http://ccox.umwblogs.org defining the genres of rock, soul, and progressive Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:49:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ....a very stressful time but music and green tea can sure soothe my soul soothe...there's an aesthetic word mary wash kids, good luck on finals! http://ccox.umwblogs.org/2008/04/26/finals-and-packing/ so guess who has her ticket to see Billy Joel this summer?! ...just wanted to share in case i hadn't ...and you might call it bragging, but i just call it spreading my joy (the little I do have during these last two weeks of the semester) Good luck everyone on projects and exams! http://ccox.umwblogs.org/2008/04/21/its-still-rock-and-roll-to-me/ ....Lupe Fiasco is the first hip-hop artist that has actually provided me with a message through his musical talent.  People might say that hip-hop artists all sound the same.  But, until you listen to this artist, please do not judge.  Hip-hop may have a bad reputation, especially with songs like "Oh!" ... http://ccox.umwblogs.org/2008/04/20/whats-the-deal-with-lupe/ This past friday night, University of Mary Washington's Great Hall was shaking to the sounds of 9 different bands.  I heard anything from what sounded like the screaming of birds to the total domination style of metal rock (quite an experience).  Sadly, there wasn't a big crowd for the show, but I actually ... http://ccox.umwblogs.org/2008/04/20/battle-of-the-bandsno-weapons-involved/ http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?cl=7107310  ...this excited me...i'm sort of a lover for both history and music http://ccox.umwblogs.org/2008/03/24/presidential-rock-roll/ "I'm Henry the VIII I am, Henry the VIII I am...." is an unbelievably catchy phrase....well, once you hear it sung by Herman's Hermits. After first listening to it, I sort of felt like a child who cannot stop humming a newly learned Mother Goose rhyme. Check it out: http://ccox.umwblogs.org/2008/03/12/15/ St. Louis Arch I have finally recuperated from my trip to St. Louis! However, I am definitely not unpacked nor caught up on all my work. I have a feeling neither of those will happen till I leave for Spring Break. ; ) The five days I spent ... http://ccox.umwblogs.org/2008/02/23/stl/ Last night, I attended the Great Lives lecture on Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996). Douglas Gately, who is part of the Music Department here at Mary Washington, presented the lecture. Many came out from the community and there were also several UMW students. I even saw Magan from our class....and from talking ... http://ccox.umwblogs.org/2008/02/13/ella-fitzgerald-the-first-lady-of-song/ Here is a bit of music trivia I read in University of Mary Washington's newspaper, The Bullet (just in case you all did not have a chance to read it): Van Halen's concert contract demanded that they always have a bowl of M&Ms backstage with all of the brown candies removed.  If there was ... http://ccox.umwblogs.org/2008/02/04/8/ Danielle and I had a grand time with the podcasts yesterday in class.....especially after we realized the red light on the audio recording should be lit up red to actually record.  Haha...sadly we did a whole interview before we realized that it was not on.  ...But by doing this project, we realized that we ... http://ccox.umwblogs.org/2008/01/30/7/