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Billy Joel Rocks Shea Stadium
Photos of Billy Joel's concert at Shea Stadium on Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Joel's concerts on July 16 and 18 are the final concerts at the Queens venue. Photos of Billy Joel's concert at Shea Stadium on Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Joel's concerts on July 16 and 18 are the final concerts a... more
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The 20 most unpatriotic album covers of all time
In the proud and very American rock and roll tradition of rebellion against authority, I present to you the top 20 most unpatriotic album covers of all time. Happy July 4th! In the proud and very American rock and roll tradition of rebellion against authority, I present to you the top 20 most unpatriotic al... more
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SCI-FI SONGS, the most original and exciting music release in 2008
JASON SERENO IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF SCI-FI SONGS, AN OUT-OF-THIS WORLD DIGITAL MIXTAPE FEATURING FOUR SONGS WITH SCIENCE-FICTION THEMES.
Los Angeles, Calif. - July 1st, 2008 - Singer/Songwriter Jason Sereno has released a concept album that is truly out of this world. SCI-FI SONGS, landing July 1st, 2008 at JasonSereno.com, is a digital mixtape with science-fiction-styled music tied together through a common narrative, inspired by unsuccessful rock operas of 1970s.
Sereno, an acoustically-minded musician with a background in comedy and vaudeville-like performances, thought of the concept after a night of binge drinking.
"I was walking to the bathroom at about 3AM," Sereno hastily recounted. "I couldn't even see straight but this idea popped in my head, so I ran back in the bedroom and asked one of the girls to write it down for me. Thankfully Sharon - or maybe Brenda - listened. For once."
Sereno also enjoys multiple partners in the recording studio, which is why he enlisted the help of longtime friend and fellow axe-wielder T-Dogg for the SCI-FI songwriting process.
"T-Dogg was crucial in the creation of the storylines and lyrics for SCI-FI SONGS," Sereno begrudgingly admitted. "He was the one who suggested we utilize the guitar as the focal point for the album instead of synths and drum machines. Too bad he won't see a dime from the record sales because nothing in our agreement was ever in writing. Dumbass."
Rounding out the group is Cremer, Hollywood 's premier voiceover actor and narrator of the album.
"Cremer's talent is truly unmatched," Sereno fondly recalled. "He added so much to the project that I couldn't imagine SCI-FI SONGS without him, but he won't be receiving any monetary compensation either. Once again - nothing in writing. Duh."
SCI-FI SONGS consists of:
RocketShip Guitar: A boy receives a guitar from his birthday but when he plugs in the instrument it transforms into a rocketship that takes him on an intergalactic journey.
Dimensions: The party started in the first dimension. But things get weirder… er.
TimeTraveler Love Song: A time traveler finds the love us his life… but when he travels back to meet the woman of his dreams he can only speak in Spanglish - an unfortunate side-effect of time travel.
CarPlanes: In the future… there are no cars. There are no planes. There are only CarPlanes.
Cremer's Promos: An incredible assortment of inappropriate radio commercials (bonus track).
Although the recordings are meant to be heard sequentially - at least the first time - Sereno insists every tune is exceptional in its own right because of the combinations of style, substance and tone within each track.
"I’m really friggin' proud of the music we've put together," Sereno boasted. "We have full-on guitar solos, insane effects, gripping lyrics, influences from rock, punk, hip-hop and latin styles, as well as a complete storyline that is far more epic and moving than any post-apocalyptic Kevin Costner film."
Sereno is confident that the SCI-FI SONGS team's hard work will pay off - at least for him - because the album speaks to an untapped audience in today's music market.
"No longer will the nerds of the world be forced to stay home on Friday night to watch reruns of Battlestar Galactica," Sereno proclaimed. "They now have a voice. They have a rhythm in their hearts. They have SCI-FI SONGS." JASON SERENO IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF SCI-FI SONGS, AN OUT-OF-THIS WORLD DIGITAL MIXTAPE FEATURING FOUR SONGS WITH SCIENCE-... more -
Former R&B singer gets 9 years in prison for bank robbery
An elderly former R&B singer who said he robbed a bank to pay his medical bills was sentenced to more than nine years in prison Wednesday.
Lester Russaw, 74, told U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver during a sentencing hearing that he was desperate for money after losing his job. He failed to find work after months of looking, he said.
"I wasn't greedy," Russaw said. "I didn't do this because I wanted to buy drugs. I didn't do it to buy a big screen TV or a Rolex watch
Russaw was part of a group named the Coronets who had a top hit in 1953 titled "Nadine".
An elderly former R&B singer who said he robbed a bank to pay his medical bills was sentenced to more than nine years in prison W... more -
Indie Music: Those Who Market, Make It
The music industry of today looks almost nothing like the music industry of 20 years ago. There are a ton of reasons, most of them having to do with digital technology.
Today, if you're an indie musician, the resources for do it yourself marketing -- DIY -- are better than ever.
DIY marketing has become the new science every indie musician must learn. We take a look at a few of those in Los Angeles who are learning it from music business guru Bobby Borg. The music industry of today looks almost nothing like the music industry of 20 years ago. There are a ton of reasons, most of them hav... more -
Skepticynic...an innovative rock band with a style of their own.
About Skepticynic
<<< Skeptical + Cynical = a disbelief in one's own melodramatic outcome >>> Cooper formed the basis of Skepticynic in his early years of high school. After joining up with Schyma in 2005, Skepticynic was born. Once the initial group was formed, a record began to take form. After recording at the renowned studio "Sugar Hill" in Houston the record was complete. Sales of the early EP were astounding for such a new group. Once the record took hold, a following began to develop. People from all over Katy as well as the greater Houston area fell into the groups new and appeasing sound. After two long years of playing shows, making recordings, and developing the band as a whole, a truly unique sounding band was complete. Now, with our new found partners at Gimme_Mo_Riffs Records, big things are soon to follow. About Skepticynic ... more -
Bo Diddley, Rock ’n’ Roll Pioneer, Dies at 79
Bo Diddley, a singer and guitarist who invented his own name, his own guitars, his own beat and, with a handful of other musical pioneers, rock ’n’ roll itself, died Monday at his home in Archer, Fla . He was 79.
The cause was heart failure, a spokeswoman, Susan Clary, said. Mr. Diddley had a heart attack last August, only months after suffering a stroke while touring in Iowa.In the 1950s, Mr. Diddley — along with Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis and a few others — helped reshape the sound of popular music worldwide, building it on the templates of blues, southern gospel and rhythm and blues. His original style of R&B influenced generations of musicians. And his Bo Diddley syncopated beat — three strokes/rest/two strokes — became a stock rhythm of rock ’n’ roll.
It can be found in Buddy Holly’s “Not Fade Away,” Johnny Otis’s “Willie and the Hand Jive,” Steppenwolf’s “Magic Carpet Ride,” The Who’s “Magic Bus,” Bruce Springsteen’s “She’s the One” and U2’s “Desire,” among hundreds of other songs.
Yet the rhythm was only one element of his best records. In songs like “Bo Diddley,” “Who Do You Love,” “Mona,” “Crackin’ Up,” “Say, Man,” “Ride On Josephine” and “Road Runner,” his booming voice was loaded up with echo and his guitar work came with distortion and a novel bubbling tremelo. The songs were knowing, wisecracking and full of slang, mother-wit and sexual cockiness. They were both playful and radical.
So were his live performances: trancelike ruckuses instigated by a large man with a strange-looking guitar. It was square, and he designed it himself, long before custom guitar shapes became commonplace in rock.
Mr. Diddley was a wild performer, jumping, lurching, balancing on his toes and shaking his knees as he wrangled with his instrument, sometimes playing it above his head. Elvis Presley, it has long been supposed, borrowed from Mr. Diddley’s stage moves; Jimi Hendrix, too.
Still, for all his fame, Mr. Diddley felt that his standing as a father of rock ’n’roll was never properly acknowledged. It frustrated him that he could never earn royalties from the songs of others who had borrowed his beat. Bo Diddley, a singer and guitarist who invented his own name, his own guitars, his own beat and, with a handful of other musical pione... more -
"Jimi Hendrix" Sex Tape Hits The Net
"When the footage starts, Hendrix appears mellow while on the receiving end of bi-racial lovemaking from two girls," the release reads. "In contrast, his enthusiasm to give back pleasure appears to be boundless."
"This new movie shows that Jimi Hendrix could have been as great a porn star as he was a rock star," said Vivid co-chairman Steven Hirsch. "He could clearly play more than just his guitar. It's easy to see that he turned women on with his music and his passion."
Vivid brought in two women who knew Hendrix personally to confirm that it is actually the rock icon in the 8 mm footage and to add commentary to the flick
"No doubt about it, that's Jimi Hendrix's dick and I should know," said Cynthia Plaster Caster who serves as a consultant of the film. Famous for making penis molds of celebrities, she put Hendrix's member in a mold back in 1968 and named the piece "Penis de Milo."
Pamela Des Barres, author of I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie, also serves as a consultant.
"Hendrix liked to be filmed having sex," Des Barres says in her commentary. "He's the ultimate adult film movie star. I understand why everyone wanted to sleep with the guy. He played like an all-encompassing rock orgasm. He reeked of sex. You wanted to strip to keep up with him when he played 'Foxy Lady.'"
Yet an ex-girlfriend of the music icon disputes the identity of the man in the video. Kathy Etchingham told the New York Times, "It is not him," she said. "His face is too broad and nose and nostrils too wide for Jimi. Also the hair is too low on the forehead."
"He would never have allowed anyone to see that," she added. "In private he was very shy and would cover up."
Vivid Entertainment is also behind the Ray J/ Kim Kardashian, Karrine "Superhead" Steffans and Toastee - from VH1's "Flavor of Love"- videos. "When the footage starts, Hendrix appears mellow while on the receiving end of bi-racial lovemaking from two girls," the release reads... more -
Music Video: Freddie Horstman's "Give It To Me Baby"
I shot this video with Freddie way out in the desert surrounding Joshua Tree. We found this abandoned shack next to some joshua trees just before dawn and shot the whole video in about three hours.
It was produced by Jon McAllister and shot by Ray Huang, I directed and edited the piece.
The hard part was we didn't have a boom box to do playback on set. Freddie sang the song a thousand differant ways and it was an editing miracle that we got close to sync on it. I shot this video with Freddie way out in the desert surrounding Joshua Tree. We found this abandoned shack next to some joshua t... more -
The 125-plus people, places and things ruling the rock & roll universe
Rolling Stone declares who they think rule the music world in 2008.
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Two year old and dad perform Dropkick Murphys
My son loves the Dropkick Murphys' song I'm shipping up to Boston. We thought we'd made a video for him. He loved it.
Music by Dropkick Murphys - I'm shipping up to Boston. Featured on the Martin Scorsece's film The Departed. My son loves the Dropkick Murphys' song I'm shipping up to Boston. We thought we'd made a video for him. He loved it. ... more -
2008 - International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise
http://www.icben.org/
It is a pleasure to bring you up to date about the forthcoming 9th International Congress on Noise as a Public Health Problem which will be held at Foxwoods Resort, near Mystic, Connecticut, from 21 – 25 July 2008.
You and your colleagues may register at any time, but you will get a substantial discount if you do it before 15 February.
You may submit abstracts until 16 May 2008.
Contact us for the Registration Forms.
We look forward to seeing you in July!
Jerry V. Tobias
Congress President
P. S. Please contact us about sponsorship opportunities. Should your organization wish to be recognized as a sponsor of this Congress, please contact the Sponsor Coordinator listed at our website. http://www.icben.org/ ... more -
Amy - Grammy 2008 - Hot moments
Well, I said before how talent she is and it does not surprise me the outcome of the Grammy awards. You're hot baby!
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Grammys 2008 - Hot moments
One of my favor moments. I think the "Grammy" this Year were the best ever. Just happy to be physically alive and watching it.
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Black History Month - This is the way I am celebrating it...
...With lots of Education and History but mostly with music. That is my special way to celebrate it. The Black Culture in the United States is unique in many ways and it is as you know one of the precursors of what we call, Rock n' Roll. ...With lots of Education and History but mostly with music. That is my special way to celebrate it. The Black Culture in the United S... more
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Acoustic Education for the XXI Century
http://tinyurl.com/yq4z8z
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?con...
on=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.2.1
I am happy that the City of Peoria is teaching the US to be more humane and acoustically responsible. That is also an opportunity for San Francisco to follow the role model and educate themselves by making this issue even better. This is only one issue on urban acoustics between many happening out there. Some other one are:
1. Noise from Car Alarms and remote lock doors control.
2. Motorcycles with modified mufflers.
3. Cars with modified mufflers.
4. Speed and lack of attention.
5. Aircraft Urban Acoustic violation on City Airspace.
6. ...And the out of acoustic sync Public Transportation.
Time for everyone to get their Acoustic Education on time.
This rule of 50 feet limit is very questionable! That is the reason the law needs to catch up with human health issues and landscape acoustic architecture. http://tinyurl.com/yq4z8z http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5723782&versi ... more -
Current Radio News
Current Radio Playlist 1: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5533756C2A6DB45B http://www.youtube.com/user/CurrentRadio
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Ween's Atlanta Setlist
If anyone was lucky enough to attend, it was a great show. Here's is the setlist and you van even listen to the set! Enjoy!
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Shiny Toy Guns - "You Are The One," resolving "Green Day's" Blv of Broken Dreams
Shiny Toy Guns - "You Are The One," resolving "Green Day's" Blv of Broken Dreams, what do you think?
It is all here:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5533756C2A6DB45... Shiny Toy Guns - "You Are The One," resolving "Green Day's" Blv of Broken Dreams, what do you think? It is all here: ... more
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