Function Better in Your Old Age by Playing Music
Admit it: you’ve always wanted to play guitar, or perhaps, you’ve been meaning to pick it up again. Either way, you should! New research has found that people with musical…
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Rapping for Change in Senegal – Sister Fa takes the 2011 Freedom to Create Prize
Last November, Sister Fa took the Freedom to Create Main Prize in 2011 for her devoted work to raising awareness on the traumatic and harmful consequences of female genital mutilation.…
Friday night
Haven’t been listening to anything new this week so we go with a fave from the past year. This is kind of like two songs in one but sewn together…
The Tea Party/OWS: The Musical (Spoliers)
I come from a very musical family (buy my sister’s band’s EP: The Prime Minister of Cool Chicks) and musical theatre has always been a big part of my life.…
belafonte on obama: "a dagger in our sense of justice"
On a recommendation from a friend, I watched Harry Belafonte interviewed by Charlie Rose in New York City. Belafonte – musician, actor, social-justice activist, radical – is a joy to…
Friday night
“In anticipation for the release of the ‘Mpire‘ LP on January 30th, Moguai has released the first single coincidentally named, ‘Mpire‘ which is an effortlessly stuning powerhouse single! Moguai doesn’t…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
Paul Kamm and Eleanore MacDonald are a Northern California-based folk duo. This song, Ship Gonna Sail, was written to discouraged activists several years ago: Paul wrote the song with the…
Album Review: The Search by Mike Acerbo
Openly gay musical artists are still a rarity these days. Yes, in an ideal place and time in the future, perhaps it won’t matter whether or not a performer is…
songs from beyond the grave (a list in progress)
I was driving around Mississauga listening to Bob Dylan’s Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue, a great live album, when I realized that the narrator of “Romance In Durango” dies…
Music Is The Best Medicine
It’s often said that Laughter is the best medicine, but maybe music isn’t far behind? Music can help people walk and talk again after injury and illnesses of the brain.…
Friday night
That’s a free download. Nice. Recommend this one too. Have a good night!
Musical Medicine
Feel in need of some healing in these turbulent times? I know I do, and this video does that for me. Enjoy, and take these words to heart: Live by…
Friday night
Something different, a departure from the house music tonight. Have a great night!
Deck The Jails With Wall Street Bankers: The 99% Choir Goes Christmas Caroling
This youtube gem came my way via MyFireDogLake.com, and I knew I had to share it. Here’s the 99% Choir, made up of members from The Backbone Campaign, Washington Community…
Christmas Time This Year – Happy holidays from us and Ry Cooder
On this Christmas Day, we’d like to wish you and those you love a most wonderful holiday season. And for those with gifts left to give (be you Orthodox Christian,…
Euphonium Christmas
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