Mariah Carey: ‘I Wrote ‘Hero’ On The Toilet’

" Mariah Carey admits she finds inspiration in the strangest places - her hit song Hero was written in the bathroom. The superstar singer was using the toilet during a break from recording when the idea for the track came to her. And she confesses she even...

Tunes of torture: 'deafening music used to torment U.S. prisoners'

"The blaring of loud music at extremely dangerous levels is reportedly being used for the torture of political prisoners and suspected terrorists in the U.S. The claim comes from lawyers at Reprieve, a UK...

Disco Dello Spazio

Last night East Van Studios was the scene of Disco Dello Spazio.  Great space, music, visuals.  Overall an excellent scene.  Here's a description written before the event that was pretty much right...

Last.fm Launches 'Music On-Demand' Service

Pandora tried to achieve similar success with streaming tracks into an algorithmically-determind internet radio format, but came up against licensing barriers that prevented the service from being listened to outside of the U.S. Will CBS succeed with their streaming music...

Emergency Mobile Phone Charger

"This latest model has just hit the UK shores (Nov 07) and now works with all the latest phones, PDA’s, and even has iPod Compatibility. It also gives up to twice as much power as those chargers using a single AA battery so you can chat or listen to your tunes for even...

A Song for the Holiday Season : Techno Santa Claus

'Tis the season to be merry and listen to old Holiday favorites. Each year there are new songs competing for the listeners' ears. Here is a song about Techno Santa Claus. Excerpt follows: "All of a sudden old Santa raised his cup,Motioned everybody, Hey will you please...

Romantics sue Guitar Hero publisher

A lot of kids are going to be upset about this if it means Santa's stock of Guitar Hero runs dry."Imitation might be flattery, but that doesn't make the Romantics any happier about it. The Detroit rock band has...

Rip CDs onto your MP3 player – no PC required

"Interesting post over at gizmag…….still awaiting information on release dates and pricing. But, this should be a hot item. I wonder if it will make it in time for holiday gift-giving (and receiving)? " The Micoder is a simple device that converts audio CDs into MP3...

Ukulele Ray and His Lunchbox-A-Leles Popping Up Everywhere

San Francisco street musician and inventor of the famed Lunchbox-A-Lele, Ukulele Ray has been popping up everywhere, playing his wild and wacky 4-string tinbox creations. The Lunchbox-A-Lele, a cross between...

The Folsom Street Fair

"The Folsom Street Fair I went to the Folsom Street Fair sans notebook and sans camera, partly because I didn't want to look like a tourist or journalist, and partly just because I didn't feel like carrying...

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