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Sitar Lessons
Guru-jee Rakesh When staying for an extended time in Varanasi, what to do…. Observe Hindu cremation rights? Check. Wash in the Ganga? Check. Listen to the Dalai Lama lecture? Check.
Since it is India, if I were to …
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Chinese Democracy Leaked
The much touted, 10-years in the making Guns ‘N Roses record Chinese Democracy appears to have 9 songs leaked. The project by front man Axel Rose is infamous for the amount of time taken to create the album, which is …
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Niji no Misaki Matsuri
More pictures and video will be posted as they become available.
A Facebook group for the even can be found here.
Following my 5 days hiking on Yakushima, I journeyed into Kumamoto Prefecture to soak in some tunes …
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The Day the Music Died
I originally wrote this essay in the fall of 2005 for Art History 495 at Iowa State University under Dr. Julie Schlarman. I present it here with updates and addenda.
“Album jackets are still a mine of arcane information and
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Five Songs Picks
1. Jack Johnson – Go On
My favorite of JJ’s new album Sleep Through the Static. It’s classic Jack by the book: acoustic guitars strumming the beat, mellow lyrics, and touches of piano. I’m a bit disappointed by the …
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The Ghost That Feeds
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Awesome mash-up of Ray Parker Jr’s Ghostbusters theme and Nine Inch Nails’ The Hand that Feeds featuring… Journey? Yep! Steve Perry and the boys make a special appearance!…
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Nick Drake
With the recent tragic death of Heath Ledger, the actor’s self-described obsession with singer/songwriter Nick Drake has come to light. “I was obsessed with an artist by the name of Nick Drake,” Ledger explained in a September 2007 interview. Indeed, …
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Stairway To Heaven by The Beatles
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Upcoming Music Releases
I was pretty shocked to learn the other day that one of my favorite musicians, Jack Johnson, has a new record dropping February 5. Word is this one, entitled Sleep Through The Static, is more electric than previous offerings. … -
Led Zeppelin o2 Concert Roundup
It’s been a long time since they rock and rolled…. but Monday night in London Led Zeppelin did just that at London’s O2 venue. The reviews are starting to roll in… The verdict is it was a resounding success!
I …
