Random music news for Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Last week, the board of Tesla agreed to a GIANT pay package for Elon Musk: US$44.9 BILLION. Here’s that money could buy. Music news for June 18, 2024, however, is
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Our adorable opera singer has discovered Thomas Dolby. Here’s her reaction.
I really love the authenticity and genuine wonder with which Elizabeth Zharoff (aka The Charismatic Voice, the trained opera singer who missed all the rock music of her youth) reacts
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Fun: How synths were introduced to the public in the olden days
Back when electronic music was brand new, synthesizer demos started popping up on TV, including kids’ shows. Sure, there were tech program demonstrations like this from 1970… This is from
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This is fun: Thomas Dolby explaining synthesizers to kids back in 1989
Back in 1989, synth whiz producer Thomas Dolby performed a public service by appearing on a TV show called The Ghost of Father Hall wherein he demonstrated new electronic music
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Fun with Grammy history: the 1985 synthesizer medley performance
Thirty-five years ago, John Denver was the host of choice for the Grammy Awards. And because it was also when synthesizers were becoming more and more powerful (and thus more
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Random music news for Saturday, January 26, 2019
On this day in 1998, Bill Clinton categorically stated “I did not have sexual relations for that woman.” He ended up being impeached, of course, for lying about a BJ.
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Random Music News for Saturday, October 8, 2016
It may be a long weekend, but the music news never stops. Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead got down with Anthrax. These guys legally changed their names to “Elvis” after
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My parents are coming to visit us for the first time in seven years. The dogs will be confused, especially the young one who doesn’t know she’s a granddog. And
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Geeks&Beats Episode 58: We Got Yer Show Notes!
Normally we record these shows Sunday nights before all my cartoons start. But since I arrived home from a 24 flight from the Far East late Sunday afternoon, we thought
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Watch Thomas Dolby and Some Puppets (!!) Teach Kids About Synthesizers
Id’ never heard of The Ghost of Faffner Hall until Michael emailed me about it after seeing something on Thomas Dolby’s Tumblr blog. Surreal.
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