Monthly Archives: July 2009

No “Vick”tory for animal rights.

Posted on July 30, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

I am not even sure, really, where I want to start with this whole Michael Vick thing.  I am no expert on football.  I could not tell you anything about Vick’s football career or about his lifetime averages during play.  … Continue reading →

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Entertainment News and Gossip.

Posted on July 30, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

Now that I am closing out this month of musical memories, I feel compelled to talk about something that has always bugged me. This need people have to live through the lives of stars by watching shows like Entertainment Tonight, … Continue reading →

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Warren Zevon

Posted on July 28, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

Bordering on the demented, there no better way for me to end this month of musical conversation that to talk about Warren Zevon. Like most people, my first experience with his music was with the song “Werewolves of London”.  But … Continue reading →

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XTC

Posted on July 24, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

I first heard of XTC when I heard the song “Senses working overtime” on the radio.  Because of the way my hearing has always been, however, “Senses” is not what I heard.  So when I walked into Sam Goody Music, … Continue reading →

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Enigma

Posted on July 20, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

If I were to describe Enigma in any ONE statement, it could only be “The sound of sensuality.” I suspect that there are people out there that would find other ways to describe the sound, as everyone hears something different … Continue reading →

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Moby – Great thinking music

Posted on July 15, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

What can I say about Moby… As long as I do not think about his politics or his social choices and concentrate on the music, then I am fine.  It is really hard for me to do that with most … Continue reading →

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Electric Light Orchestra

Posted on July 10, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

There are very few conversations that you can have about musicians and bands that were ahead of their time without mentioning, at some point, Electric Light Orchestra, or ELO. For those of you who may not know who ELO is, … Continue reading →

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Rick Springfield

Posted on July 6, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

This article may not be what you are expecting for a piece written about Rick Springfield.  No mushy talk about how he was considered an 80s heartthrob or the fact that he played Noah Drake in a soap opera.  All … Continue reading →

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Meat Loaf and Commercialism

Posted on July 5, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

I like Meat Loaf… both the dinner kind and the musician, but for the sake of this I am speaking of the musician, Marvin Lee Aday… aka Meat Loaf, for the topic at hand. As I said, I really like … Continue reading →

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The Jackson Legacy…

Posted on July 3, 2009 by SamuraiMarine

Since I am keeping the topics for this month music, I figure I would get a quick slam in on the Jackson family. Is it just me, or is that family whoring out the death of MJ in order to … Continue reading →

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