I have a great need for Christ; I have a great Christ for my need.
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Iran goes country. The World Academy of Arts, Literature & Media recently named Iranian band Kiosk Best Blues Band of 2008. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjKQigyw8C0[/youtube] To me, except for the Farsi lyrics, Kiosk looks and sounds like an American alt-country band. KIOSK is often noted for its biting critical social and political, but humorous lyrics. I’ll just have [...]
Source: Shortpacked! by David Willis h/t: Christian Adams at Telegraph Blogs
Barack Obama’s famous campaign slogan has been adapted in an ad campaign for Coeur de Canne, Martinique’s finest rhum agricole blanc, made by La Favorite distillery. h/t: Global Voices
Fast-food behemoth McDonald’s has finally introduced its Quarter Pounder in Japan. In hopes of generating a viral buzz for the launch, it selected a few key locations in trendy areas, re-painted the shops, and placed a few accessories outside. [T]hey painted the signature red-and-yellow facade completely red&black and veiled it with a black curtain. Then [...]
As always, success has its price. The film Slumdog Millionaire has received rave reviews, 4 Golden Globe awards, and 10 Oscar nominations so, inevitably, it’s being attacked and sued. Hindu fanatics want the film banned in India because it offends Hinduism. The Goa unit of a Hindu organisation has demanded a ban on the release [...]
The little island with the funny three-legged flag has hitherto been popular as a tax haven, but it could soon attract visitors looking to download music from the internet. Speaking at the MidemNet conference in Cannes, the Manx inward investment minister explained that the island has achieved 100% broadband penetration and now seeks that its [...]
Bob Dylan’s third album, The Times They Are A-Changin’ (1964), includes “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll”, a dramatic and carefully crafted song about a privileged young man named William Zantzinger who negligently killed Hattie Carroll, a black kitchen maid. The song was based on a true story and Dylan used the real names of [...]
Early in 2007, Bryan Ferry released Dylanesque with his versions of eleven Dylan songs. The results were mixed, IMHO, but he does a fine job of “All Along the Watchtower” in this performance originally broadcast on BBC. Oliver Thompson, who was then only 20 years old, plays the scorching lead guitar. The tapping high heel [...]
Dylan gives a great performance of one of his more obscure songs, which has been one of my favourites from the first time I heard it. First recorded during the Oh Mercy sessions, “Dignity” was not released until Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits, Volume 3 (1994). The following year, he sang it live for MTV Unplugged. [...]
The American rap singer Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr., better known as Snoop Dogg (formerly Snoop Doggy Dogg), last week released his first Christmas CD, Snoop Dogg Presents Christmas in tha Dogghouse. I burst out laughing when I read the song titles with the warning after each one. 1. Christmas Intro [Explicit] 2. Xmas on Soul [...]
Nick Cave writes and sings gripping songs of evil and foreboding. Together with his brilliant band the Bad Seeds, he has recorded a long string of compelling albums. His creative ability is undeniable, even if what he has created is generally chilling, seamy, and violent. Many of Nick Cave’s songs have obvious religious implications. He [...]
In this 1969 appearance on The Johnny Cash Show, Dylan gives a soulful performance of “I Threw It All Away” from Nashville Skyline. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RRouBEVf_U[/youtube] Dylan appeared on the season premiere of The Johnny Cash Show, originally aired on 7 June 1969.
Fountains of Wayne has been one my favourite bands since their brilliant 1999 release Utopia Parkway. Such gems as “Denise” and “Red Dragon Tattoo” irresistibly combined sardonic and witty lyrics with crunching power pop chords. The band finally achieved popular success in 2003 with “Stacy’s Mom” (from Welcome Interstate Managers) and the ubiquitous music video [...]
That would be “House” as in Gregory House M.D. (at right), the cynical, obnoxious, and arrogant lead character of the mega-hit TV show. Apparently, there are too many real doctors like him out there. Hospital staff surveys indicate that low morale and staff turnover are sometimes attributable to abusive behaviour by doctors. Recent studies suggest [...]
It’s not easy being an all-girl rock band in Saudi Arabia. Not only are women oppressed but rock music is also forbidden. They cannot perform in public. They cannot pose for album cover photographs. Even their jam sessions are secret, for fear of offending the religious authorities in this ultraconservative kingdom. But the members of [...]
