Since today is Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be appropriate to write a post about one of the most romantic musicals of all time, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera. In celebration of the show’s 25th anniversary, Cameron Mackintosh produced a unique staging in London’s Royal Albert Hall. Universal Pictures has released [...]
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I rarely watch the Grammys. Most of the music I listen to is heavy metal and progressive rock, and the Grammys does very little to recognize these genres. That’s why I was pleasantly surprised when my favorite band, Dream Theater, was nominated in the category of Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for their song “On the [...]
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In life, there are two types of tragedies. The first is usually caused by illness and the second is sudden triggered by an accident, an event or some other factor. In the case of Whitney Houston, sudden is precisely the way to describe her untimely death. The cause of her death remains under investigation. She [...]
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Contrapuntist and I were both really excited by metal band Mutiny Within when Roadrunner records give us the opportunity to review their debut album back in 2010 (you can check out our review here). We loved their thick orchestration, incredible technical chops, and catchy refrains. I particularly enjoyed the powerful vocals of Chris Clancy, who [...]
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I can’t say I’m surprised by the announcement because if you’ve ever heard the music by Mason Bates and Anna Clyne, it’s clear the pair have a music vision worth nurturing. It’s exactly why Riccardo Muti decided to extend the terms for Bates and Clyne for an additional two seasons. “I have been working on [...]
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I was highly entertained by a recent TravelWisconsin.com commercial featuring the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra getting into a snowball fight while playing “Walking in a Winter Wonderland“. The ad is full of goofiness including fake snow being dumped on a French horn player, a musician getting clapped in the head with cymbals, and a harpist launching [...]
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While browsing YouTube on Saturday night, I came across this adorable video posted by thetinaxo of eight-year-old Juliet rocking her first metal tune. In “My First Hard-Core Song”, Juliet sings about her love for her dog, Robert, and her stinky pet fish. Given that I’m both a music teacher with students of this age and [...]
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I’ve been following the news about the tragic accident of the Italian cruise ship, the Costa Concordia. As a violinist, I was especially saddened to hear that Hungarian violinist Sandor Feher was among the drowning victims. According to a post on NYDailyNews.com, the 38-year-old was working on the ship as a member of the Bianco [...]
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UPDATE 1.19.12: Several musicians, artists, authors, and other content creators have signed an open letter opposing SOPA and PIPA, which can be read at StopTheWall.us. If you haven’t heard about SOPA or PIPA by now, you’ve been hidden in cave or something, but today will be remembered the web went black protesting bills constructed to [...]
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There are few musicians with notoriety and prestige as Leonard Cohen. His lyricism is acclaimed and equal to literary authors. So when I received the news about The New Yorker premiering his new song, “Going Home” and publishing his lyrics in its January 23rd issue, it made perfect sense. Starting today, January 16, Cohen’s “Going [...]
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I recently came across a story on the Calgary Herald about Detroit Symphony Orchestra principal violist Alexander Mishnaevski’s collaboration with keyboardist Stuart Zaltz as the rock duo Two Circles Music Co. Their newly released album, Symphony of Life, fuses Mishnaevski’s classical music background and love of jazz violin with Zaltz’s passion for 70s progressive rock [...]
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The legendary Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has been diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma, according to a statement on his website on Monday. “With the news that Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi has been diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma, his bandmates would like everyone to send positive vibes to the guitarist at [...]
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Now that the holidays are done, it’s time start thinking about…SXSW? The mega festival that brings together the digerati with musicians and film geeks will be here sooner than you think. I can’t say I know anything about maurices, it’s a clothing store for women, but they have partnered with Sonicbids and PlayNetwork to find [...]
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Happy New Year! 2011 was one heck of year, wouldn’t you agree? Between Charlie Sheen, Middle East unrest, the downfall of Osama Bin Laden, the tragic nuclear disaster in Japan, it was an eventful year. The true 2011 bright spot was the abundance of awesome tunes from Megadeth, Dream Theater, Mastodon, Chickenfoot, Anthrax and several [...]
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Today is the last day of Hanukkah, and I’d like to close things out with music from two fantastic children’s choirs – the Yeshiva Boys Choir (YBC) and the PS 22 Chorus. YBC has performed in sold-out shows all around the world. They’ve even had the opportunity to sing at renowned concert venues such as [...]
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With just two days of Hanukkah left, I figured it was time to pull out the big guns – The Shlomones. The self-proclaimed “World’s Greatest Jewish Rock Band” did a hilarious takeoff of “The Time Warp” from The Rocky Horror Picture Show with their video “The Rocky Hora Chanukah Song”. You can enjoy the video [...]
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For anyone following along the past few days, you might have guessed we celebrate the holidays the multicultural way. Christmas and Hanukkah are intermingled in our household. So as Viola continues to post a few fun videos featuring new Hanukkah music, I thought I’d share some fun festive lights videos set to metal/rock tunes. During [...]
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Here on day six of my feature on eight days of Hanukkah music videos, I’d like to share the surf rock stylings of Meshugga Beach Party‘s “Shleppin’ and Kvetchin’”. I came across this video in a post on Laughing Squid by Rusty Blazenhoff. The original tune is off of their instrumental surf Hanukkah-themed album, Hot [...]
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For day five of my feature on eight days of Hanukkah music videos, I’m proud to post something I never thought I’d find – country-western Hanukkah music. New York singer-songwriter Dan Garson puts a little country twang into the holiday with his original tune, “Hanukkah Mama”. You can check it out below. To see the [...]
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Here on day four of my eight days of Hanukkah music videos feature, the metalhead in me simply had to share Anvil’s rockin’ version of “Oh Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah”. The Canadian metal band performed this song as part of The Hour’s holiday music special. Go ahead. Bang your head with the music. Just be careful [...]
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