taylor, China Soul, Ellie Dussak, Gareth Harper, Thrill Collins, Dale Campbell, Ryan Martin, Edd Donovan, Faded Circus, My First Tooth, The Strange Death of Liberal England, Luke Leighfield and 6 Day Riot.

The festival also includes music industry debates featuring many of the key figures in the local music scene. The shows will be taking place at The Frog & Fiddle, Boogie Lounge, The Railway Inn and D-Fly in Cheltenham.

More details can be found at http://www.walkthelinefestival.co.uk/

Grinderman 2 (2010)

2010-09-26T03:53:00.000-07:00

The group, made up of Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos

Metacritic Score of 86

Guardian
Grinderman 2 continues the animal theme; this time, the cover star is a lone wolf, let loose in a marble bathroom. Which suits the change in mood, the priapic desperation of the first album having been supplanted by ravenous malevolence. "Kitchenette" offers seduction with a side order of threat ("I'll stick my fingers in your biscuit jar and crush all your gingerbread men"),

Jason Mraz

2010-09-25T12:40:00.000-07:00

Jason Mraz is an American singer-songwriter, born and raised in Mechanicsville, Virginia. Mraz's stylistic influences include reggae, pop, rock, folk, jazz, bossa nova and hip hop.

Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup - We No Speak Americano

2010-09-24T23:25:00.001-07:00

Almeda Riddle - Ozark folksong

2010-09-24T13:31:00.000-07:00

Born and raised in Cleburne County, Arkansas, she learned music from her father, a fiddler and singing teacher. She collected and sang traditional ballads throughout her life, usually unaccompanied. Introduced to a wider public by folklorist John Quincy Wolfe and musicologist Alan Lomax, Riddle recorded extensively, and claimed to be able to perform over 500 songs.

Chezidek - roots reggae

2010-09-23T23:59:00.000-07:00

Chezidek is a roots reggae singer

Sparklehorse - It's a wonderful life

2010-09-22T08:07:00.000-07:00

Sparklehorse was an American alternative rock band led by the late singer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Linkous.

Some Music

2010-09-21T19:40:00.000-07:00

This is some music that I thought was really good and deserved to be posted up here.

Louise Attaque - chanson

2010-09-21T13:31:00.000-07:00

Louise Attaque is a French chanson/folk rock group founded in 1994. Several of the group's albums were produced by Gordon Gano, lead singer of The Violent Femmes, a band whom Louise Attaque often cites as an influence and for whom their own band is named.

Vienna Teng - Inland Territory 2009

2010-09-20T23:15:00.000-07:00

Teng's musical style incorporates folk, pop, classical piano, and a cappella. She uses piano as her primary instrument and writes lyrics with emotion, narrative, and personal history. Teng is a baseline alto, but sings over a wide range.

Blogcritic

Inland Territory marks Vienna Teng entering into the group of female singer-songwriters that includes Amos, Regina Spektor, and Neko Case. Her voice and her musical expression capture a full range of emotions through pleasing storytelling and soothing harmonies.

The Pierces - Love You More

2010-09-19T12:27:00.000-07:00

The Pierce sisters were born two years apart in Birmingham, Alabama. They traveled frequently and received home-schooling from their self-described hippie parents. Their father played the guitar in various bands, while their mother was a painter. Exposed to music and arts at an early age, the Pierce sisters grew up listening to Joni Mitchell and Simon & Garfunkel.

Exquisite harmonies.