music
November 23, 2009
- “One of the sexiest women in the Arab world” is in trouble. It clearly shows that within Islamic societies there is a wide range of behaviour and disparities.Haifa Wehbe is a Lebanese pop singer and this time it is not her revealing clothes and sensuous moves that are being questioned. In her latest album, Baba fein (Where is Daddy?) there is stanza that goes, “Where is my teddy bear and my ...
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November 22, 2009
- http://www.kevinsimmonds.com is getting better. I didn't get the Center for Cultural Innovation grant but I'm moving forward. Suppose I gotta get my work out into the world no matter what.
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November 3, 2009
- 1.) Well, it's only November 4th, but my new writing ideas seem to be working. - I don't write in the afternoon, instead I do early morning or evenings - I made a playlist of songs that go with my story and characters, and I only listen to it when I write - I bought myself a bag of discount Halloween candy. The bag has thirty packages of peanut M&Ms in it, and I get one package every day ...
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November 1, 2009
- The rain is raining very hard, it rains on ships and trees...something like that. A Child's Garden of Verses comes to mind more frequently. Not long ago I took out my childhood copy, and was (mildly) surprised by the flavor of its dicta, punitive my daughter sniffed, not quite believing people talked to children like that. It's not far from the principles of my upbringing, however, which brings ...
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October 30, 2009
- Is this the Death Drum for TomTom? Shares in Sat-Nav device companies crashed earlier this week when Google unveiled it's "FREE" live satalight navigation system for mobiles. Us Firm Garmin's shares fell 185 in one day, while Tom Tom dropped 13% when the markets opened on Wednesday.The Google application promises "free real time, turn-by-turn directions" for people to follow ...
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October 28, 2009
- We are opening our doors! The concept is a conservatory where the archetypes method is used as an organizing principle for all work.Our curriculum opens with a weekly Friday night "AW Movie Night," where we will watch a "UoD" movie from the list in the book. UoD movies contain two worlds or "universes of discourse" which interact in a particular way. ...
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October 24, 2009
- This sounds a bit weird despite its tragic resonances. One can imagine that in Guantanamo Bay some kinds of music might be considered torture simply because of their quality. Here we are talking decibel levels to “help break uncooperative detainees”.Musicians have joined the coalition that is backing Barack Obama’s shut down plan for the camp for terrorist suspects. The group is depending ...
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October 23, 2009
- Last night my son and I went to a DC jazz club to hear the band Slumgum, whose pianist is the son of a friend. The musicians on tenor sax (Jon Armstrong), piano (Rory Cowal), bass (David Tranchina) and drums (Trevor Anderies) produced a vital and exciting mix of jazz, improv and contemporary classical music. As I watched and listened to these four young men (they appear to be in their mid-to-late ...
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October 18, 2009
- Tim Lawrence's new book, Hold Onto Your Dreams is a highly readable account of deceased composer Arthur Russell's personal and professional journey through life. From his original search for enlightenment which took him from his hometown of Oskaloosa, Iowa to San Francisco at the height of the 60s counterculture movement to his eventual and final landing in the East Village of New York City this ...
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October 14, 2009
- After considerable time and work, I've managed to convert six of my books from soft to hardcover all available at http://stores.lulu.com/divajc The reason for this is that I'm offering these books to schools and libraries and they prefer hardcover books for long-lasting reasons.So, here's a page I built with the new covers: http://www.fyicomminc.com/books.htmlIf you know a school or library ...
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