Who Wants To Be A Rude Boy?
Rude BoyWhat is a rude boy? What is a rude girl? What does ‘to be rude’ mean? Today, it simply means that you’re a dedicated member of the ska scene. If…
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The Lowdown On Swag
LumberghGenerally, somewhat cheesy promotional merchandise for a band, record label, or other entity in the music business, usually distributed at concerts. May include t-shirts, stickers, promo CDs, posters, etc. Often…
Please Read On ...When The Medium Is More Than The Message
The ArtistConcerning art, when is the medium more valuable than the message? In this case, the medium (bronze) seems to have gained much more value lately than the visions or messages…
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Since the cave days pictograms have been used by civilization to simply represent and communicate ideas, objects, activities and locations by means of an illustration. Today, pictograms are highly graphical…
Please Read On ...Fish Heads Flashback
Super BuffetBack in the 1980s, in the early days of MTV and the music video, there was an obscure one-hit wonder that was actually a novelty song from the comedy rock…
Please Read On ...Dress Your Staff In Fezzes
Dirque du SoleilCreate advance interest in Valley of the Kings by dressing your ushers and other theatre personnel in Egyptian Fezzes. Also use them for street bally, parades; arrange to have several…
Please Read On ...Reggaeton: The New Beat On The Street
There has been a new beat lurking around the music scene for about 10 years in North America. The new beat, or sound, is called reggaeton (pronounced reggae-tone) and it…
Please Read On ...The Most Beautiful Guitar In The World
“The most beautiful guitar in the world.” That is what the sales literature from Gretsch called their Model 6136 White Falcon. Angelic in form and celestial in sound, the White…
Please Read On ...Cute Meets Deadly: The Hello Kitty Assault Rifle
In 1994, a ban on assault rifles was instituted by President Clinton and it has since expired – except for a ban in California. The ban on assault rifles in…
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