Renaissance 2.0
2009 will be the Less is More year as increasing numbers of startups become shutdowns and people start to focus on using less services. The waves of early adopters has already begun to settle down and even the most excited web 2.0 proponents (myself included) realize that there are only so many minutes in a…
Human by the Human League is a wonderful song written and produced by the dynamic Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis team that were on fire in the 80s and 90s. They achieved major stardom with the work they did with Janet Jackson but they created an incredible amount of fantastic work with other artists. For…
I just learned that the Knack’s leader singer Doug Fieger died at the age of 57 from lung cancer on February 14, 2010! Sharona, the girl he loved that inspired his biggest hit, My Sharona, was by his side during his final days. Here’s an excellent piece from NPR about the real Sharona. I loved…
The Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony” is itself a bittersweet experience. It’s a beautiful song with some sad sentiments in it such as “You’re a slave to money then you die”. The story behind the song is also rather bittersweet as it was the Verve’s only big hit here in the states and all the royalties had…
Five for Fighting’s “World” is yet another masterpiece from their incredible art collection of songs featuring unforgettable works such as “100 years”, “The Riddle”, “Superman” and more. I first caught it in a Sear’s commercial and knew it was John Ondrasik’s voice. I did a quick search on Yahoo Answers and found out the name…