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25 Jun, 2008

1973 was the year for strange music

Posted by: robertstevenson In: *Silly stuff (signs, news, pics)| music

1973 was the year for strange music
Kiss gets their start performing their first concert at the Coventary Club in Queens, and David Bowie says good bye to ‘Ziggy Stardust’ in front of a stunned crowd at the Hammersmith Odeon. In music theatre, The Rocky Horror Picture Show was born.
For more about Music of 1973, check Here.
Check out the vids below [...]

26 May, 2008

Word in music

Posted by: robertstevenson In: music

Some don’t say a word;  some don’t believe a word.
 
Some spread the word; some must have the last word.
 

Some learn by word of God; some learn by word of mouth.
 
Some live for more than words; some live for dying words.
 
Some say “Word Up“; some say no more words.
 
 
– Rob’s Megaphone

22 Apr, 2008

80s Rock is my music

Posted by: robertstevenson In: music

I just digg 80’s rock. While I love lots of musical genres, and I enjoy music from many eras, whenever I stumbleupon 80’s rock, I return to that del.icio.us decade with enthusiasm. We all have music that delivers us to a different time and place. Sometimes I’d rather hear hard rock, heavy metal, or easy listening; other [...]

After the video, check out my tribute to
Silly Signs
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9JQpI7TwNI&hl=en]
“Signs” by the Five Man Electrical Band.

29 Mar, 2008

These guys are great!!!!

Posted by: robertstevenson In: music

My boys and I are getting ready to see Hawk Nelson in Rome in a few weeks.
Rome, Georgia that is.   You can see a couple of their videos on Rob’s UCTV (my vodpod at right). The new album “Hawk Nelson is my Friend” comes to stores on April 1st (no joke).

28 Mar, 2008

NYC Benefit Concert: The Who’s Musical Milestone

Posted by: robertstevenson In: Life| Thoughts| music

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjA_RtsBfAo&hl=en]
The Concert for New York City was a benefit concert, featuring many famous musicians, that took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden in New York City in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. Most of the attendees were families and fellow members of the New York Fire Department and New York [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVbAuMr5eac&hl=en]
This is one of my favorites.

26 Mar, 2008

Trogdor: serious music ;)

Posted by: robertstevenson In: Fun stuff| music

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7W3u1Y8nj0&hl=en]
One of the posters on my “Why should we visit your blog” discussion, mentioned Trogdor. This is for him.  It’s a blast.

23 Mar, 2008

What type of music do you like?

Posted by: robertstevenson In: music

Try the Music Genre Survey!!!!!!
See how your tastes compare

22 Mar, 2008

Brand new video snippet from Hawk Nelson

Posted by: robertstevenson In: Fun stuff| music

[wpvideo MmMQ6GBW w=400]
“Friends Like That” is the first video release from the “Hawk Nelson Is My Friend” cd set to be released on April 1, 2008.  For the rest of the video click here.
In addition to a large Christian rock fan base, this pop, punk band from Ontario has also achieved mainstream success. They portrayed The Who on an [...]


 

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Hi! I'm Dr. Rob. I'm a father of two wonderful sons, a mass communications professor, and a blogger. Through Rob's Megaphone, my hope is to inform and entertain. Hope you get a chance to view my previous posts in the "Categories" menu below. Drop me a line if you have any feedback. Thanks a bunch!

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