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Today in Music (March 2) - Events
list from musicorb.com
Events in Music (March 2)
1825 - 1st grand opera in US sung in English, NYC
1933 - "King Kong," premieres at Radio City Music Hall & RKO Roxy NYC
1964 - Beatles begin filming "Hard Days Night," Harrison meets Patti Boyd
1965 - "Sound Of Music" opens
It's a sad day when kids tell me they 'hate' the Sound of Music. What do you say to ( Read more... ) -
Chopin's 202nd Birth Anniversary
On this day 1 March 1810 (well depending on who you believe - the Church or Chopin himself) Frederic Francois Chopin (pron. shou-pun) was born.
I've always tried to play Chopin but have always failed miserably. Honestly, it was Chopin that frustrated me so much that told me I would never be a pianist and I ended up giving up the piano altogether. No ( Read more... ) -
Nothing says yesterday like the hits of today
Essay - Simon Reynolds (New York Times)
PDF here
Once pop music was something by which you could tell the decade, or even the year. But listening to the radio now is disorienting, if you’re searching for a sound that screams “It’s 2011!”
Take the year’s biggest hit, Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep.” It is 1960s rhythm-and-blues with modern production. ( Read more... ) -
Trance Dance
Thank God it's Friday. I need to take it easy - I give myself too much stress, give dear too much stress, give my students too much stress. Hell, I think I give everyone too much stress...
Time to let my hair down...
For a Music teacher, Mr. Sim sure loves a lot of trance and electronic dance music. Who cares! -
Music News
Sigh.. Haven't been doing much of 1001 albums project! Need to get motivated!
But anyways.. was quite blown away by some of the selections Modern Tonic posted today/yesterday. Post here.
I've embedded the player here
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Deluka - Nevada
very hot pop rock with elements of grunge and funk thrown in for good measure.
Jamiroquai - White ( Read more... )
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