Concert reminds retiree of service
For most people attending the free Glenn Miller concert Dec. 9, it was a fun, music-filled evening for a worthy cause, with more than 2,200 pounds of food collected and provided to the Montgomery Area Food Bank. For H.C. Miracle Jr. of Wetumpka, who served the Air Force Band from 1951 to 1983, the evening [...]
GarageBand Version: 1.1 Review
by Christopher Breen, Macworld.com When reviewing the 1.0 release of GarageBand for iPad, I wrote: “This amazing tool—complete with eight-track recording, easy-does-it interface, customizable and easily played virtual instruments, on-board loops, sampler, guitar amps and effects, drum machine, and tuner—may be the most inspiring musical iOS app I’ve ever used. And at a meager $5, [...]
Laughlin: It’s all about C, G and F
CHICO — Robert Laughlin has been playing the piano nearly all his life. He taught in Chico State University’s music department and he has played piano professionally since 1978. He knows not everyone adapts well to traditional classical piano lessons. for the past 20 years, he has taught a series of one-day seminars in pop [...]
Piano-pop artist Scott Fisher returns
print Published: November 04. 2011 4:00AM PST Scott Fisher Courtesy 1 AM Approach Music Back in 2006 and 2007, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Scott Fisher was a regular presence in Bend, playing his highly likable piano-pop here a couple times per year. But since a show in Sunriver in July of 2008, he’s been scarce, presumably [...]
Light pursues music career
Published: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 3:10 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 3:10 p.m. Lauren Light of Lexington began piano lessons at 6 and has been playing, singing and writing pop rock songs ever since. Facts want to know more? For more information on Lauren Light and her band go to laurenlight.com. [...]
Mazda RX-8 Spirit R Announced For Japanese Market
Mazda's famed Spirit R badge, which appeared on the final 1500 units of the last-generation RX-7, is back. Once again, it's a limited-edition offering, and this time it's for the outgoing RX-8 sports car. available only in the Japanese market, the RX-8 Spirit R will be limited to just 1000 cars. Two specifications will be [...]
Life, like school, could use a supply list
With my son’s middle-school supply list in hand, I was scanning newspaperads and plotting where to buy the loose-leaf paper (standard-rule, 500-count); the 2-inch wide, three-ring binder; and the specified flash-drive memory stick. There is something about September, with a new school year under way and summer fading (at least from the calendar, if not [...]
LinkedIn Co-Founder Speaks at HBS – The Harbus » The Harbus
The Globalization Club at the Harvard Business School hosted its first speaker of the academic year, Konstantin Guericke, Co-Founder and VP of Marketing of LinkedIn, on Wednesday, October 4. Konstantin Guericke addressed a crowd of students and interested members of the community on the topics of networking, its importance in today’s business environment, and how [...]
Red Rocks-bound Death Cab for Cutie cheers up with latest release
It’s no secret to Death Cab for Cutie fans that frontman Ben Gibbard alternates between his muses: the guitar and piano. And while sometimes it’s an unintentional switch, it has also been a conscious decision on the part of the indie-gone- major band, which plays Red Rocks on Tuesday. A cursory listen to Death Cab’s [...]
Celebrating Her Majesty's Theatre's history
IN the last days of J.C. Williamson's reign at Her Majesty's Theatre, I bought the old rehearsal piano. At that stage, in the early 1970s, it was located in the upstairs toilets, where singers could practice with their echo. The piano’s with me still, loud and raucous in tone, and on out-sized wheels for easy transport. It [...]