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Mysterious Hurl
Thank God for the X factor. And thank God for two Welsh brothers who tried the impress the nation with their unique interpretation of the Peter Andre classic 'Mysterious Girl'. Thank God for the X factor. And thank God for two Welsh brothers who tried the impress the nation with their unique interpretation of ... more
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Pole vault, Japanese style
Now *this* is how you make the Olympics interesting...
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Music Idol sings famous Mariah Carey hit "Ken Leee"
A Bulgarian talent show was witness to a great version of this classic song.
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Pianist Angelin Chang
Meet Angelin Chang, a young grammy-winning pianist.
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Greatest guitar hero ever?
The NY Times has asked its readers to name the greatest guitarists of all time. There are lots of answers, but Jimi Hendrix and Andres Segovia seem to be universal favorites, with Django Reinhart making a strong showing too.
Hard to pin down the metrics of what makes someone the best guitarist. Is it a question of technique? Artistic contribution? Innovation? All of the above?
My picks: Hendrix and Jimmy Page for influencing the entire rest of rock and blues to follow, Robert Johnson for influencing them, Django for defining the sound of an era and for sheer technique, and Leo Kottke because his music makes my jaw hit the floor every time.
Who would you put on the list? The NY Times has asked its readers to name the greatest guitarists of all time. There are lots of answers, but Jimi Hendrix and Andre... more -
Anyone for a bit of an Earwig?
Unfortunately it's not wigs for your ears, but rather Myspace's new extension of it's Music section, coming in the form of Earwig TV, a video channel that will host exclusive video content from both signed and unsigned artists.
The channel will give users the chance to vote on which acts make it onto the channel, as well as the ones who don't.
So in essence, Myspace will pull videos from people's profiles, decide which are most popular, ask if the users want to see them on a channel instead of on their individual profiles and then say congratulations to the ones who got filmed...
Wow, that truly is groundbreaking stuff! Unfortunately it's not wigs for your ears, but rather Myspace's new extension of it's Music section, coming in the form... more -
Can't Keep Black Out of the Union Jack
Hardly a week goes by without another example of our nation's (often subtle) prejudices hitting the news. But, with so many bright young talents, you can't keep the black out of the Union Jack. Hardly a week goes by without another example of our nation's (often subtle) prejudices hitting the news. But, with so many brigh... more
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Can You Undress in 2 Seconds?
Everyone has something that they are really good at. Sometimes you get lucky and that skill be also be quite useful.
The following guy has a rather unique skill that might seem hard at first to find value in, but rest assured he has saved more time each night and scored on more than one occasion just for having this nifty skill. Everyone has something that they are really good at. Sometimes you get lucky and that skill be also be quite useful. ... more -
3 Yr Old Picasso
3-year-old Jimmy paints a masterpiece strikingly similar to the paintings at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
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