The Music Business is Far From Dead – NAMM
Most of the attention is about the slow agonizing death of the record business, but the fact is that the music business is alive and while. Even if you no longer buy CDs, you are likely ... Continue Reading →
Consumer Electronics Show 2015 – What is Hip
The annual gathering of the tech cognoscenti occurred last week in Las Vegas. I will gather here some general observations, and in future installments I will dive more deeply into several ... Continue Reading →
Art and Code Breaking: Mr. Turner and The Imitation Game
As the year races to an end, the theatres are piling up with a trio of brilliant British biopics. After Stephen Hawking, I wonder who is better known, Alan Turing or JMW Turner?
Regardless, ... Continue Reading →
Fleetwood Mac – San Diego 2014
Many decades ago the steady throbbing beat of “Hypnotized” played in a loop in my brain during swim team practice. I knew the British blues band Fleetwood Mac from their mesmerizing ... Continue Reading →
The Hunchback of Notre Dame – La Jolla Playhouse
It is likely that everyone goes through at least one Disney phase. It is inescapable that as a kid you would have succumbed to Disney’s pull. When you become a parent, all of that ... Continue Reading →
Marble 8 – Amazing Dining in Kuala Lumpur
The recently opened Marble 8 looks up to the iconic Petronas Twin Towers, and provides one of the city’s finest dining experiences. The sleek interior space features elegant fabrics ... Continue Reading →
Pangkor Laut – Malaysia’s Luxury Island Resort Par Excellence
Pangkor Laut – Malaysia’s Island Luxury Resort Par Excellence
It was 16 years ago when we last visited Pangkor Laut. It has always been a long-standing dream to return to this island ... Continue Reading →
Elvis Costello, Ben Folds – Hollywood Bowl Preview: September 5 & 6, 2014
One of the more eclectic figures on the music scene for the last nearly four decades is the former computer programmer named Declan Patrick MacManus. Unless you dutifully recognize ... Continue Reading →
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