Levon Helm at Newport Folk Festival 2008 (photo credit WFUV Flickr Creative Commons non commercial)
Rock musician, actor and author Levon Helm is being remembered by many people since his death last week. Some are of those people famous and some like me, not. When I saw Levon Helm in The Last Waltz, it changed my live forever.
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Levon Helm (b. 1940 - d. 2012) famous rock musician Fredericton Harvest Blues Festival 2011 (photo Stephen Pate)
His family posted this brief message on Facebook
“Levon Helm passed peacefully this afternoon. He was surrounded by family, friends and band mates and will be remembered by all he touched as a brilliant musician and a beautiful soul.”
He had suffered from throat cancer which has been in remission, although his singing voice never fully recovered.
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Holi Festival of Colors, Spanish Fork, UT (photograph Thomas Hawk)
If you thought Utah was just for Mormons and Mitt Romney, you missed the Hindi Holi Festival held at the Sri Sri Radha Krisha Temple, in Spanish Forks Utah on March 24-25th, 2012.
The Hindi Holi festival announces the coming of spring and the passing of winter.
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Levon Helm at the Fredericton Harvest Blues and Jazz Festival 2011 (photo Stephen Pate)
Three hours ago his family posted this message on Facebook.
“Dear Friends,
Levon is in the final stages of his battle with cancer. Please send your prayers and love to him as he makes his way through this part of his journey. …
Thank you fans and music lovers who have made his life so filled with joy and celebration… he has loved nothing more than to play, to fill the room up with music, lay down the back beat, and make the people dance! He did it every time he took the stage…
We appreciate all the love and support and concern.
From his daughter Amy, and wife Sandy”
Update - Rock musician Levon Helm passes away
Acer T231H Windows 7 and 8 touch monitor
Surprisingly the Acer T231H bmid is the only $300 monitor that delivers a multi-touch in Windows 7.
Once I started using this monitor, it was hard to give it up, so I bought another one to replace an old Samsung.
There is only a small cost premium over a non-touch monitor. Continue reading
JR Rotem with his famous clients (Ethan Miller / Frederick M. Brown / Michael Tullberg, Getty Images)
J.R. Rotem has hit the charts with a recognizable sound for his hip-hop clients.
Surprisingly in a world where ProTools is the professional digital recording software (DAW) of choice, JR Rotem actually likes the sound he gets from Sonar.
He has produced mega hits Rihanna (‘SOS), Sean Kingston (‘Beautiful Girls’ and ‘Take You There’), Leona Lewis (‘Better In Time’), Iyaz (‘Replay’), Jason Derülo (‘Watcha Say’ ‘In My Head’), Nicki Minaj (‘Fly’), and others. Most of those hits were recorded using Sonar DAW software.
“Stealing Genius” which contains “30 for 60″ is a great gem for Newfoundlanders and people who wish they were Newfoundlanders – which pretty much takes up most of mankind.
The phrase “30 for 60″ means an all-out-bid in the Irish game of Forty-Five’s (45′s). When your down in the game, it’s a Hail Mary bid to beat your opponent with a 60 point upside or downside.
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Slipstream, which ships on April 10, 2012, is Bonnie Raitt’s 16th studio album and the first in 7 years.
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After a 7 year recording drought, Bonnie Raitt returns with her new CD “Slipstream” on April 10, 2012.
“Slipstream” is a soulful and fun romp through the blues and ballads by one of America’s musical treasures.
Slipstream is available for pre-order from Amazon.com. Check out the details at the end of this article. Continue reading
Jim Marshall of Marshall amps - the sound of rock and roll (photo credit Damien Maguire)
James Charles “Jim” Marshall OBE (July 29, 1923 – April 5, 2012) was a man with poor health, a musician and business person.
In the 1960s he created the Marshall guitar amp and changed the volume of rock music forever.
He died on April 5, 2012 at a hospice in London, UK surrounded by his wife and four children. Continue reading