This post is for Knowledge Exchange - that's why KE appears in subject - and not for any commercial gains Source - Business Week October 9, 2007 By applying new management tools to traditional hubs of manufacturing—such as Tamil Nadu's leather trade—local firms boost competitiveness and quality...
09/30/2008 08:50:16 ♥ written by vu ( ) Tour Dates 09/30/08 Doug Fir (FREE SHOW) Portland, OR 10/02/08 Amoeba Music (Instore) San Francisco, California 10/02/08 Pop Scene at 330 Ritch San Francisco, CA 10/04/08 Detour Festival Los Angeles, CA 10/06/08 Spaceland (FREE SHOW) Los Angeles, CA 10/11/08...
When Radicalpatriot invited me to Japan Nite in San Francisco last March, the only band that really interested me was SCANDAL. And why not? AKB48 rocking out with guitars? How hot is that? SCANDAL was pretty cool, but what I didn't know was that I would leave the concert as a huge fan of another...
The first Gypsies claimed to be the Christian nobility of Egypt, who had abandoned their possessions in order to retain their faith when the Muslims gained power. They were believed for a good period. However, linguistic evidence strongly demonstrates that they actually originated in India, and...
I've finally left Illinois. Silly me I thought Des Moines was on the Mississippi so I was overcome with joy to find myself crossing the river much sooner than expected. Iowa however is one nasty short and squat little state. I should warn you that Interstate 80 takes a turn at Des Moines so if you...
Current Tune (And the Band played Waltzing Matilda by The Pogues) Back on the 5.20 am train to Lichfield. Had to go home last night as I had forgotten anything that would allow me to pay for my hotel room or get cash…Doh. Also, I had forgotten to put enough food down for Nobs, well, he had food,...
9/30/2008 You' re hereby strongly encouraged to get one ping down & pull up LOVELESS on Rhapsody. Listen to it only once. Note the polyaural textures of fuzzy tremolo and crisp chord progressions. Pay attention to the meandering on SOMETIMES. And the reverse low altitude fly-bys on TO HERE KNOWS...
In a recent comment, my friend the lovely Wendy (Itsalife.org), observed her own surprise at my music tastes vis a vis my personality. It got me thinking, as all good posts and comments should, and made me wonder about my own musical and personal journey to where I am now, the memories I have of...
So I originally did this for my family, in a weekly update. I was having a bad week and needed a list of things that make me happy to remind me that life isn't so bad. I sent out my list, and my family sent their's back, and we were all cheered up, even if it was just for a second. I have a feeling...
Back in the day, I made compilation VHS tapes of music videos airing on MTV's 120 Minutes (and later Alternative Nation). So before either hosts (Dave Kendall, Lewis Largent, or Matt Pinfield) would introduce the song, I pressed the record button, hoping the video or song would be a good one. I...
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been a HUGE music geek. Since the time I was about 5, I was completely obsessed with music. The days of waiting all day, blank tape cued up, for that song to come on the air….(especially those “night versions” of Duran Duran tunes) holds a big place in my heart....
Friends. This one required absolutely no thought, considering the events of the past few weeks. But I'd like to discuss a specific group of friends through this post. I didn't pick my childhood friends. No, I really didn't. My parents chose them for my sister and me. You see, my parents immigrated...
I have never been a fan of such polls as if it was me the choices I would make could very much depend upon my mood at the time or be biased towards music I had been listening to at the time. However, even making allowances for this I must, guven some of the results below, be well adrift from the...
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die Published in 2005 by Cassell Illustrated. Selected & written by 90 leading international critics, general editor Robert Dimery. In chronological order 1955-2005. Year of release only given here, when considered absolutely necessary. Where there were...
A few weeks ago I after a bleak Saturday at the fitba posted Billie Holiday's version of "Gloomy Sunday" I now see that www.mojo4music.com have put the song top of the list for songs to slit your wrist to.....otherthan Morrisey of course! The Song So Sad, It Could Kill You Is it Old Shep? Something...
Hello People. My name is Erik. I've called my demo 'Couldn't Be Further From Me' because it tells you where my music is coming from and it gives it away straight away, I write about what goes on in my life and outside of it, but I tend to write in a way which wouldn't be the way many artists write...
iTunes crashed one too many times. I uninstalled the bugger - someone had suggested it could be a corrupt dll file - so I deleted every single thing on my external drive, and reinstalled iTunes. This is the last time, though. I will just have to find something else to play music with, if it once...
These quotes were compiled from a librarians' listserv that I subscribe to: It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish. - S. I. Hayakawa Read a good novel before Hollywood ruins it. - Unknown There is hardly...
We have a tradition in this building I'm running of making staff CDs at least once a year. I'm not exactly sure what the point it. By and large it's served to remind me that I'm a crazy old man shaking my fist at the music crazy kids listen to these days. For the current go-around, the CD leader...
Compiled from Rolling Stone's website: 1 Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan 1965 2 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction The Rolling Stones 1965 3 Imagine John Lennon 1971 4 What's Going On Marvin Gaye 1971 5 Respect Aretha Franklin 1967 6 Good Vibrations The Beach Boys 1966 7 Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry 1958 8...
