Gary Luedecke and Molly Alexander co-owners of The Owl and G&M Dry Goods‚ are at the forefront of Elgin’s downtown revitalization‚ bringing name recognition almost as formidable as the acts with which Luedecke once toured. “I’m just the muscles and heavy lifting side of the business‚” said Luedecke of his contribution to their businesses. That comment‚ more than anything‚ represents his self-deprecating sense of humor. On any given weekend you’ll find him finishing‚ refinishing‚ assembling‚ or
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Anyone who has followed American Idol for any number of years probably knows who Adam Lambert is. Still‚ despite being quite famous‚ there are a number of things that most people who like his radio hits probably don’t know. Here are some of them. Stay tuned for part 2‚ coming soon! Number Fifteen: Adam Lambert Performed on Cruise Ships When Adam Lambert left college‚ he worked to support himself by singing on cruise ships. He managed to gain some fans but continued for years to build a fan base
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Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs The man behind Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs is actually called Domingo “Sam” Zamudio and took the stage name of Sam the Sham. He is now a retired but he and his band were popular American rock and roll singers. He had a signature style in dressing and would wear a camp robe and turban brining along all of his equipment in a 1952 Packard hearse which had maroon velvet curtains. Two of their most popular hits in the mid-1960s were “Wooly Bully” and “Li’l Red Riding Hood”
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The Rise of Panic! At the Disco A gothic pop combination of heartfelt and soul lifting music combined in five albums‚ Panic! At the Disco is one of the best bands of the century. Originating in Vegas the original band members met in high school‚ they would get bored and met in one of their garages to play covers from Blink182. After getting tired of doing covers they recruited a few other classmates and created they band we’ve come to know as Panic! At the Disco. Not a lot of time had past
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On February 14‚ 1983‚ a passionate‚ fierce pop-rock song was released by a man who was known as the King of Pop. “Beat It” instantly skyrocketed and was a complete success‚ winning two Grammy’s and holding the top spot in the Top 40 for three weeks (Whitaker). Michael Jackson‚ the pop and R&B star‚ wanted to broaden his audience and wrote “Beat It” after his producer advised him to write something like‚ “My Sharona‚” which was a great success for The Knack in 1979 (Songfacts). Jackson’s popular tune
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Clearly identify characteristics of Bart ’s work‚ providing examples where these are evident using as main focuses Oliver! (1960) and Blitz! (1962). Lionel Bart created a number of musicals and popular songs during the 1950s and 1960s. He wrote songs for Tommy Steele‚ Cliff Richard and many others. Amongst his series of musicals‚ he created the title musicals ‘Blitz!’ and the award winning show ‘Oliver!’ Bart’s family fled Galicia‚ part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ when the Russian’s invaded
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I think a problem of parents and children was very actual in early 1990s‚ at the time when elders that spent most of their life in conservative realities of the USSR. And this was not because they were adherents of that ideology‚ but because they had used to live in that realty. We live at the time when any youth’s rush act can bring serious problems. In these situations‚ they need help of more experienced people. Mostly they are parents or elder people. They are always eager to help us. Yet can
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Coldplay jumped into the British alternative rock scene in 1996‚ inspired by bands such as R.E.M‚ Radiohead and U2. Their international breakthrough would come in 2000 with their first studio album‚ Parachutes‚ which became an instant classic. Throughout their 20-year long career‚ the British band has graced us with a good amount of great tracks‚ but not all of them made it to the top of the charts. Here are our top 9 most underrated Coldplay songs! Number Nine: Atlas Atlas fell in the unjust land
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Over the course of an hour and fifteen minutes‚ Anthony DeCurtis interviewed Jeffrey Gaines on Thursday‚ March 14th in the Kelly Writers house on Penn’s campus about the Beatles impact on his life and his body of work. DeCurtis‚ an author and music critic‚ interviewed Gaines‚ a life-long musician‚ about the impact that the Beatles had on his musical taste and on his music in general. Around a dozen people sat in the relatively small venue at the Kelly Writers house with a few individuals entering
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After four long years‚ we have seen Alicia Keys being active again by the release of her latest studio albums. After touching hearts and relaying true stories through music on her surprise concerts in New York‚ the momentum that the Grammy-winning pop icon accumulated over the last couple of weeks is sure enough to make her name float again. There’s something about Alicia Keys that makes it easy for music lovers to be connected to her easily‚ and that is because whenever she opens her mouth to sing
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