For those of you who missed it, I urge you to read my earlier post:Rampant Capitalism: A Detriment to Society in the USBefore moving forward, you might notice that I changed the title of the previous post. Although I do strongly believe that rampant capitalism could lead to the death of the US as we know it, I decided that the revised title was more appropriate.Education is the single most important investment we can make in our own future. Yet, we pay teachers the same as what we pay garbage... Read Full Story
For those of you who missed it, I urge you to read my earlier post:Rampant Capitalism: A Detriment to Society in the USBefore moving forward, you might notice that I changed the title of the previous post. Although I do strongly believe that rampant capitalism could lead to the death of the US as we know it, I decided that the revised title was more appropriate.Education is the single most important investment we can make in our own future. Yet, we pay teachers the same as what we pay garbage... Read Full Story
Do you remember when huge conglomerates like Clear Channel controlled the music that you heard on the radio and what venues in which bands could and could not perform? How about the days where the big 4 record label conglomerates, Sony Music Entertainment, EMI, Warner Music Group, and Universal Music Group, "manufactured" talent by hiring people who could sing and having session musicians write and play the accompanying music? Didn't you hate that these conglomerates also decided who to promo... Read Full Story
Do you remember when huge conglomerates like Clear Channel controlled the music that you heard on the radio and what venues in which bands could and could not perform? How about the days where the big 4 record label conglomerates, Sony Music Entertainment, EMI, Warner Music Group, and Universal Music Group, "manufactured" talent by hiring people who could sing and having session musicians write and play the accompanying music? Didn't you hate that these conglomerates also decided who to promo... Read Full Story
Related posts:The world's billionaires - What's wrong with this picture?The World's Billionaires - Part IIChange We Must - A Call To ActionSince President Obama is talking about this tonight, I'd like to start off with my thoughts on health care in the US. An in depth study done by the World Health Organization back in 2000 shows the US ranked at #37 in health care. Despite arguments as to methodology of the ranking system, I think WHO's findings are pretty accurate within a margin of error... Read Full Story
Related posts:The world's billionaires - What's wrong with this picture?The World's Billionaires - Part IIChange We Must - A Call To ActionSince President Obama is talking about this tonight, I'd like to start off with my thoughts on health care in the US. An in depth study done by the World Health Organization back in 2000 shows the US ranked at #37 in health care. Despite arguments as to methodology of the ranking system, I think WHO's findings are pretty accurate within a margin of error... Read Full Story
Image: Angel of Siloam by Scott McMahanPlay my songs from the player in the side bar!Endeavour is a one man band that was born in late 1994. It's sole member is me. I had started serious work on a few compositions in the early 90's. The earliest of these songs is Chinatown Jam which, in it's earliest incarnations, dates back to the late 80's (circa 1988). Chinatown Jam began as a purely pentatonic piece. By time I recorded it in March of 1995, it was more or less in the key of B. Howeve... Read Full Story
Saga is revamped and, to use a Crimso term, "highly thrakked" on their new release, The Human Condition. You can hear 4 tracks in their entirety on the Official Saga site. Great stuff! Whether you're a veteran Saga fan or just like intelligent, melodic rock, you'll love The Human Condition. As some of you know, this is Saga's first album to feature the new lead singer, Rob Moratti. While his vocals are significantly different from Mike Sadler's, I think Saga made a great choice for a new fron... Read Full Story
Remember the second famous Canadian rock trio called Triumph? They formed in 1975; about a year after Rush. Triumph reached their peak in popularity with the 1984 release of Thunder Seven. Due to artistic differences, Rik Emmett (guitarist extraordinaire) was kicked out of the band. Shortly thereafter, the two remaining members, Gil Moore and Mike Levine made sure that Triumph was quite literally none of Rik's business despite the fact that Rik was 1) the major talent in the band and 2) the m... Read Full Story
Remember the second famous Canadian rock trio called Triumph? They formed in 1975; about a year after Rush. Triumph reached their peak in popularity with the 1984 release of Thunder Seven. Due to artistic differences, Rik Emmett (guitarist extraordinaire) was kicked out of the band. Shortly thereafter, the two remaining members, Gil Moore and Mike Levine made sure that Triumph was quite literally none of Rik's business despite the fact that Rik was 1) the major talent in the band and 2) the m... Read Full Story
