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Yet another hattip to the girlfriend for recommending that I check out various videos from the UC Men’s Octet. I”m not a fan of choir performances, but when they’re done differently, as it has been here, it can really add a totally new dimension to a song.

The best part is that this video is nearly [...]

Reuben and Gillian’s wedding was last Saturday and before I blog about that, I really wanted to post the wedding sermon while it’s still fresh (by now semi-fresh) in my head.
Okay honestly the priest was going on a little bit too much on the extreme side of negative things for me, but I liked how [...]

Full credit to the girlfriend for referring this video to me. I’m not as hot on the song as I am on the choreography, musical collaboration and the technology involved such as the camera and the lights. The video claims this was all taken and recorded in one take, and if it was, it’s pretty [...]

It’s hard for me to review Rant by Chuck Palahniuk (author of Fight Club)without getting into specifics because the twists in the story are so surprising that I wouldn’t want to spoil it for anyone,  but suffice to say that after one read, this book has instantly shot up to one of my top five [...]

Another of those tracks that I heard once and sat up to take notice. Demi Lovato (who’s better known for the Disney movie Camp Rock starring opposite the Jonas Brothers) starts the song with the right combination of strength and vulnerability, builds up to a great crescendo and then ends as the song began: hushed. [...]

So I really don’t know what to make of David Archuleta. Despite the terrible “popness” of his music, they’re catchy and the guy can sing.
Case in point? “Touch My Hand”

For the most part, the song is pretty good, except for the chorus, which is cheesy as hell:
Trying to reach out to you, touch my hand
Reach [...]

I was in the car the other day when this song started playing on the radio. It’s exactly 10 years old (it was released in 1999), but I think it’s still as relevant as it was back then. Ah to think I was 15 in 1999.

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’97
Wear sunscreen
If I [...]