I found a second website about social networking that I thought was interesting. It is about a social networking music site called Qloud. It looks really interesting. It is a music search service which has social features. It is connected to other site such as facebook and friendster. You can look for artists, songs, keywords, styles and many other things. You can create your own personal site and put the music that you like up. You can also request friends on there, see what music they like and recommend. It is connected with Itunes. The article says that it keeps growing and new features are going to come out on the site. I think its really interesting and I am definately going to go to that website and check out how it is connected to social networks.
Here is the article if anyone wants to read it
http://mashable.com/2006/10/10/qloud-launches-music-search-meets-social-networking/
Also, if you are interested in Qloud here is the site for it...
http://www.qloud.com/
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
So i was reading through articles on aol music because I like to go on there a lot and there was a section called embarrasing onstage antics. They describe all embarrasing things that happened to performers in the past while on stage at a concert. I thought it was interesting because I only knew about a few of them and wanted to share it. Ill list them from 15 down to 1, 1 being the most embarrasing..So here goes..
15. in 1997 when U2 was on their Popmart tour, the band's 40-foot lemon-shaped pod malfunctioned, trapping the band inside.
14. At Woodstock '94, Green Day started an mud-fight with the audience. With the stage filled with mud covered fans, bassist Mike Dirnt was mistaken for a trespasser by a security guard, who fought the musician, knocking out several teeth.
13. In 1977, Fleetwood Mac celebrated their status as the world's biggest band by having a 70-foot penguin into their act. However, "It would never fully inflate," said Lindsey Buckingham. "This thing was limping and floundering at the back of the stage."
12. The Who's Keith Moon rigged an explosion during a 1967 television appearance. More powerful than planned, it propelled the drum kit and Daltrey airborne, and may have even triggered Pete Townshend's hearng troubles.
11. Singers forget lyrics all the time, but preferably not in front of the President. During a Kennedy Center tribute to Dolly Parton, Jessica Simpson abruptly stopped in the middle '9 to 5.' "Dolly, that made me so nervous," she blurted before running offstage.
10. Alice Cooper "retired" the huge snake used in his show for decades after an incident in Los Angeles during which the snake pooped all over him. Cooper later told Rolling Stone. "My whole stage costume was covered, and it smelled so bad I was gagging."
9. David Bowie has dodged his share of roses and beer cans in concert, but he surely never anticipated what would force him to leave the stage 20 minutes into a 2004 Oslo show. The Thin White Duke was hit with the thin white stick from a lollipop, hurled by a fan, which lodged inside his left eyelid. It was the same eye that he injured in a schoolboy fight with a classmate, a trauma that left the eye permanently dilated.
8.The Rolling Stones massive 1969 concert in London's Hyde Park became a tribute to their fallen mate Brian Jones, who was discovered at the bottom of his swimming pool two days before the gig. Mick Jagger dressed in white, and read from Shelley's elegiac 'Adonais' before releasing thousands of butterflies -- most of which were already dead.
7. During one of Neil Young's appearances, the oblivious singer had a gob of cocaine clearly lodged in a nostril. It later had to be editied out of their concert film.
6. Sean "Diddy" Combs tried to pull a page from the grunge playbook when he attempted a stage dive at a tony nightclub in Ibiza, Spain, in 2005. Instead of catching the rapper and hip-hop impresario, fans moved away, and Diddy slammed to the floor. Gamely, he hobbled back onstage.
5. Ozzy Osbourne was on the receiving end of a somewhat less fondly remembered stunt on his 'Diary of a Madman' tour. A giant catapult designed to look like a hand was set up to fling raw calves' livers and pig intestines into the audience in a kind of ritual baptism-by-butcher's-offal. At one gig, the slaughter fell far short of its destination, landing on ... Ozzy's head.
4. Onstage in Mansfield, Massachusetts, in 2004, Cyndi Lauper threw her head back to hit a high note and took a direct hit from a defecating bird flying overhead. The singer wiped her mouth on her sleeve and went on singing. Later, she denied reports that the poop had landed in her mouth: "It went on my lower lip. I could not taste it ... I actually considered it a good-luck sign."
3. Nirvana's Krist Novoselic put himself in harm's way during the 1992 taping of the MTV VMAs. Near the end of the song 'Lithium,' Novoselic tossed his bass in the air. The guitar hit him on his head, and the dazed musician stumbled offstage as his mates trashed their own instruments.
2. Ashlee Simpson was exposed on 'SNL' when the wrong recording of her vocals was triggered. Simpson fled, but tried to stomp out her embarrassment with a hoedown.
1. Black Eyed Peas memeber Fergie peed her pants during a concert. She had a huge wet spot on her crotch. Her publicist claimed the stain was just "sweat," but Fergie actually confessed that she'd had a few drinks and "didn't think to go to the bathroom" before the show. "We were jumping around ... it was all very rock 'n' roll. And my bladder just started ... you know."
15. in 1997 when U2 was on their Popmart tour, the band's 40-foot lemon-shaped pod malfunctioned, trapping the band inside.
14. At Woodstock '94, Green Day started an mud-fight with the audience. With the stage filled with mud covered fans, bassist Mike Dirnt was mistaken for a trespasser by a security guard, who fought the musician, knocking out several teeth.
13. In 1977, Fleetwood Mac celebrated their status as the world's biggest band by having a 70-foot penguin into their act. However, "It would never fully inflate," said Lindsey Buckingham. "This thing was limping and floundering at the back of the stage."
12. The Who's Keith Moon rigged an explosion during a 1967 television appearance. More powerful than planned, it propelled the drum kit and Daltrey airborne, and may have even triggered Pete Townshend's hearng troubles.
11. Singers forget lyrics all the time, but preferably not in front of the President. During a Kennedy Center tribute to Dolly Parton, Jessica Simpson abruptly stopped in the middle '9 to 5.' "Dolly, that made me so nervous," she blurted before running offstage.
10. Alice Cooper "retired" the huge snake used in his show for decades after an incident in Los Angeles during which the snake pooped all over him. Cooper later told Rolling Stone. "My whole stage costume was covered, and it smelled so bad I was gagging."
9. David Bowie has dodged his share of roses and beer cans in concert, but he surely never anticipated what would force him to leave the stage 20 minutes into a 2004 Oslo show. The Thin White Duke was hit with the thin white stick from a lollipop, hurled by a fan, which lodged inside his left eyelid. It was the same eye that he injured in a schoolboy fight with a classmate, a trauma that left the eye permanently dilated.
8.The Rolling Stones massive 1969 concert in London's Hyde Park became a tribute to their fallen mate Brian Jones, who was discovered at the bottom of his swimming pool two days before the gig. Mick Jagger dressed in white, and read from Shelley's elegiac 'Adonais' before releasing thousands of butterflies -- most of which were already dead.
7. During one of Neil Young's appearances, the oblivious singer had a gob of cocaine clearly lodged in a nostril. It later had to be editied out of their concert film.
6. Sean "Diddy" Combs tried to pull a page from the grunge playbook when he attempted a stage dive at a tony nightclub in Ibiza, Spain, in 2005. Instead of catching the rapper and hip-hop impresario, fans moved away, and Diddy slammed to the floor. Gamely, he hobbled back onstage.
5. Ozzy Osbourne was on the receiving end of a somewhat less fondly remembered stunt on his 'Diary of a Madman' tour. A giant catapult designed to look like a hand was set up to fling raw calves' livers and pig intestines into the audience in a kind of ritual baptism-by-butcher's-offal. At one gig, the slaughter fell far short of its destination, landing on ... Ozzy's head.
4. Onstage in Mansfield, Massachusetts, in 2004, Cyndi Lauper threw her head back to hit a high note and took a direct hit from a defecating bird flying overhead. The singer wiped her mouth on her sleeve and went on singing. Later, she denied reports that the poop had landed in her mouth: "It went on my lower lip. I could not taste it ... I actually considered it a good-luck sign."
3. Nirvana's Krist Novoselic put himself in harm's way during the 1992 taping of the MTV VMAs. Near the end of the song 'Lithium,' Novoselic tossed his bass in the air. The guitar hit him on his head, and the dazed musician stumbled offstage as his mates trashed their own instruments.
2. Ashlee Simpson was exposed on 'SNL' when the wrong recording of her vocals was triggered. Simpson fled, but tried to stomp out her embarrassment with a hoedown.
1. Black Eyed Peas memeber Fergie peed her pants during a concert. She had a huge wet spot on her crotch. Her publicist claimed the stain was just "sweat," but Fergie actually confessed that she'd had a few drinks and "didn't think to go to the bathroom" before the show. "We were jumping around ... it was all very rock 'n' roll. And my bladder just started ... you know."
Sunday, February 10, 2008
social networking and music
My group in class has the topic of social networking and I found this really interesting article. I thought it was good to show in my blog because it ties in with my blog topic of music as well. Here is the article for everyone to read.. http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2005/05/67545
The article is titled "Bands Embrace Social Networking". Basically, it is about how bands are loving all of the social network websites out today such as Myspace because they are allowing people all over to listen to their music, become fans and help them one day to maybe become famous. I thought it was interesting to read that more than 240,000 artists all over are using MySpace to market themselves and become big. It said how My Chemical Romance was actually one of these bands who got popular through myspace.
I don't go on myspace as frequent as facebook or some other sites but whenever I sign in I always have random requests from different bands or artists who are trying to build up their fan base and get people to listen to their music. I think it is a great way to hear all different types of music and see what else is out there besides all the same stuff you hear on the radio a million times a day. Even big artists and bands have myspace pages. You can even link in their song to your profile so that whoever views your own myspace page can hear their music. Like the article said, I think it is a great way for people to keep up to date on which ever bands they are into about upcoming concerts, new albums or even just listen to their music on the page whenever they want. Band memebers even respond to their fans through comments which is how the whole social networking aspect comes in. I am sure the big big artists out there dont go on myspace to comment people who like their music but I know that a lotI of others do.
I couldnt believe when I read that their are more than 15 million people signed up on myspace. It really is a great way for bands to get recognized because so many people use the site.
The article is titled "Bands Embrace Social Networking". Basically, it is about how bands are loving all of the social network websites out today such as Myspace because they are allowing people all over to listen to their music, become fans and help them one day to maybe become famous. I thought it was interesting to read that more than 240,000 artists all over are using MySpace to market themselves and become big. It said how My Chemical Romance was actually one of these bands who got popular through myspace.
I don't go on myspace as frequent as facebook or some other sites but whenever I sign in I always have random requests from different bands or artists who are trying to build up their fan base and get people to listen to their music. I think it is a great way to hear all different types of music and see what else is out there besides all the same stuff you hear on the radio a million times a day. Even big artists and bands have myspace pages. You can even link in their song to your profile so that whoever views your own myspace page can hear their music. Like the article said, I think it is a great way for people to keep up to date on which ever bands they are into about upcoming concerts, new albums or even just listen to their music on the page whenever they want. Band memebers even respond to their fans through comments which is how the whole social networking aspect comes in. I am sure the big big artists out there dont go on myspace to comment people who like their music but I know that a lotI of others do.
I couldnt believe when I read that their are more than 15 million people signed up on myspace. It really is a great way for bands to get recognized because so many people use the site.
The 2008 Grammys
The grammys were on last night. I watched them and I don't know how everyone else felt but I was kind of disappointed with them. My favorite performance of the night was definately the Foo Fighters. I really like them and Im glad that they won best rock album because I had either wanted them or Daughtry to win. Alicia Keyes was good too and she won a grammy for something. However I am not too big on her music because I feel like all her songs are overplayed and get annoying. Kanye had a pretty emotional performance because he sang about his mother who died recently. He also won a grammy for best rap album. I was suprised that he didn't win best album of the year because that is who everyone thought was going to win. Some guy I dont even know ended up winning. Rhianna also performed and I felt she did a pretty good job.
I really dont understand how Amy Winehouse won so many grammys and especially best record. Everyone I know doesn't really like her. Seriously I cant believe she won over the Foo Fighters? I don't understand that. She didnt even know what to say during her speech because she is on so many drugs. Brad Paisley performed and I changed that channel for that one haha.
I posted some pictures from the grammys for anyone who missed it and is interested.
I really dont understand how Amy Winehouse won so many grammys and especially best record. Everyone I know doesn't really like her. Seriously I cant believe she won over the Foo Fighters? I don't understand that. She didnt even know what to say during her speech because she is on so many drugs. Brad Paisley performed and I changed that channel for that one haha.
I posted some pictures from the grammys for anyone who missed it and is interested.
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