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Adele, Vogue, and Body Image: “I don’t want to be some skinny-mini with my t#%s out”
Adele’s been getting a lot of attention lately. Not only for her music, but also for her looks. Here’s a discussion from CNN about her new cover of Vogue in which she looks a good deal thinner than she does … Continue reading
Link Ch. 7 – Bringing Together Hillbilly and Rhythm & Blues
In Living in a Media World, I talk about how rock ‘n’ roll got started by bringing together white hillbilly (or country) music and and black rhythm & blues. I was reminded of that this weekend with the sad news … Continue reading
Cool Things From My Tumblr
I have a Tumblr blog where I post things that amuse me. Here’s a few recent posts that deal with the media world: The crowd sourced version of Star Wars Taken from a huge number of fan-produced films, recreating the … Continue reading
John Adams – On The Transmigration of Souls
In three parts, John Adams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning composition in honor of the victims of Sept. 11th.
Jimmy Buffett “Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season”
A Jimmy Buffett song for this weekend. Stay safe, East Coasters.
Copyright, Creative Commons & the Public Domain
When I logged onto Twitter this morning, it seemed like everywhere I looked there was news about implications of copyright law and copyright alternatives: RIAA says there’s no value in the public domain Fascinating post from Tech Dirt about how … Continue reading
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Meet Girl Talk’s Gregg Gillis
Please note that most of the links here to video or audio content will contain offensive and/or NSFW language. Trying to explain what Gregg Gillis, aka Girl Talk, does to anyone my age can be a bit challenging. Technically, Gillis … Continue reading
Updated: Bon Jovi – Steve Jobs is killing the music business
Jon Bon Jovi: “Steve Jobs is personally responsible for killing the music busines.” Bon Jovi has become a grumpy old man. Despite the fact that Apple is actually getting people to pay for digital music, JBJ says that Jobs killed … Continue reading
Radiohead vs. Dave Brubeck – Five Step
A Radiohead / Dave Brubeck mashup by Overdub. Brilliant!