Saturday, May 19, 2012

ENTERTAINMENT: Your dad played in a band nobody had heard of before you did

Your dad played in a band nobody had heard of before you did and they were so indie that even you don’t know who they are. Have you ever heard of the genre house-clash slam-punk fist-rock?

http://dadsaretheoriginalhipster.tumblr.com/post/21325563926/your-dad-played-in-a-band-nobody-had-heard-of

Thursday, May 10, 2012

ENTERTAINMENT: The Speak-Singing Debate: Just Sing The Damn Song!

Few people can easily define it, but nearly everyone knows it when they hear it. Speak-singing, the murky marriage of spoken lyrics and sung melodies, can be heard in everything from 17th-century opera to The Velvet Underground and the latest Mountain Goats record. On this edition of All Songs Considered, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton argue over the pros and cons of this polarizing art form and take a look at some of their favorite (and not-so-favorite) speak-singing artists. Plus, listeners chime in with some of their own picks. [Copyright 2012 National Public Radio]

http://m.npr.org/story/149623697?url=/2012/04/03/149623697/the-great-debate-on-speak-singing-just-sing-the-damn-song

CULTURE/SOCIETY: Cinco de Mayo is NOT Mexican Independence Day!

Well, apparently Cinco de Mayo is NOT Mexican Independence Day. It's just the day one part of Mexico kicked butt on France. It somehow it grew into a big celebration mostly in the U.S.!

But, hey, a chance for Latino pride and a chance to party, so who cares? Cinco de Mayo isn't just for Mexicans any more!

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinco_de_Mayo#_