Has the fun duo lost their mojo?
Only 30 seconds of the 2:38 new video is music. The remainder is an extended pitch for their new EP and soap?
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Pomplamoose – Let’s Go For A Ride
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Solar Eclipse 2012 Ring of Fire
The May 20, 2012 Solar Eclipse from Flickr
Solar Eclipse 5/20 - #10 - by StarWatcher307
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For a detailed explanation of this years solar eclipse, see Solar Eclipse Sunday May 20 2012
Thanks to all the photographers in the western United States, Japan and the far east for sharing their photographs.
All photographs Creative Commons posted on Flickr, some rights reserved. See individual photographs for the details.
Blues Brothers Bassist Donald Duck Dunn dead at 70
Famed member of Stax Records and Booker T & the MGs passes away
Donald “Duck” Dunn playing bass behind The Blues Brothers, ‘Everybody Needs Somebody’
Donald “Duck” Dunn one of R&B and rock and rolls best bassist died on May 13, 2012 in his sleep on tour in Japan. Donald “Duck” Dunn was well known in the music business and became famous as the bass player in the John Belushi – Dan” Aykroyd comedy and tribute to Stax R&B, The Blues Brothers.
The nickname came from watching Disney cartoons on television and his bass playing was self-taught which gave one of the unique and best bass lines in the business. His love for pipe smoking created the iconic image of a pipe smoking bass guitar player seemingly in his own world on the stage.
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Awesome Gallery of Spring in Campbell River
Spring on Vancouver Island provides plenty of beauty for photographer Fransen
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All photographs by Fransen CR (all rights reserved), Campbell River, BC. More of Fransen’s work can be found on Flickr.
Perigee Super Moon Slideshow
Super moon slideshow of the photographs around the world taken on May 5, 2012
Super Moon Sonoran Desert (photo by Az Jade)
The super moon weekend is over. Here are some of our favorite photographs from Flickr.
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Hendrix does Dylan All Along The Watchtower most popular cover
Song voted most popular cover by Jimi Hendrix – Dylan still performing the song at 71
‘All Along The Watchtower’ – Bob Dylan, Santiago Chile 2012
Readers of Rolling Stone Magazine voted Bob Dylan’s ‘All Along The Watchtower’ covered by Jimi Hendrix the most popular cover of all time.
On May 23, 2012 Bob Dylan will celebrate his 71st birthday and he’s still rocking it out, here recorded in Chile on April 30, 2012.
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Searching for the Perigee Super-Moon
The biggest full moon of the year is a wild ride
Perigee moon May 5 2012 (photo Peter Asquith, New Zealand rights reserved)
Last night I saw the Perigee Moon when I fell asleep early but not at 3:50 AM when I awoke on the east side of the house.
I jumped in my wheelchair and zipped to the west end of the house and there it was, big and butter yellow shining through the trees.
I had to get dressed and go chase the moon for a better picture than from a kitchen window. I would get a picture of the moon, but not as good as the by Peter Asquith from New Zealand. Continue reading
Pete Seeger keeps Woody Guthrie flame with Union Maid
May Day Song – Woody Guthrie wrote ‘Union Maid’ as a woman’s point of view in supporting unions
On the eve of May Day 2012, it’s interesting to remember one of the great American folk and protest songwriters – Woody Guthrie.
Guthrie wrote this song back in 1940 to give a woman’s point of view about the union. Some of the comments are perhaps anachronistic today but the main point is “I’m sticking with the Union.” The title is a pun on the “Union Made” label.
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Pete Seeger a hit with Where Have All The Flowers Gone
Anti-war song was hit for The Kingston Trio, Peter Paul and Mary and Johnny Rivers
‘Where Have All The Flowers Gone’ Peter Paul and Mary (Live)
While Pete Seeger has yet to chart # 1 for his own performances, he has written many hit songs. Pete Seeger wrote this gentle, anti-war song in 1955.
Please support the effort to give Peter Seeger a # 1 song as he reaches his 93rd year of spreading music and peace in the world.
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Bob Dylan to get Presidential Medal of Freedom
Famed artists who sang ‘don’t follow leaders’ will accept the highest civilian honor from President Obama, the leader of the free world
"Don't follow leaders, watch your parking meters" - Bob Dylan 'Subterranean Homesick Blues'
The US White House announced that singer songwriter, writer, and actor Bob Dylan will receive the the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
To followers of the iconic leader of baby boomer counter culture, the award has some irony. But then we were all younger then, we’re older than that now. Continue reading
Lady Danville – Better Side video
Party night with a twist
Lady Danville – Better Side by BlastroNetworks
The LA indie band Lady Danville has released their official video for ‘Better Side’ from the new EP “Operating”.
It’s an easy poppy song helped along by the carefree night out video with a twist. Bingo night at the seniors club meets Cocoon.
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