40 Years On: From Abbey Road to Woodstock

Saturday, August 7, 2009, marked 40 years since the 1969 photo shoot for the Beatles’ iconic Abbey Road album cover. In commemoration of the event, hundreds of Beatles fans from across the universe had come together at the famous zebra crossing. Those who could not be there were able to watch on their computer monitors [...]

(Not) MY Private Concert…from Paul McCartney

My Private Concert…from Paul McCartney « FOX News Sunday. Chris Wallace, host of Fox News Sunday, has posted on his blog a moving and insightful essay about his experiences with Sir Paul McCartney. On Saturday, August 1, 2009, Mr. Wallace was one in a crowd of about 20 people watching Paul McCartney do a “sound [...]

Madonna’s Second Date in Israel

Madonna will resume her international Sweet & Sticky Tour in London on the 4th of July. The tour will end in Israel. After the September 1, 2009, concert in Tel Aviv quickly sold out, a second performance date was added for September 2, 2009. It has been 16 years since the pop diva last performed [...]

Hollywood Walk of Fame 2010

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce released the names of the 28 celebrities who will be honored with a pink terrazzo five-pointed star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010, the Walk’s 50th anniversary. The 2010 Hollywood Walk of Fame recipients are: Motion Pictures: James Cameron, Russell Crowe, John Cusack, Colin Firth, Gale Anne Hurd, [...]

Flatpack: An IKEA Opera

The opera “Flatpack” sets Swedish furniture names to song while it poses the musical question, “What is domestic harmony?” It “explores issues encountered in everyday modern life and how our consumer decisions and domestic interaction with others are indicators of more profound life choices and personalities.” Performed live by Mammoth Music Theater at IKEA Wembley [...]

AlfonZo Rachel, Toilet Economics & the Success of Failure

AlfonZo Rachel is the founder of Macho Sauce Productions. He was born on Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana in 1972, but has lived in Southern California most of his life. A musician and martial artist, Mr. Rachel is a self-described Christian conservative republican. In his Zonation video, he uses a toilet as a metaphor for [...]

Rock the Matzah

Passover or Pesach begins on the 15th day of Jewish month of Nissan in the Diaspora, which this year is the evening of April 8, 2009. It commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and deliverance to freedom after enduring many generations of enslavement. Unleaven bread, or matzah, is eaten for the eight days of the festival. [...]

Barack Obama: Air and Simple Gifts

Just before Barack H. Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) introduced musicians Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Anthony McGill (clarinet), Gabriela Montero (piano) and Itzhak Perlman (violin). This illustrious quartet performed a new piece, Air and Simple Gifts, written by American composer John Williams. Mr. Williams is [...]