Happy Holidays! & Holiday Music

Sharing one of my Holiday Playlists on YouTube - lots of music, of course!...

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1CD7C4ECFC7DFDA9

Also, please note that iTunes has been giving away Christmas music - I downloaded a free "Hallelujah Chorus - The Messiah" as well as a choir singing "Ding Dong Merrily on High." While on iTunes check out Keith Richards' new "Run Reindeer Run" and Bette Midler's (yes) "Cool Yule." And, Brian Selzer has long had a bunch of good holiday music for those who like their holiday music swinging (such as the "Cool Yule" just mentioned).

Tonight, Christmas Eve on PBS, lots of holiday music (duh), including the Trans-Siberian Orchestra in concert. (Check out what the TSO does with the "Nutcracker Suite" some time.)

Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas!

Carolyn

New Music Graphics & New Shirts, Etc.

I've been playing with my iPod and iTunes too much... Lots of great new music - and, well, old music. Been especially enjoying Paul McCartney's new album and music video (on iTunes as well as YouTube), and the "Darfur" benefit album of "modern-day" music artists' covers of John Lennon songs. (Amazing how some of John's old songs are even more relevant to today than they were when they first came out.) Bono & U2 do a great cover of "Instant Karma." And I might prefer Steven Tyler & Aerosmith's reggae version (yes, a raggae band joins in on this) better than John's original version of "Give Peace a Chance."

For fellow Beatles (and Wings) fans, it was great seeing Paul and Ringo, also Yoko and Olivia Harrison, on "Larry King" this week. I'm bummed that the show is not - at least not yet - available on "Larry King"'s iTunes' podcasts. Paris Hilton is - but so what?! I want Ringo and Paul. Great old Beatles' clips and music were included in that"King" show.

Yes, I do like new music, too - been listening to a lot of "The Cat Empire" lately, for just one "new-ish" group. And "New Shoes" by Paolo, um, whatever his unusual last name is (sorry). Lily Allen, if I pretty much ignore her lyrics (good, quite talented, but much in need of an attitude adjustment - so negative! Maturity will likely take care of that, usually does. ) Bit and pieces of the soundtracks from the "Pirates..." movies.... (aren't those bass strings wonderful?)

Anyway - my new music graphics: A purple Circle of Fifths and a Bass Clef Circle of Fifths. Both were requested by customers. The Bass Clef C of 5 was actually overdue. I thought of it a long time ago, but never got around to doing anything about it. So I'm kinda glad a customer gave me a needed shove/incentive to get 'er done already. Do note that there are two similar versions of the Bass Clef Circle of Fifths graphic.

See the new music graphics written about above and the new Junior Jersey in the "NEW NEW NEW" section of Music Stuff & More

For the Americans out there, have a happy 4th of July!

(BTW, I bought Ray Charles' "America" and, yes, Jimi Hendrix's "Star-Spangled Banner" at the iTunes store... Now, to rip a couple of those John Philip Sousa marches off my CD for my iPod...)

Oh, "Be kind to your web-footed friends, for a duck may be somebody's mother..."

Okay, most of you won't get that reference. It is musical, and it is 4th of July. ; )

Be cool. Keep cool. Have a good one.

Grammy Awards Tonight (& Prince)

Yahoo's Grammy Coverage "Central"

http://www.grammy.com/ - the offical Grammy website

http://www.apple.com/itunes/ - yes, the Apple iTunes store. iTunes has Grammy coverage, too, of course (Grammy-nominated samples and downloads).

Speaking of iTunes, re my mention of Prince above, I've got my iTunes running listening to Prince's "Baby I'm a Star" as I write. Anyway, about Prince, didn't he do a great half-time show at the Super Bowl? Real trooper Prince was performing in the pouring rain. I did pick up on the irony of his performing "Purple Rain" under the circumstances. Perfect.

Poop on those people who bothered to try to make something dirty out of Prince's performance. I think it's *their* minds that are dirty. Jeez. (Yes, I know Prince's has had his naughties in the long-ago past. Again - jeez. Sometimes people just seem compelled to look for the negative.)

Anyway - I'm looking forward to the Grammys tonight. I've even got some of the music - listening now to a song from John Mayer's "Continuim" as I now write. Got Mayer's music video for "Waiting for the World to Change." Also have a couple of Red Hot Chili Pepper's songs from their nominated "Stadium Arcadium", listening to "Snow (Hey Oh)" now - I listen to this one over and over, and over and over. (BTW, what the heck are the lyrics about? Whatever.)

Gee, I'm even missing "Desperate Housewives" in order to watch the Grammys...

Enjoy.

P.S.: John Mayer had better win something, as he's nominated multiplily, and is certainly talented and deserving. BTW, a relative? Who knows? Would be at most a distant in-law, such as a cousin-in-law. He does look like the Mayer branch of our family... ?