Can you match the correct person in column A with the correct band in column B?

A: MusicianB: Band
1. Adam and...a. ...the Heartbreakers
2. Alvin and...b. ...the E Street Band
3. Béla Fleck and...c. ...the Monsters
4. Big Head Todd and...d. ...the Blowfish
5. Bob Marley and...e. ...the Attractions
6. Booker T. and...f. ...the Destroyers
7. Bruce ( Read more... )

ConJecture/ConChord just released the programming schedule for the upcoming con (October 18th through 20th), and here is my schedule for it:

[EDIT: I'm no longer on the Turning Fandom Into Fame panel, as it's opposite the Kazoo Awards. Also, I'm now moderating the Concept Albums with SF Themes panel.]

Friday
5:00pm in Brittany: Ebert Was Wrong: ( Read more... )

This is a list of people who influenced my life, for good or ill, all of whom have died in the year 2012, so far:

1. Mark Adams, Jan 26
   
2. Jan Berenstain, Feb 24
   
3. Davy Jones, Feb 29
   
4. Ralph McQuarrie, Mar 4
   
5. Robert B. Sherman, Mar 6
   
6. Moebius, Mar 10
   
7. Jim Duffy, Mar 23
   
8. Earl Scruggs, Mar 28
   
9. Mike Wallace, Apr 7
   
10. Dick Clark, Apr 18
    
11. Levon Helm, Apr 19
    
12. Maurice ( Read more... )

A blurb on Slashdot caught my sweetie's attention, and she passed it along to me. It is very interesting:

What Various Studies Really Reveal About File-SharingIn this case, they're talking about file-sharing as it pertains to the distribution of music through peer-to-peer sites. While the RIAA claims that it costs millions of dollars every year in ( Read more... )