Apparently the world is not going to end this year after all:
2011 started out with my watching The Reverend Horton Heat play a New Year’s Eve show at Seattle’s El Corazon and ended with my watching The Reverend Horton Heat at Seattle’s El Corazon on December 30th. I have now seen the Reverend four times and will see him four more times if the opportunity arises. …
Every year, we are bombarded by “Best Of” lists including my own submitted here on the East Portland Blog. However in hindsight, as much as the best of the 2011 albums (sorry, I still call them that) made me very happy and satisfied, I need to warn you of the bottom-of-the-barrel, waste of plastic, what-were-they-thinking…Crap …
Famed British record producer Steve Lillywhite was named a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) today by the Queen of England in her annual New Year’s list of honorees. A Knighthood is one step ABOVE the estimable CBE designation, with OBE & MBE below CBE. I could be wrong, but that’s my recollection… The tunes …
Here’s the German language version of Games Without Frontiers: http://youtu.be/HII5VANpiAU
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http://youtu.be/u7Ncd_FkQNs Here’s the artist info from his Youtube page: ARTIST: BEHRANG MIRI SONG: GIVE UP MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCED BY: MANUEL CONCHA ****************************** Behrang Miri is a Swedish artist, with a mindblowing sound and a unique approach. He continues to find new directions with his music and he is part of the world music scene. Behrang …
I’ve been taking some time to reflect on this year, and I’ve compiled, for your pleasure, my Top 10 list of Things That Should Be Left Behind in 2011. See if you agree. 10. The sadly used-up word “amazing.” If you’re using it as a descriptor, it probably isn’t. 9. Anyone connected with the “Royal …
This is deliciously droll. Two brothers go back over old home movies and provide DVD-style commentary from the actor’s point of view:
A few weeks ago, Ian Punnett, the regular Saturday night host of popular late night radio show, Coast to Coast AM, and a fixture of the show for more than a decade, announced he would leave his Saturday night spot in the hosting rotation to undergo treatments for tinnitus, hearing loss, and headaches. Coast newcomer …
Peacock Lane, the Grotto and the Zoo Lights are all overrated. The best Christmas lights in the Portland area (and perhaps the world) are the free Starkwood neighborhood display. You may drive or walk through. Just about every house in the neighborhood is lit up and they’re beautiful together. To get there, just head north …
Here’s the Trololo Man now (2010). It’s important to see him now, this way we know he didn’t perish in a gulag or purge: And here he is “then,” the timeless moment when this international classic was recorded to TV:
Here are the ten most-viewed clips on Youtube in 2011: 1. “Friday” – Rebecca Black 2. Ultimate Dog Tease 3. Jack Sparrow (feat. Michael Bolton) 4. Talking Twin Babies 5. Nyan Cat 6. Look At Me Now – Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes (Cover by @KarminMusic) 7. The Creep (feat. Nicki Minaj & …
Howdy Folks, I hope you are all well and that you have a survivable Holiday Season. I’m also not sure how many of you are familiar with the yearly Oxford American Southern music issue. It’s an annual issue of the “The Southern Magazine Of Good Writers” that focuses on music. This is the 13th year …
This is a sexy ad for a Belgian Organ Donation charity called Reborntobealive.be:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEsEIJd7mp8 At this time last year, KGW’s Abbey Gibb was shivering in Spokane’s cold and laboring at that market’s woebegone NBC affiliate, KREM. She was just a recent San Diego State, Magna Cum Laude, Valedictorian, journo grad with a dream to anchor in the big leagues and a Society of Professional Journalists award for excellence …
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On November 23, 2011 a woman in Vancouver, BC sought employment as a groupie on Craigslist via the following advertisement (content reproduced below in case Craigslist removes the ad): Female Seeking to be band groupie (Your rehearsal space) Female seeking to be band groupie. Just turned 19 and I’m looking to get my ROCK on. …
January 14 – Arab Spring: Toppling of Tunisian Government marked the beginning of the Arab Spring. The Arab Spring otherwise known as the Arab Awakening, is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world against oppressive regimes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p9NJVgqgW8 March 11 – A 9.1-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the east of …