!marty finestone's activitybook » music http://www.activitybook.org pursuing fun, creativity and good thinking with a vengeance Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:30:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 “tired pony” = members of r.e.m + snow patrol + belle and sebastian http://www.activitybook.org/2010/01/11/tired-pony-members-of-r-e-m-snow-patrol-belle-and-sebastian/ http://www.activitybook.org/2010/01/11/tired-pony-members-of-r-e-m-snow-patrol-belle-and-sebastian/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:13:00 +0000 Marty Finestone http://www.activitybook.org/?p=1196 Gary Lightbody, the lead singer of Snow Patrol, is putting together a side project that is tantamount to a supergroup. Tired Pony consists of Peter Buck (R.E.M) on guitar, Belle and Sebastian drummer Richard Coburn, Iain Archer and his wife, singer Miriam Kaufman, and Jacknife Lee is producing.

via paste magazine

]]> http://www.activitybook.org/2010/01/11/tired-pony-members-of-r-e-m-snow-patrol-belle-and-sebastian/feed/ 0 kings of leon, the clothing line http://www.activitybook.org/2010/01/10/kings-of-leon-the-clothing-line/ http://www.activitybook.org/2010/01/10/kings-of-leon-the-clothing-line/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:04:01 +0000 Marty Finestone http://www.activitybook.org/?p=1191 This is not about t-shirts and other band merch. Oh contraire, the Kings of Leon have attached their name to a clothing line that includes hats, boots, jewelery, flannel and denim. Oh, and a bandana that costs £65. For those who are inclined, you can view the range here.

]]> http://www.activitybook.org/2010/01/10/kings-of-leon-the-clothing-line/feed/ 0 billboard is letting us watch concerts for free on their new site http://www.activitybook.org/2009/11/12/billboard-is-letting-us-watch-concerts-for-free-on-their-new-site/ http://www.activitybook.org/2009/11/12/billboard-is-letting-us-watch-concerts-for-free-on-their-new-site/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:36:11 +0000 Marty Finestone http://www.activitybook.org/?p=1176 Billboard has launched a new website, Billboardlive.com, to watch concerts for free. A nice plus is that users can select between 5 different camera views, including picking the band member/artist to focus on.

Right now the line up (e.x. Daughtry, R. Kelly and Imogen Heap) does not excite me in the least, but here’s hoping for a better roster roll out soon.

]]> http://www.activitybook.org/2009/11/12/billboard-is-letting-us-watch-concerts-for-free-on-their-new-site/feed/ 0 has yamaha made a better piano http://www.activitybook.org/2009/11/11/has-yamaha-made-a-better-piano/ http://www.activitybook.org/2009/11/11/has-yamaha-made-a-better-piano/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:49:20 +0000 Marty Finestone http://www.activitybook.org/?p=1172 Slate.com offers up this interesting piece, which evaluates and admires Yamaha’s new AvantGrand electric piano. To quote “…Yamaha has done more than capture the soul of a grand piano in an electronic device. They have improved on a 300-year-old instrument.”

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Kick ass track from a great Canadian outfit. Check out more on You Say Party! We Say Die!

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]]> http://www.activitybook.org/2008/11/21/theme-from-super-mario-played-on-the-ukulele/feed/ 0 Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – Somewhere over the rainbow/What a wonderful world http://www.activitybook.org/2008/11/19/israel-kamakawiwoole-somewhere-over-the-rainbowwhat-a-wonderful-world/ http://www.activitybook.org/2008/11/19/israel-kamakawiwoole-somewhere-over-the-rainbowwhat-a-wonderful-world/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:39:09 +0000 Marty Finestone http://www.activitybook.org/?p=1139 I hope that this puts a smile on your day.

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]]> http://www.activitybook.org/2008/11/19/israel-kamakawiwoole-somewhere-over-the-rainbowwhat-a-wonderful-world/feed/ 0 We7 – new streaming music site…with a peter gabriel twist http://www.activitybook.org/2008/11/18/we7-new-streaming-music-sitewith-a-peter-gabriel-twist/ http://www.activitybook.org/2008/11/18/we7-new-streaming-music-sitewith-a-peter-gabriel-twist/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:37:19 +0000 Marty Finestone http://www.activitybook.org/?p=1133 We7 is the latest ad support music streaming and “buy this song now” site. The usual features of playlists, charts and big name songs in its catalogue are all present. What makes this site/service interesting for me is that Peter Gabriel – Mr. Solsbury Hill himself, is one of those behind the site.

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]]> http://www.activitybook.org/2008/11/18/we7-new-streaming-music-sitewith-a-peter-gabriel-twist/feed/ 0 bob marley – jamming and get up, stand up live http://www.activitybook.org/2008/10/26/bob-marley-jamming-and-get-up-stand-up-live/ http://www.activitybook.org/2008/10/26/bob-marley-jamming-and-get-up-stand-up-live/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:08:57 +0000 Marty Finestone http://www.activitybook.org/?p=1083 Click here to view the embedded video.

]]> http://www.activitybook.org/2008/10/26/bob-marley-jamming-and-get-up-stand-up-live/feed/ 0 making money in the music business today http://www.activitybook.org/2008/05/20/making-money-in-the-music-business-today/ http://www.activitybook.org/2008/05/20/making-money-in-the-music-business-today/#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 12:28:55 +0000 Marty Finestone http://www.activitybook.org/2008/05/20/making-money-in-the-music-business-today/ Interested in the dynamics of today’s music industry? Rolling Stone has a solid article for you. While this article is not exactly chock full of new pieces of information, it is thorough.

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]]> http://www.activitybook.org/2008/05/16/the-weepies-world-spins-madly-on/feed/ 0 ‘give peace a chance’ lyrics are up for auction http://www.activitybook.org/2008/04/30/give-peace-a-chance-lyrics-are-up-for-auction/ http://www.activitybook.org/2008/04/30/give-peace-a-chance-lyrics-are-up-for-auction/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:16:12 +0000 Marty Finestone http://www.activitybook.org/2008/04/30/give-peace-a-chance-lyrics-are-up-for-auction/ The original handwritten lyrics to John Lennon’s anthem ‘Give Peace a Chance’ are up for auction and are expecting to fetch 300,000+ Euros.

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