I'll admit that I do watch America's Got Talent and the other shows from time to time. Some of the acts are really good and there are worse ways to while away an evening. A recent audition that caught my attention was this one from New Yorker Merissa Beddows. You can see Simon cringing when she tells them that she's an opera singer, but then goes on to impress the judges, … [Read more...] about Excellent Impressions While Singing
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Massive Attack’s Teardrop Cover
Sam Perry's version of Massive Attack's "Teardrop" is quite different. Perry's a beatboxer and looping artist and his sound is very different - in a good way of course! Massive Attack were meant to be playing Dublin in August but cancelled unfortunately... … [Read more...] about Massive Attack’s Teardrop Cover
Dirty Dancing Synced to the Muppet Show Theme is Perfect
Dirty Dancing is a classic. The final scene is iconic. Somebody had the idea of syncing it to the Muppet Show theme tune and a thing of beauty was born: Very nicely done! … [Read more...] about Dirty Dancing Synced to the Muppet Show Theme is Perfect
Live Music Overload!
I've been lucky enough to be able to get to multiple concerts over the last few months. I decided a while back that I was going to prioritise personal activities over work ones. Sure, I still love what I do, but I've lost the appetite for bouncing around the place from city to city and conference to conference. I'll still do it, but I'm going to be a lot more selective … [Read more...] about Live Music Overload!
Give it Away Live
Red Hot Chili Peppers are currently touring and tickets are hard to come by, as well as being anything but cheap. I remember seeing them live in Milan back in 2002 or maybe 2003. I've no idea how much the tickets were, but I recall that we had a great evening, but that the show was definitely not sold out. Here they are playing "Give it Away" on Howard Stern's show a … [Read more...] about Give it Away Live