One of the greatest things about my internship is that I get to hear a lot of new music, much of which is really cool and unique. Take for example, Paolo Nutini, a young Scottish guy who sounds nothing like he looks, haha. His music is part reggae, part R&B, part folk, part blues, andContinue reading “Listen to this stuff!”
Monthly Archives: June 2009
R.I.P. King of Pop
Despite his cosmetic weirdness and juvenile playplace and questionable actions (pet chimpanzee?), you can’t deny the fact that Michael Jackson was an incredible performer and an amazing singer…and too young to die. I heard the news yesterday at NBCU; my supervisor came in to tell me he’d had a heart attack, and then about 20Continue reading “R.I.P. King of Pop”
Looking into the past
How cool is this?? I totally want to do it. We have tons of old photos at home, from San Francisco to Kansas to Vista, dating back to the turn of the century. And at the flea market I could easily find old photos of Los Angeles and try it out here. New goal onContinue reading “Looking into the past”
MACCA DAY ’09
Why yes, it IS Paul McCartney’s birthday. Watch out for a major Macca spam within the next 24 hours! edit, 12:48 am: Ahhhh I fail; I didn’t make my post in time! I got caught up watching Changeling, which was way longer (and way more disturbing) than I expected. Now I’m feeling too distressed toContinue reading “MACCA DAY ’09”
Lahdle daddle daddle dig dig dig
Olivia and I spent a good part of tonight learning and rehearsing this number: I’m Lucy and Olivia is Ethel. We are auditioning for Rickys and Freds…meaning if anyone is interested, they get the part, haha. And no, this is for no other reason than our own enjoyment. :P Sadly, no matter how it turnsContinue reading “Lahdle daddle daddle dig dig dig”
Somewhere there’s music….
Today in our last ever Recording Engineering class, we watched a very cool documentary on Les Paul. I must say he is the most badass 94-year-old man on the planet. Most people, when they hear the name Les Paul, think of the famous Les Paul guitar. And rightfully so. But he was also a pioneerContinue reading “Somewhere there’s music….”
Misc. updates and Amazon finds
So I added that little “tags” list to the left, because I know you care. Nah, mostly it’s for my own benefit (not that I regularly go back and read past entries or anything…), but also if you want to see how many times I’ve rambled on about a certain topic. Of course, the BeatlesContinue reading “Misc. updates and Amazon finds”
Shooting the keys
For my musicianship final project, I have to transcribe a relevant solo/cadenza/improvisation and turn it in by tomorrow. By “relevant”, our TA meant it should be for our primary instrument. I took it to mean something I’m currently really into and want to use as an excuse to watch this video multiple times: I didn’tContinue reading “Shooting the keys”
WINDMILL CONTEST?!
OH MY GAWD this is the best thing I’ve heard of since the OK Go Dance Contest: THE WHO WINDMILL CONTEST. Dood. Dood. Dood. I wanna do it. One of the prizes (among others like Rock Band 2 and a STRATOCASTER SIGNED BY PETE) is this DVD, which includes several windmills in its trailer: MoreContinue reading “WINDMILL CONTEST?!”
goo goo g’joob
This is the intro to the Beatles Rock Band game, which comes out in September (9/9/09 to be exact). Though I have my doubts about the game itself, the intro is effing EPIC: What an AMAZING depiction of the Beatles’ career, in all of 2 minutes! Whoever made this deserves AT LEAST 10 cookies.
