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Meryl:
8) 8) 8)
On Saturday, April 24th, 2010, over thirty members of the Opera Company of Philadelphia Chorus and principal cast members from the upcoming production of LaTraviata converged on the Reading Terminal Market Italian Festival. Wearing street clothes and blending in with the crowd, the artists swung into action as the first orchestral strains of the famed "Brindisi" were piped through the market, giving a rousing, surprise performance for hundreds of delighted onlookers who were there to enjoy the Italian delicacies and the everyday treats that the Reading Terminal Market has to offer.
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Sason:
That's way cool, Meryl!! 8) ;D
I love flash mobs.
Front-Ranger:
How interesting! I hope there's a You Tube video of it! I heard something else about Reading, PA yesterday. Garrision Keillor was talking about the Reading Convention in Reading that a reference librarian was going to.
CellarDweller:
Jan Kuehnemund, Guitarist for All-Girl Metal Band Vixen, Dies at 51
10/11/2013 by Mick Stingley
Jan Kuehnemund, the founding member and lead guitarist for the all-female glam metal band Vixen, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 10, after a long battle with cancer. She was 51. An official statement has not been released.
Kuehnemund was born on Nov. 18, 1961, in St. Paul, Minn., and formed Vixen in high school. She and singer Janet Gardner moved the band to Los Angeles in 1985 and, within two years, the classic lineup was formed with Roxy Petrucci on drums and Share Pedersen on bass. The band was later signed to EMI.
Vixen's self-titled debut was released in 1988 and spawned two hit singles, "Cryin' " and "Edge of a Broken Heart." The group appeared in the Penelope Spheeris film, The Decline of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years, and its videos were featured heavily on MTV.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jan-kuehnemund-guitarist-all-girl-647830
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxGYHnTRMAw[/youtube]
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQOmDUnt8Hs[/youtube]
CellarDweller:
Drama for Madonna and her Rebel Heart.
Madonna has been working hard on her latest CD, Rebel Heart and working with a number of people in the music business. Though the final details aren't released yet, a list of 22 possible collaborators has been compiled, and that list includes Avicii, Diplo, Nikki Minaj, Chance the Rapper, Mozella, Toby Gad, S1, Natalia Kills, Alicia Keyes, Miley Cyrus, and others. Everything was carefully being kept under wraps, until a sneak attack happened.
A musical hack occurred, and 6 unfinished Madonna demos were released for the world to hear. Madonna's record company moved as quickly as they could to get everything removed from the internet. This prompted Madonna to release 6 songs to I-Tunes early, in an effort to stop further leaks, but another 6 songs were leaked at a later date.
Near the end of January, Israeli police and Cyber Crime unit arrested the man who hacked the computer that contained Madonna's music, and went further to say he had other artists' unreleased material on his computer as well.
How the leaks will affect Madonna's sales is unknown.
Rebel Heart's first single is "Living For Love". The video was released this week, and the song climbs to #6 on the dance sales chart, becoming her 58th Top 10 dance track.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9h7Teiyvc8[/youtube]
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