The Ravinia Experience

One of the best parts of Chicago during the summertime is the Ravinia Music Festival.  Since Ravinia is an outdoor venue, Summer is the only time it is open.  After all, I seriously doubt anyone would be interested in attending during wintertime considering this IS Chicago, IL I’m talking about. The festival brings a nice [...]

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Opeth, Kamelot and Why July Sucked for Blogging

I don’t know about anyone else, but I was shocked as hell yesterday when I woke up and realized it was already August.  Where the hell did July go?  Work really kicked my booty during the month of July, and clearly sucked up a lot of my time.  As a result, writing was a little [...]

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Is A Musical Renaissance Looming?

With the success of High School Musical along with the recent movie release of Mama Mia in theaters, makes me wonder if musical theatre is experiencing a bit of renaissance.  In the past several years, musicals have had a  bit of a resurgence with the success of Wicked, Rent, Nine, The Producers, and many others. [...]

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Plurk: The Better Micro Society For Sharing

In the past few weeks Plurk, a new social media site, has captivated my attention.  Instead of jumping on the blogging bandwagon and writing about how good or bad Plurk is, I chose to participate and observe for a while first.  There are many elements and characteristics about Plurk that are great, but one thing [...]

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The Metamorphosis of Music Business: “Music Is a Social Medium”

The music industry is going through what stock market analysts might describe as “a correction.”  Music labels have largely dictated what they think we should listen too, and we, the listeners, are fighting back.  At the same time, musicians are tired of getting screwed by music moguls.  The most famous musicians aren’t always the best [...]

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How Music Saved My Life, and Why Music Education Should Be Taken More Seriously

A few days ago I came across a story reported by Reuters that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez public music programs have taken 300,000 kids out of slums in a country with some of the “highest murder rates in the world.” I was reminiscent of how music saved my life.  I grew up in [...]

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The Music of Battlestar Gallactica

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I think many fans would agree that Battlestar Galactica, a remake from from the 1970s TV series, is one of the best shows, if not the best TV show ever produced. It is hard to beat a show like Battlestar Galactica with all the twists and turns that it has. Even [...]

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What Constitutes Good Music?

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It is perhaps the most subjective question to ask: What constitutes good music? The type of music we choose to listen to will vary between each of us. Musicians since the beginning of time have continuously pushed the boundaries of what is considered good music. There have been [...]

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If You Tweet on Twitter, Then Do You Bleep on Blip?

Yesterday, I discovered the wonderful world of Blip, I new service offered through Fuzz.com. The craze at the moment is Twitter. Until recently, I really couldn’t understand why Twitter was so popular, but after figuring it out and participating for work purposes it is a really powerful forum for people to communicate.  It allows people [...]

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