B. Thomas Cooper - EditorSound and Recording - blogment -National News wire - The Infinite EchoU.S. Vice President Joe Biden met privately with controversial Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio while visiting Phoenix on Monday, although details of the unannounced discussion have not been made public. Biden who was in Phoenix today touting the successes of the Obama administrations economic stimulus plan was quick to point out to the small crowd gathered for a democratic fundraiser, that more t... Read Full Story
B. Thomas Cooper - Editorblogment - National News wire - The Infinite Echo"O Lord our Father, our young patriots, idols of our hearts, go forth to battle – be Thou near them! With them – in spirit – we also go forth from the sweet peace of our beloved firesides to smite the foe. O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their patriot dead; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with shrieks o... Read Full Story
B. Thomas Cooper - EditorSound and Recording - blogment -National News wire - The Infinite EchoAn intoxicated off-duty Baltimore city police officer visiting a haunted house with his family has been charged with assault after pointing a loaded handgun at a costumed employee.According to authorities, Sgt. Eric Janik, 36, pointed the handgun at Michael Morrison's chest, who was dressed as a character from the horror film ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre.’The chainsaw Mr. Morrison's was wielding was onl... Read Full Story
B. Thomas Cooper - EditorSound and Recording - blogment -National News wire - The Infinite EchoNetworking. Some bands are good at it, some are not. Some musicians understand how important it is, others don't. Frankly, some people, musicians included, are simply too concerned about they're own egos to do the right thing. What is the "right thing"? working together, of course! Networking, so to speak.Don't be afraid to get involved. After all, it's your career, and your opportunity to shine. Fa... Read Full Story
B. Thomas Cooper - EditorSound and Recording - blogment -National News wire - The Infinite EchoNetworking. Some bands are good at it, some are not. Some musicians understand how important it is, others don't. Frankly, some people, musicians included, are simply too concerned about they're own egos to do the right thing. What is the "right thing"? working together, of course! Networking, so to speak.Don't be afraid to get involved. After all, it's your career, and your opportunity to shine. Fa... Read Full Story
B. Thomas Cooper - EditorSound and Recording - blogment -National News wire - The Infinite EchoMeet Richard Cheney. When it comes to dishonesty, Mr. Cheney wrote the book. Truth be told, it’s more of an instructional manual really, aptly titled ‘The Art of Untruth, a Practitioners Guide to Deception’.The former Vice Presidents book contains a plethora of technique and advice, all gleaned from Mr. Cheney’s illustrious experience as the world’s pre-imminent teller of lies.Chapter headings inclu... Read Full Story
B. Thomas Cooper - EditorSound and Recording - blogment -National News wire - The Infinite EchoNashville police have some explaining to do after seriously botching their investigation into the murder of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair.The sudden death of McNair shocked the nation and saddened football fans around the world. The bullet-riddled body of the former NFL quarterback had been found slumped on a couch, with two bullets in his torso, and one in each side of his head. The body of h... Read Full Story
B. Thomas Cooper - EditorSound and Recording - blogment -National News wire - The Infinite EchoSheriff Joe Arpaio, the man who bills himself as “America's Toughest Sheriff“, has been dealt a stinging rebuke by a Maricopa County Superior Court judge who has ruled the Sheriff cannot demand inmates prepay the cost of transportation to the abortion clinic.Sign at the Tent City Jail near Downtown PhoenixSheriff Arpaio had maintained the inmates pay up to $600 in transportation and security fees in... Read Full Story
B. Thomas Cooper - EditorSound and Recording - blogment -National News wire - The Infinite EchoIraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi, who was recently released from an Iraqi prison after serving nine months for throwing his shoes at former U.S. president George W. Bush, has been greeted with a heroes welcome in Geneva Switzerland.Muntadhar al-Zeidi gained worldwide notoriety for his December 2008 attack on the former president, earning the journalist a stint behind bars, where he claims he was ... Read Full Story
B. Thomas Cooper - EditorSound and Recording - blogment -National News wire - The Infinite EchoIt's the dream of every aspiring musician. Whether one is a member of the hardest working club band in town or the next fresh face on American Idol, rest assured they long for a crack at that mythical pot of gold, the recording contract.But what exactly is a recording contract? If you just shrugged your shoulders you answered correctly. You see, there are as many types of recording contracts as the ... Read Full Story
