Finally got around to hearing some great trad last night! Galway is a sort of urban center for trad, or traditional Irish music. I’ve been itching to hear some, but it’s hard to get a group of people to the right places. My roommate Todd and I ended up at Tigh Coili, a great little [...]
Ireland has a great rock and pop musical tradition. U2 is definitely Ireland’s biggest music export, but there are other great names like Van Morrison (one of my favorites), the Cranberries, Enya and Damien Rice. While Galway is known as a musician’s town, with both traditional (“trad” as they call it) and modern styles playing [...]
At the Atlantic, Richard Florida has an interesting post about Nashville, the music industry and industry centralization. He uses former Detroit natives Meg and Jack White of the rock band the White Stripes (pictured above) as an example of how professional musicians are concentraing themselves more in Nashville. It seems like a no-brainer for me, [...]
I am sitting here in my bedroom at the fraternity house where I live. It’s Sunday night, with finals just around the corner, and there are some folks at the house drinking beer and listening to loud music. This is, of course, one of my favorite pastimes (provided it’s good beer and good music), but [...]
Philosophy of the Internet age? Hope you were all sufficiently April fooled yesterday. Now we have to get back to the other boring 364 days of the year, when mean, cold-hearted pranks aren’t acceptable. Still, aren’t you a little worried one of my links might be a Rick Roll? Nashville liberal blogger Ilissa Gold sounds [...]
Another week of blogging begins with another week of daily links. Go forth, read, and be educated. InsideVandy.com reports that Senator Bill Frist will be speaking at the University Club Thursday evening. John Rich has had a whirlwind of a year and the result is a great new album, according to Tennessean writer Cindy Watts. [...]
I’ve been up the last several nights studying for the mother of all midterms today. Wish me luck, then check out these links. Then wish me more luck. InsideVandy.com reports on last night’s Vanderbilt Student Government transfer of power. George Leef at NRO’s Phi Beta Cons blog says there’s an imbalance between research and teaching [...]
On Friday, February 6, Vanderbilt students attempting to log onto their Ruckus accounts were met with the death message: “Unfortunately the Ruckus Service Will No Longer Be Provided. Thanks.” The closing occurred so fast that many universities were not even notified. As this publication was going to press, Vanderbilt ITS and the Vanderbilt Hustler have yet to even comment on the shutdown.
Mark Goldblatt at National Review reminds me that the Beatles appeared on Ed Sullivan for the first time 45 years ago today. He provides a baby boomer’s perspective, hitting on all the great points about the Fab Four: the importance of the ensemble, their revolutionary effect on popular music and popular culture, and the ultimate [...]
Via Breitbart and Big Hollywood, we present you with will.i.am’s newest vidja celebrating The One’s Coronation. Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a> That guy from the Black Eyed Peas who may be entirely to blame for allowing “Yes We Can” to become a permanent staple of the political lexicon is at it again. With [...]
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