Music Archive
Prince is determined to revolutionize the music industry
July 15, 2007 · Category: Music
I really enjoyed today's profile of the Purple One in the Daily Mail. Now how do I get my hands on a copy of this new album? Hmmmm.
UPDATE: Ah, cool. They have ...
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Travels and Travails of the “We the Living” Band
In November I finally bought a copy of the album Far from You and Your Everyday Noise by a new Wisconsin band called "The Profits" -- since re-christened "We the Living" and scheduled to release ...
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Interview with Weezer’s River Cuomo about Vipassana Meditation
Robert Cuomo -- lead singer for the rock band Weezer, whom I've never heard -- has taken up Vipassana meditation in a serious way.
This probably makes him the most high-profile proponent of Vipassana meditation in ...
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Eric Barnhill’s Classical Piano Improvisations
Diana Hsieh points us to Eric Barnhill's new music improvisation blog.
Diana's right -- Eric's playing is just terrific. His improvisational pieces sound more interesting and varied and melodic than many songwriters' carefully composed pieces ...
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My Girl (Full Tab for Guitar)
April 15, 2004 · Category: Music
Just spent the past hour writing a note-for-note transcription of "My Girl". This is the Temptations' version (which went to #1 in 1964) of the classic Smokey Robinson tune. Check it out if you're ...
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Ayn Rand Inspired Pop-Punk Band
One of the things that moves me most about the sub-culture surrounding The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged is the number of young, creative artists who have been inspired by Ayn Rand's novels.
Take, for example, a ...
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Intransition
TOC regular (and founder/long-time moderator of the PSY discussion group at wetheliving.com) Walter Foddis forwards a link to the new web site for his band, Intransition.
Their sound is indeed hard to define; "new folk adult ...
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New John Mayer Site
The new web site for musician John Mayer has been launched. Wow. CHECK IT OUT!
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Norah Jones Live
I've been a huge fan of Norah Jones's Come Away with Me CD ever since Jim Raines (who was placing a bulk order for his friends) recommended it to me in May of last year. ...
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