Linda stops the music

Everyone deserves their 15 minutes of fame. Linda Kraft s crowning glory-dom of the year is her confidence that she made changes in a national TV commercial for bathroom tissue. I have been watching this Charmin commercial of two bears racing on a beach to obviously reach a Porta-Potty, says Linda, who lives in [...]

Classic soul acts stepping in for 3-day gala

“When I used to go out, you had a date and you two planned on going somewhere and when you got there, there would be a lot of dancing going on,” he says. Men would don pastel-colored suits and their dates would wear sequined dresses to dance to one of the many types of ballroom-style [...]

Queen Rock Montreal and Live Aid (December 24, 2007) by .

Queen Rock Montreal and Live Aid Some may remember an earlier version of this concert, entitled, We Will Rock You . Originally launched at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1983, it was later released in North America in September of 1984. Actually the first commercially available concert footage of Queen, the picture has [...]

The irrepressible melancholy of year-end best-of-music lists

That s well-put, and in more philosophical moments, I tend to think of real music as being that pure. But I m less optimistic that my human instincts are so intact. I sometimes fear that music is something I ve never quite experienced because it is so foreign to the consumer culture that is all [...]

Middle Middle School Holiday Concert

It was a wonderful evening, chock full of all our favorite holiday tunes and more. Sterling certainly has some big shoes to fill, namely his own, with every concert he directs. In years gone by, he has thrilled us with Phantom of the Opera and even a rousing rendition of Stomp! He and his [...]

Rock group’s singer cited for DWI at Jonesboro, Ark.

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Thanks for giving Ike the credit he deserved

I was a bright-eyed kid from Tijuana, soaking up everything that American music had to offer in 1969. My first gig in the U.S. was at the Blue Bunny in Pico Rivera with Hayward Lee and The Marauders. On weekends, Fridays and Saturdays, this place had an after-hours jam session that started about 2 a.m. [...]

Dance extravaganza

Mars, choreographed by Sathyanarayan B G deals with the male energy and the child within every man. A see-saw will be used as the prop to accentuate this characteristic and depict the different levels of man. As Bharatanatyam is seen as a feminine form of dance, he has consciously incorporated it in his composition to [...]

the HUB

Apatow calls himself a big fan of people like James Brooks, Cameron Crowe and Garry Shandling. “They see storytelling as a way to try to connect with people,” Apatow says. “I’m trying to do human comedy.” It’s a tricky balance. On the one hand, a great thing about Apatow’s films is how far they’re [...]

The Xmas Musician

INTRODUCING Ralf Amado is most easy during Christmas. For, his keyboard plays relentlessly during the season. Whether it’s for Christmas choirs, church gatherings, cassettes or musical programmes in channels, there is no missing this keyboard player in the background. Tharangini, the recording studio of Yesudas, was where his talents sprouted. In the productive years [...]