Fabio Troiano

Hello future, past, and present lovers. Welcome to music + love , a place where I tell you what sounds awesome. The skies are a clear blue here in California, the hills are golden, and the bronze rays of the setting sun look amazing through the dense clouds of smog. Yup, summer has officially hit and it is here to stay. Ah yes, summertime - the season of love. As you kick back, relax, and enjoy everything the bountiful gifts of the sun has to offer -- especially this season's slew of summer festivals -- you may be wondering: what songs will be the ... Read Full Story

I don't know how to say this properly, because I know so little about classical music. I'm a fan of hip-hop and old rock and roll. I play the serious stuff mainly as background while I'm reading, and go to classical concerts mainly to get dressed up and go out on the town with friends and sit under nice chandeliers and listen to pretty music that I don't usually recognize. But last night I went to a concert that was extraordinary. Even for a clunk like me. Israeli cellist Gavriel Lipkind played with the Brussels Chamber Orchestra (of Belgium) in Raleigh in the official ... Read Full Story

Azumanga Daioh is a manga made by Kiyohiko Azuma. An anime version was made in 2002. Azumanga Daioh anime and manga follows the daily lives of six highscool girls and two teachers. In this series we can see Sasaki´s obsession with the cats of the city that seem to hate her, the prodigious 10 year old Chiyo´s struggle to be accepted as an ordinary highschool student, the patient Yomi and her impulsive and hyperactive best friend Tomo, the crazy ideas of Osaka and extreme competitiveness of the sporty Kagura. Although this series is mostly based on the daily lives of these girls, it also ... Read Full Story

Azumanga Daioh is a manga made by Kiyohiko Azuma. An anime version was made in 2002. Azumanga Daioh anime and manga follows the daily lives of six highscool girls and two teachers. In this series we can see Sasaki´s obsession with the cats of the city that seem to hate her, the prodigious 10 year old Chiyo´s struggle to be accepted as an ordinary highschool student, the patient Yomi and her impulsive and hyperactive best friend Tomo, the crazy ideas of Osaka and extreme competitiveness of the sporty Kagura. Although this series is mostly based on the daily lives of these girls, it also ... Read Full Story

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