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"Keep on Keepin' On": a Clark Terry Documentary

Published on 2012-04-25 16:50:00

Clark Terry is a jazz legend, I wanted to share and spread the news for this documentary "Keep on Keepin' On". It's emotional, but a must-see. KEEP ON KEEPIN' ON is the inspiring story of a jazz legend and one of his last students. The legend is 91-year-old Clark Terry, a man who played in the Duke Ellington and Count Basie bands and mentored the likes of Miles Davis and > read more

Perfect Justin Bieber review

Published on 2012-01-12 08:42:00

I didn't write this review, but I wish I did. HA > read more

Elton John & the Muppets - 1977 - Crocodile Rock

Published on 2011-09-10 23:54:00

Trip down memory lane. Elton John + the Muppets = music & television history.  Cee Lo Green was funny but has nothing on the original!  "La la la la laaa" > read more

OK Go + The Muppets = Thumbs Up

Published on 2011-08-29 16:11:00

Love this! > read more

This week in music history: August 15-21

Published on 2010-08-16 18:55:00

August 151922 - Lukas Foss, [Fuchs], composer, born in Berlin, Germany1939 - "The Wizard of Oz" premiered in Hollywood, CA. Judy Garland became famous for the movie's song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."1964 - MCA, [Adam Yauch], roc > read more

This week in music history: August 8-14

Published on 2010-08-12 00:45:00

Benny Goodman August 81923 - Benny Goodman, at the age of 14, took a job as a clarinet player on a Chicago-based excursion boat on Lake Michigan.1960 - "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" hits #11961 - The Edge, [Dave Evans], > read more

This week in music history: August 1-7

Published on 2010-08-02 20:16:00

August 11779 - Francis Scott Key, composer of the "Star-Spangled Banner", born1981 - MTV made its debut at 12:01am. The first video to be shown was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles.1996 - MTV launched another channel k > read more

This week in music history: July 25-31

Published on 2010-07-25 18:42:00

July 25 1965 - Bob Dylan appeared on stage at the Newport Jazz Festival with an electric guitar. It was his first non-acoustic set.1970 - Chicago's "25 or 6 to 4" released.1975 - "A Chorus Line" debuted on Broadway. The show close > read more

Top 20 Tips: Social Media for Musicians

Published on 2010-07-23 22:57:00

Just this past week Facebook announced it reached a huge milestone: 500 million users - up from 400 million just a year ago. 100 million users in one year, it's amazing. I had a particularly enlightening week learning about social media and how im > read more

Melodyne: The *real* death of Autotune

Published on 2010-07-21 23:06:00

We have all heard Jay-Z's song "Death of Autotune" and from that are at least vaguely familiar with what Autotune does.  I have always been more than slightly nauseated to know that people with zero singing abilities are still major musica > read more

Top 20 Playlists: Bedtime

Published on 2010-07-19 23:59:00

Because sometimes we all need some help falling asleep, these 20 songs should do the trick. Sweet dreams! Bedtime Playlist We Are Scientists Spoken For Willie Nelson You Are Always on My Mind Sigur Ros Hoppipola Parker House and Theory Home Radioh > read more

This week in music history: July 18-24

Published on 2010-07-18 20:01:00

July 181821 - Carl Maria von Weber's opera "Der Freischutz" was first performed in Berlin.1948 - Columbia Records publicly unveiled its new long-playing phonograph record, the 33 1/3, in New York City.1967 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience made > read more

MTV/ video killed the radio star...reality TV killed MTV

Published on 2010-07-16 20:49:00

MTV began broadcasting in America on August 1st, 1981, thus marking the start of the music video’s reign over the music industry. Ironically, the first music video ever played on MTV (aired at exactly 12:01 am August 1, 1981) was the Buggles’ “ > read more

Musician's perspective of music: An editorial essay

Published on 2010-07-14 00:25:00

This post varies from my established course of informational yet entertaining ;-) music articles.  Please comment freely and often, I am truly interested in what you have to say about this topic… *~*~*~*~*My ProTools teacher and I (both non-profes > read more