music

Columbia House taught me and my sister that the deals we sign up for are sometimes too good to be true.

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Music really is good for you! We all know that music makes us feel better, it brings back memories and makes our heart and soul feel better, but new research indicates music is good for the body too!

According to new research, music may heal too. Listening to music can reduce stress, boost heart health and could be as effective as a massage for relieving anxiety.

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When introducing her video from her swank, sunny Los Angeles pad, Taylor Swift is so cheery and bubbly that the ‘Safe & Sound’ video’s dank atmosphere is jarring.

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Last night I went out to perform at an open mike night. It was at the Drake Park Restaurant. Certainly one of my personal favorite places in Fort Collins.

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When I was in junior and senior high, I had an obsession. Soul music, and Soul Train. I still do. Especially during my years at Meadowbrook High School in Richmond, Virginia. Every Saturday I would tune into Soul Train to hear the great artists and music.

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Every time I begin to write a new song, it reminds me of all of those who've helped me bring my creations into reality. Not just the musicians, but all of my friends and company who encourage me.

While i tend to toil away quietly in my little home studio when writing and recording, I do on occasion reach out to brethren and sisters in song

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Opening For Karla Bonoff, the good, the bad, the funny!
--Michael Stone (from a Sept 2007 post)

A perfect night, despite it's imperfections. That's how I might describe last night's show. I was the opening act for Karla Bonoff at The Rialto Theater in Loveland, Colorado.

Broken strings, a warm audience and continuance of my musical resurrection, made my performance truly memorable. No matter how often I perform I get the jitters.

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"Music is all Around us, All you Have to do is Listen." That quote is one of my favorites from the past years in movies.

It comes from 'August Rush'. If you've not had the pleasure to see this movie, do so.

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A new Google product is officially upon us and it’s Google Music. The Beta version was available for a good chunk of time and it allowed users to upload up to 20,000 songs, free of charge, to the cloud, so it could be streamed no matter the user’s location. Well, now the service has been upgraded with the launch and there is so much content and convenience that will be yours for the taking.

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I first posted about these guys here when I discovered their 'cello' version of Michael Jackson's 'Smooth Criminal'. Absolutely amazing. They've since become an international sensation thanks to You Tube.

These two men are amazing musicians, but have also brought a new generation to the power of classical music by performing popular music on their cellos.

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From the mid 80s to the mid 90s, Gloria Estefan’s pioneering blend of pop and Latin dance club music was pretty much inescapable on Top 40 radio. Though her crossover success has cooled,  she may have found her new platinum hit for American audiences.

With her latest album ‘Miss Little Havana,’ Estefan collaborated with hip-hop producer Pharrell Williams to bring her chart-topping 80s sound into the 21st century.

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