Music
PS22 Chorus – Viva La Vida by Coldplay
Feb 10th
This is my favorite of the PS22 Chorus videos. And I don’t even like Coldplay! In fact, I like the PS22 version of this song quite a bit better than the original. 
Enjoy!
Caitlin Crosby’s Awesome “Embrace Your Flawz” Video
Jan 28th
I love people who are passionate about their projects, and that definitely describes Caitlin Crosby’s three year quest to record the footage for the following video, and create it.
Caitlin (along with actress Brie Larson) is the driving force behind LoveYourFlawz.com, a budding movement to promote body image celebration, not just among teenage girls as such pushes often focus on, but along the entire spectrum of age and gender.
This is a subject that is close to her heart, and a theme that can be seen throughout her songwriting – like in another of her popular songs, “Imperfect is the New Perfect.”
Take a look at the video – it’s really great. Very inspiring! And while you’re at it – Love Your Flawz! 
Diane Birch’s Bible Belt Knocks My Socks Off
Dec 27th
I bought my Dad Diane Birch’s debut CD “Bible Belt” for Christmas, which was why I haven’t written about it here sooner. I didn’t want him reading about it and going out and buying it.
I have to say, though – this CD tops my list for most incredible and surprising music of 2009. Birch’s voice is reminiscent of the 1970s songstresses I grew up listening to – she’s like a cross between Carole King and Janis Joplin – and her melodies call up images of Carole King as well, and of Burt Bacharach at his best.
Not only that, but she has the maturity and melodic awareness to realize that using horns throughout her music is a smart choice. It adds depth and layers and brightness to the songs, making some of them remind me of Chicago in their heydey, or of Blood Sweat and Tears.
Being a debut effort from a very young artist, it’s not surprising that the CD is a little uneven, with high points of brilliance (Nothing But a Miracle, Fools, Photograph) and low points of fairly pedestrian offerings (Valentino). However, those flashes of brilliance cause me to predict that in 30, 40, and even 50 years – Diane Birch will transcend her peers – she won’t be a has-been, she’ll be a legend.
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Diane Birch Singer Songwriter Autographed 8x10
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Diane Birch Singer Songwriter Autographed 8x10
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Brittany Murphy’s Death – What a Shocker!
Dec 21st
I can’t believe Brittany Murphy is dead. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like she was great or anything – but she was cute, and she seemed nice, if a little ditzy.
A lot of people didn’t know she had a pretty good singing voice, in addition to her acting. Take a look at this video from the 2002 MTV Movie Awards. She sings at 2:30.
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Brittany Murphy & Skye Bartusiak Dual Autograph! RARE!!
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Say No More, Mon Amour – Full Music Video from Empire Records!
Oct 28th
This video was posted on YouTube by a member of the production company that Warner Brothers hired to film the fake “Rex Manning” music video for the song “Say No More, Mon Amour” – cuts of which appear in the movie. The full version has never been seen before.
I only have one thing to say about it. And that’s – “Oh Rexy…You’re So Sexy!”
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Empire Records by Original Soundtrack (CD, Aug-1995)
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Empire Records by Original Soundtrack (CD, Aug-1995)
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Someone to Fall Back On by Jason Robert Brown
Oct 26th
Here are two really cool and different renditions of the most romantic song of all time, Someone to Fall Back on by the luminous Jason Robert Brown, that I found on YouTube:
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Shelly Bort:
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Adrian Aguilar:
RICK GRECH "THE LAST FIVE YEARS"
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Matt Nathanson Joined Twitter!
Oct 24th
Now we can enjoy the wit, 140 characters at a time.
Follow him at http://twitter.com/_mattnathanson.
And, most importantly, enjoy!
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Beneath These Fireworks by Matt Nathanson (CD, Oct-2...
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Takiyah Wonder Suicide Attempt
Jul 8th
Media outlets are reporting that Takiyah Wonder, daughter of musical genius Stevie Wonder, may have attempted to take her own life this past weekend.
Apparently there were issues in her relationship with boyfriend Robert from the group Day 26. She sent the following concerning tweets:
To everyone that screwed me in life, you’ve finally won.
I can’t take it anymore – I’m done.
You won’t have to hear from me again
Sorry to the friends and family that did love me.
I just took something that will have me gone for good.
Finally no more pain
Not good, for sure!
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STEVIE WONDER / GO HOME
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The Jazz Soul Of Little Stevie Wonder 747 Japan NM
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Stevie Wonder - Live At Last (DVD, 2009)
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British Singer Marilyn – Gay Affair with Gavin Rossdale Lasted 5 Years Says British Singer Marilyn
Apr 22nd
Well, it’s an odd love triangle – Marilyn, Gwen Stefani, and Gavin Rossdale. But there you have it. Marilyn has told InTouch Magazine that Rossdale had to deny the affair because of his growing music career, but that Gavin Rossdale is the love of his life.
The affair had been alleged by Boy George in the past, but Rossdale had, indeed, denied it.
Here’s a video of Marilyn:
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Scottish Woman Singing – Susan Boyle Impresses Simon and the World!
Apr 15th
On Britain’s Got Talent, 47 year old Susan Boyle made giant waves around the world with her rendition of I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables. Demi Moore tweeted that the performance moved her to tears, and it instantly became a YouTube sensation. Simon Cowell supposedly wants to sign Boyle to his record label, and she is now the odds on favorite to win the competition.
Similar things tend to happen when I tweet something. Except not.
Here’s a video of the super talented warbler, and the lyrics to “I Dreamed a Dream” are below.
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I DREAMED A DREAM LYRICS:
There was a time when men were kind
When their voices were soft
And their words inviting
There was a time when love was blind
And the world was a song
And the song was exciting
There was a time
Then it all went wrong
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I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high
And life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no wine untasted
But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
And they turn your dream to shame
He slept a summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autumn came
And still I dream he’ll come to me
That we will live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather
I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I’m living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.
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