Posts tagged music
Stephen Gately
Oct 15th
On Saturday, Stephen Gately of Irish boy band Boyzone passed away from natural causes in Majorca, Spain. Stephen made big news in 1999 when he came out as gay to the British tabloid The Sun. He was a pioneer in that sense and possibly paved the way for others in the business to feel more comfortable with the idea of coming out. His coming out helped to dispel the idea that being out could ruin your career in the music business. I admire him for his courage.
Boyzone was recently making a comeback after splitting up so members could pursue solo careers.
I was never a huge fan of this group but I do have a few of their songs in my iTunes collection.
Just a Video
Jul 6th
I’ll post some photos from NOLA soon, I promise. Until then, here’s a music video for you to enjoy.
Kid British
Jun 11th
Lily Allen tweeted a link to this YouTube music video. I kind of like it, especially the way they worked in Madness’ “Our House”, which is a classic!
Here’s the video for “Our House” by Madness
Romeo and Juliet
Apr 26th
I was at The Turf in downtown Phoenix this past Friday night and this song came on over the speakers. My friend Erin said that it was one of her favorite songs. After listening to it that night and again on YouTube, I have to agree. It’s a great song. Take a listen.
Susan Boyle – A Worldwide Phenomenon
Apr 17th
I’m amazed at how YouTube has transformed the way the world gets entertainment. How long would it have taken for the US to hear about this lady, if ever before YouTube existed?
Watch the entire clip, it’s worth it.
Adam Lambert – Mad World
Apr 8th
From Tuesday’s American Idol in case anyone’s TiVo missed it (like mine did, thanks FOX).
X Factor 2008
Dec 16th
The winner of X-Factor 2008 is Alexandra Burke. Below is the official music video of her first single Leonard Cohen’s ”Hallelujah”. Enjoy! If the video below is removed, you can find it here.
Song Covers
Nov 18th
I’m sure you’ve all heard “If I Were a Boy” by Beyonce on the radio (if you haven’t it’s embeded below). I can’t recall where I learned that this was a cover of another song but that made me curious. After some extensive searching, I have found the original artist. I thought the original would have been from a few years ago, but aparently it’s very recent. The original was done by BC Jean and you can find her on MySpace. Why would an artist like this give the rights to their song to a major music star? Going forward, if she ever performs this song, people will think she’s covering Beyonce. Hmmm. Maybe she did it for the $$?
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