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I was born on March 21, 1975 in San Diego, California. I spent the first nine years of my life moving around, since my father was in the Navy. During those years, I lived in California, Japan, and Hawaii. When my father retired from the Navy in 1984, my family

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Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Band reviews: Foreigner: 3 of 3
I first heard of Foreigner when I was in the fourth grade, back when "I Want to Know What Love Is" was a current single. I remember seeing the video on MTV and really liking the song. After this, I ended up being exposed to some more of their material, specifically "That Was Yesterday," "Waiting For a Girl Like You," "Hot Bl... More..
Entertainment > TV News & Commentary American Idol: Votes versus album sales: 3 of 3
At the end of season six of American Idol, 30 million votes were cast when viewers had a choice between Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis. Jordin won the contest, and released her debut album about a couple of months ago. She debuted at number ten on the Billboard Top 200 album chart, selling 119,000 copies. Not only was this th... More..
Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Musician reviews: Great Big Sea: 3 of 3
Great Big Sea is a Canadian folk-rock band hailing from Newfoundland, and they are best known for performing their own interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs. The band also performs original material, as well as folk-rock covers of popular songs (such as R.E.M.'s "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And ... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Gossip & News Controversy surrounding YouTube sensation Lonelygirl15: 3 of 3
I remember back when I first heard about the Lonelygirl15 phenomenon on YouTube, I thought there was something that just didn't sound right. As I thought about it, Lonelygirl15 reminded me a lot of the original Blair Witch Project. After realizing that, I took a rather cynical view of Lonelygirl15. As the rumors started circ... More..
Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Band reviews: Roxette: 2 of 2
Like many Americans listening to pop radio in the late 1980's, my first exposure to Roxette came through their breakout hit, "The Look." The funny thing is, this song wasn't originally meant to be released in the United States at all. But thanks to a foreign exchange student who convinced a radio station to play the song, th... More..
Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: Sounds of the Universe, by Depeche Mode: 2 of 2
Depeche Mode released their twelfth album, Sounds of the Universe, in April 2009 (April 20 in Europe and April 21 in the United States and Canada). The regular CD pressing of the album contains thirteen tracks. A digital download version added two bonus tracks. The vinyl LP and CD pressing had two LPs with ... More..
Entertainment > Music Reviews (Other) The ten greatest songs by Billy Joel: 2 of 2
I first heard Billy Joel back in the early 1980's, when he released his An Innocent Man album. While I have heard some of his earlier work over the years, my list tends to focus more on the timeframe between An Innocent Man and River of Dreams (so approximately a ten year span of Billy Joel's career). For this list, I will b... More..
Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Band reviews: Smashing Pumpkins: 2 of 2
The Smashing Pumpkins released their first album, Gish, in 1991, but I first heard of the band in 1993 when I got a cassette copy of the Singles soundtrack for me eighteenth birthday. The band's name was unusual enough at the time that it stood out to me when I saw the tracklist on the tape. When I listened to the tape, I de... More..
Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Musician reviews: George Michael: 2 of 2
I first heard of George Michael back when he was the lead singer of Wham! It was the mid-1980's, and the Make it Big album had "made it big." I remember seeing Wham!'s videos on MTV and hearing the songs on the radio. One of my favorite songs from that era is "Careless Whisper"; even at nine years old, I could appreciate the... More..
Entertainment > Music Reviews (Other) Song reviews: River of Dreams, by Billy Joel: 2 of 2
It was the summer of 1993 when Billy Joel released "The River of Dreams", the title track for his then-forthcoming album. When I first heard this song on the radio, it sounded different from a lot of the other songs being released to pop at the time. However, in this case, sounding different was a good thing, because it made... More..