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“Women are the 21st century’s top-grossing recording artists,” a narrator asserts, adding that “hundreds of women, many whose names are nearly forgotten, paved the way.” but the film’s definition of “forgotten” seems to be Bessie Smith and Wanda Jackson, singers not exactly in need of being rescued from obscurity. (In January Ms. Jackson, at 73, released a new album, produced by Jack White of the White Stripes.)

The film, on Friday on PBS (check local listings), then proceeds to give an assortment of familiar names a few worshipful minutes each: Darlene Love, Tina Turner, Bonnie Raitt, Debbie Harry and so on. Three rock journalists — Ann Powers, Nelson George and Holly George-Warren — toss in observations that anyone who owned a radio in the last century could probably have come up with. Aretha Franklin has a pretty good voice. Carole King’s “Tapestry” album was influential.

the experts are at their most interesting when connecting the female rockers to male singers.

“Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart — a lot of frontmen learned a lot watching Tina Turner,” Ms. George-Warren says, calling Ms. Turner “fire come to life onstage.” Speaking of another fiery singer, Ms. Powers says, “when you hear the voices of hard rock, when you hear the voices of heavy metal — Robert Plant, Steven Tyler — you’re hearing Janis Joplin.”

but these insights are delivered at sound-bite length, preventing the film from achieving any kind of depth. and some connections are left unexplored. it would have been nice to hear from some current pop queen or sounds-like-rock country star about whether the veteran rockers seen here actually influenced them, and if so, how.

I vil c ya l8r.nice to meet ya.long time no c.wr the heck hv u bin..

This cool lingo being spoken (read scribbled) by every other wannabe is the new way to be spotted amongst hip-hop bunch of dudes and dudettes. Orkut, Friendster, Hi5, Facebook, and MySpace-do these names sound familiar to you? these are examples of social networking sites. Such sites allow people to make new friends, send messages, share photos, etc. In recent times, these sites have become very popular amongst old and young alike the world over. Rather than going out in the sun, they would happily dole out a couple of hours gawking on the computer screens and chatting with the friends and the strangers alike. Most of the people count heavily on the social networking sites as a mere connection that binds them to the world. when the society is undergoing transformation with every passing moment, it is more then inevitable that our routines and customs are too affected by the winds of change. The beginning of this millennium has been witnessing major technological advancements and that tiny mobile phone tucked in your hand is the beau ideal.

With the social networking sites like Orkut, Facebook, AOL becoming the staple of the young breed, socialization has altogether assumed a new meaning. Be it a school going chirpy kid or a professional, everybody counts upon these social networking sites to meet their social needs. Only few years’ back, you would have gladly counted reading, playing, and dancing as one of the favorite pastimes. Don’t retreat to that distant heaven if one of these days, someone proudly announces orkutting to be his/hers. This is the new buzzword that has completely changed the face of socialization for all times to come.

Earlier people dropped at eachother’s place out of social courtesy and to spend some quality time among their peers. With the recent metamorphosis in the social fabric and means of reaching out, all your near n dear ones are just a click away with such immensely popular social networking portals. Indeed, the world has shrunk into a small place. The netizens fix the virtual appointments on the net, make new friends, join communities, and share their opinions. it has become the hottest and ultimate destination to fall in love across barriers and to create life-long ties. these social networking sites offers you a world of fantasies and reality bites packed spruced up to your tastes.

But along haunts the age-old hearsay, every coin has two sides to it. Technology has its own boons and horrifying tales to dictate. like every other technological gizmos, social networking sites too demands a dose of alertness on the part of the users. there is no dearth of people who use such portals with fake identities. People from the four corners of the world can view social networking sites like Orkut, MySpace and Facebook and a bit of carelessness with the photos and the information you post can land you in deep waters. Although, you can seek like-minded individuals and catch up with your online buddies but you need to be well aware of the potential danger of revealing too much information on your profile.

Also keep away from the hatred communities doing the rounds on such portals. always bear in mind that the entertainment should have a constructive element rather than proving to be lump in your thought process. If you are outrageously taken with these portals, don’t throw caution to the winds and follow everything blindly. The cyber crime is at an all time high and such criminals are always on the lookout for an easily entrapped scapegoat and you can be the possible victim. next time you give out the personal details on a network, ensure the right identity of the other person. Remember, sometimes trusting a stranger can be life threatening. A bit of extra care will make your virtual world safe from the possible perils of the criminal’s treacherous plots.

Well, for my 4th Irish CD i decided to get a mix of bands and artists instead of a single groups as i’ve done before. I found "the Rough Guide to Irish Music". After checking out the names on the back, i figured it was pretty Legit. Great stuff on it but one song caught my attention. the way she sings it is so calm and laid back. Very tame as if she was having a quiet conversation with herself. it being in the Language was nice too. I like how she sang it, a lot. but then I thought… "Hmmm, why is a woman singing about another man’s wife? Eh, maybe it’s just one of those folk songs that anyone would sing." so of course, I get curious and look up the translation. well, i can’t say that I was short of surprised, and slightly creeped out… I mean really, how could someone so casually sing curses(me thinking that that is how the original artist would’ve sang it.) but aside from that, I still really really like the song and wanted to know if anyone knew of any songs with similar melodic structures. or maybe songs similar to this where I don’t have to sing about becoming a mans wife for those that haven’t heard it youtube.com/watch?v=HhyWXnyykds&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL0AF4ECB80C927ADC

#Posted on November 11th 2011 by fiddlelearner

Cúnla would be an appropiate b-side to Bean Pháidín…Then there’s the triumvirate of an Rógaire Dubh, Na Ceannabhain Bhana and Cailleach an Airgid, which are often played as a set of tunes as well. (And then there’s ..well…countless others). Just be aware that Lasairfhíona’s understated delivery would not be broadly representative of the singing tradition in Irish…but a delight nonetheless!

#Posted on November 12th 2011 by laguacamaya

Máire Mhór is a good one

#Posted on November 12th 2011 by airport