Right now, as I type, I’m at The Album Leaf concert at The Bottom Lounge. Well, I just have to say that this is the first time that the two opening bands were phenomenal. Del Ray and Sister Crayon were an absolute pleasure to watch. Can’t wait to go home and download their albums. Anyway, […]
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Okay, so yes, we all know that Netflix has changed their pricing. And yes, a lot of people think it sucks. But, for me, I have to admit, it makes a lot of sense. And I don’t mind the price increase because the reasoning behind the change in price is for the better. No, seriously,
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The one thing I’ve gotten good at by working in advertising is being able to take criticism. I’ll never forget the time I went on a presentation for a client in New Jersey. We presented our work to the Marketing Manager, he took it to his boss, and two minutes later the President of the
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If I was ever given the opportunity to make an adaption of one’s written work, it would have to be Ernest Hemingway’s short story “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place.” I first read this story my Junior year at Columbia. I remember this moment so vividly because, when I read it, I felt I could relate
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My fifth and final top fav’ movie theme song has to go to Eminem’s Lose Yourself—the unbelievable hit from the film 8 Mile, which also starred Eminem as the lead character. Not only did this song have a 12-week run as number one on the US Billboard Charts, but it also won the 2002 Academy Award
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If there was ever a song that could define an era, it would have to be Don’t You (Forget About Me). Featured in the cult classic, The Breakfast Club, this song would catapault The Simple Minds from a couple of New Wave pop-stars from the UK to a World-Wide phenomenon. The thing you might not
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What came first, the chicken or the egg? I’m not really sure, but I do know which came first between Singin’ In The Rain the musical and Singin’ In The Rain the song. Oddly enough, it was the song. According to our friends at Wikipedia, Singin’ In The Rain originally debuted in the movie Hollywood
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For those of you who didn’t grow up in the 60s, myself included, there was a time when studios rarely worked with recording artists to cut tracks for their films. However, during the filming of The Graduate, director Mike Nichols was so enamored with Simon and Garfunkel, his producer, Larry Turman, actually convinced Paul Simon
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I like movies. And I like music. Yeah, who doesn’t, Sergio? But there’s something oh-so-wonderful when a recording artist works with a studio to create a beautiful backdrop for a film, elevating it from a mere flick to a motion picture masterpiece. Not to be mistaken for a soundtrack—a collection of music used in a
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There’s no story to tell here. At least not one that I can think of. But imagine what stories this tower could tell as it stands here desolate and dreary withering away to nothing. I’m 230 miles from Chicago right now in a small town called Bitely. Yeah, Bitely, Michigan. Ever hear of it? Neither