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Category Archives: Music
In honor of Thanksgiving . . .
Here is a great article from Rolling Stone from five years ago (link HERE) celebrating the 50th anniversary of Arlo Guthrie’s hilarious 18-minute musical saga recounting the consequences of taking out the garbage after Thanksgiving dinner. And here is the … Continue reading
Lex Allen’s “love letter” to Milwaukee
If you live in Milwaukee, you’ve probably already seen this joyful music video. If you haven’t, you’ll fall in love with both Lex Allen and the city they showcase so beautifully. The song is “Let Go.” Enjoy! 🙂
What You Can Learn About The Danger Of Assumption From The Original Woodstock Festival …
Originally posted on The Musings Of An Opinionated Sod [Help Me Grow!]:
One of the things I do when I first get a brief is try to see the creative opportunity. Where we can make the biggest and most interesting…
The Story of “Smooth”
Remember “Smooth,” the Santana–Rob Thomas megahit from twenty years ago? Rolling Stone has a fabulous article out today recounting how this unlikely collaboration between artists of such different musical genres and generations came about to result in the classic single … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Popular culture
Tagged "Smooth", Clive Davis, creativity, popular music, Rob Thomas, Santana
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The Highwaymen: “Highwayman”
I heard this song on the radio while driving home the other night. Here’s the Wikipedia article on The Highwaymen supergroup. Like some others I really like—for example, “Wichita Lineman,” “Galveston,” “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” and “MacArthur … Continue reading
Warped Time
It’s fascinating to notice those weird moments when historical eras overlap. My husband, who is 10+ years older than I am, can remember seeing milk being delivered to homes in his neighborhood via horse-drawn wagons in the 1950s. Here is … Continue reading
Wham! “Freedom” in China
I heard Wham!’s “Freedom” on the radio while driving yesterday. I’ve always liked this song, but what I’ve especially always remembered about it was its official video, which details the 1980s duo’s groundbreaking trip to China. Wham! was the first Western … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Creativity, History, Life, Movies and film, Music, Photography, Political Analysis, Popular culture
Tagged 1980s, China, freedom, pop music, Soviet Union, The Beatles, Wham!
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Mesmerizing music visualization
I’m reading paper drafts from students in my film studies course, and one of them is writing about baptism/assassination montage in The Godfather. I was pretty sure the music playing through that scene is Bach, but I looked it up … Continue reading
#jesuschristsuperstarlive OMG literally
They rocked the Easter story last night on NBC. Everyone posting on Twitter during the show said they finally got the live musical thing right. Maybe because I’d never seen any of the other live efforts, I didn’t realize there … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Music, Popular culture, Television
Tagged #jesuschristsuperstarlive, Easter, NBC
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Sergei Eisenstein’s Google Doodle (and cinema tropes)
Monday’s Google Doodle honored revolutionary Russian filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein. Here is a cool video I found that provides a little biographical info along with the actual Google Doodle. Sergei Eisenstein was the first “modern” filmmaker. He basically invented modern film … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, History, Milwaukee, Movies and film, Music, Popular culture, Television
Tagged "A Hard Day's Night", "Battleship Potemkin", "Drake & Josh" sushi line, "I Love Luch", "Modern Times", "Odessa Steps", "The Hunger Games", assembly line trope, homage, Odessa Staircase, Phil Collins, Sergei Eisenstein, Sergei Eisenstein Google Doodle, The Beatles, tropes
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