Music has always been a part of conventional radio for a long time now until MTV invaded our homes and revolutionized the way music was presented to newer generations. And now, it is the turn of the internet to take over the place that television snatched away from conventional radio so long ago. Ironically, this is in the form of streaming radio and is generally offered for free over the internet.
While there are several genres that one can listen to as well a mix of the top music of the week, there is one genre that is a billion dollar industry and literally stands on its own apart from mainstream music, and is known as gospel music.
Musicians such as Ron Kenoly, Amy Grant, Jars of Clay, DC Talk and Petra revolutionized every sub-genre of Christian music forever apart from the traditional devotional music offering that has been a part of the music industry for sometime to come.
And with the advent of internet radio, people from all over the world can now listen to both the oldies as well as the latest music released by (most probably) CCM in the United States as well as in the United Kingdom.
And just like the best things in life come for free, one can listen to streaming radio for no cost at all.
The movie of Christopher Nolan and Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio “Inception” bagged the number one spot at the close of the weekend box office, opening with $60.4 million as estimated last Sunday. The sci-fi movie offering of Warner Bros is Leonardo’s biggest weekend opening which beat his previous best opening in the movie “Shutter Island” which topped $41.1 million last winter. But for director Christopher Nolan, it fell short for his best movie, the Batman hit “The Dark Knight”.
The said blockbuster movie grossed $158.4 million when it opened with the same number of days about a couple of years ago. A lot of positive reviews have helped the movie “Inception” bag the number one spot which stars Leonardo DiCaprio who plays a leader of a group of individuals that get inside dreams of other people and steal their thoughts and secrets. Later on, the team has been assigned to do the exact opposite, which is to give an idea to the subconscious mind of a wealthy heir. Coming off in the number two spot is the former number one movie - Steve Carell’s movie “Despicable Me”. The movie released by Universal Studios has grossed a total of $118.4 million in its 10 days of showing.Meanwhile, the movie “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”, the latest offering of Walt Disney Pictures ended the week landing at the number three spot grossing only $24.5 million.
The return of AI”American Idol” is back! The 10th season of the hit show began the signup process today in Nashville. Crowds braved the near 90 degree heat and turned up 10,000 strong at the Bridgestone Arena. The signup process will continue till Saturday and the auditions will begin at a later date.This year is milestone for “Idol” in many ways. First of all it is the show’s 10th season and for any TV show to make it through 10 years is a big achievement indeed. Next, the show has dropped its minimum age limit to 15, so you can expect Justin Bieber lookalikes and tiny-teeny-boppers to swamp the show (or at least the auditions).
Last of all, the missing Cowell factor could be telling on the ratings of the show. Hated or loved, Simon Cowell was the backbone of “Idol”. His decision to leave the show, while prudent on his part, may be the worst thing that ever happened to the show. With ratings steadily sliding over the last few years, the exit of Cowell was the last thing “Idol” needed. For reasons unknown, his replacement is still not evident. Neither is news on the future of Randy Jackson; whether we will see the “Dawg” return for season 10 or not remains on how contract negotiations concluded.
Since FOX has kept mum on the subject, we could see a double replacement for the male judges in the coming days.”American Idol” is scheduled to make audition stops at - Milwaukee, New Orleans, East Rutherford, Austin, and San Francisco.
Luis Suarez handball in the last second of game against Ghana proves heroic and results in Uruguay winning.
The soccer World Cup match was tied 1-1 and went into 30 minute overtime. In the last minutes of the overtime, Ghana made a shot towards the goal of Uruguay, which was blocked once by the defenders and bounced back to Ghana for 2nd shot, blocked again and bounce back for header by Ghana player and this time Luis Suarez if Uruguay saved the ball from going in by his hands. It was an obvious break of the rules and he immediately got a red card and got ejected.
Ghana was awarded a penalty kicked in the last few seconds of the game and incredibly they missed and hit the post bar on top. The game ended up tied and went into penalty shoot outs where Uruguay ended up winning 4-2.
You might say that Ghana should have won and this save was not fair. However, in my opinion Ghana messed up. If they were really the better team, then they should have made that penalty shot or won in penalty kick outs.
Luis Suarez who is one of the best players on the Uruguay team will unfortunately miss the next game against Netherlands in the semi-finals due to the red card. “It was worth it to be sent off in this way. It was complicated and tough. We suffered to the end but the hand of God, it’s mine now,” stated Luis Suarez, refering to the infamous goal by Maradona back in the 80’s.
Cooking is such great fun. Sometimes it’s fun to have friends over and just have a cooking party. Everybody bring a dish and all of you put it together. It’s nice to see what kind of meal you can come up with especially when you have no clue what the other person is going to bring.
I like to watch cooking shows. I love to learn new ways to cook my food and try new stuff. It’s nice to know you have a wide variety of cooking shows to choose from on Satellite TV. There are hundreds of channels to choose from as well as hundreds of people.
One of my all time favorites is Chef Ramsey. I not only love to hear this man talk, or yell, but I love to watch him tell the want to be chefs how to make something. His way of cooking is so much different from mine but the show is still a lot of fun to watch.
I have a lot of cook books but it’s still interesting to watch the cooking shows live on TV. You can actually see what is going on and if you like, make the dish right along with the chefs. There is really no better way to learn how to cook than watching it live on TV, or you can use a satellite tv dvr to record it so you can cook along with the chef and pause whenever necessary. Simple, easy, and fun.
This year, Miley Cyrus will say goodbye to her alter ego “Hannah Montana” as the show draws to a close. It appears to be according to Miley’s wishes, as the star is eager to move on to bigger and better things.
Four years ago a relative nobody made her debut on the comedy series along with her (somewhat washed up) father. Since then Miley’s career in music has skyrocketed and the star has released three very successful albums. She has also starred in a movie, “The Last song”, and is looking forward to her role opposite Demi Moore in the indie flick “LOL”. Even Billy Ray Cyrus owes the revival of his career to the show. The Country Music star is getting ready for an album release later this year as well as a tour plan.
Neither is leaving the show with bad feelings; in fact their intention is to move on to bigger and better things. Miley stated that she can’t keep doing material for six year olds as her focus has shifted to a much (relatively) older audience. In fact “LOL” is as far from a “Hannah Montana” audience as it can get. But the star wanted to have some closure and felt that the fans deserved it too, hence the agreement to do a final season.
The final season of “Hannah Montana” will feature lots of surprises and guests. New cast members include a horse and guests include Jay Leno, Dr. Phil McGraw, Sheryl Crowe, Christine Taylor and Kelly Ripa.
Christian music has evolved into a billion dollar industry ever since the explosion of contemporary music that has imbibed sounds that resonates with regular pop and rock music in the mainstream music scene today.
Not only has the way people view devotional music changed, with these developments, but the medium by which one can listen to this kind of music has evolved too. Of course, with the internet finding more and more relevance to our lives just by the clicking of a few buttons, more and more people are taking a fancy to the multimedia offerings that the World Wide Web has in store for them and specifically in the form of online music that is available for 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
Not only do they play the latest songs that have been released by Christian artists but they also play music that some people cannot get a hold of in countries outside the United States. However, with the huge audience that is available over the internet, it also bodes well for promotional activity for these artists as well.
In the broader genre of gospel music, there are several subgenres that have evolved over the last few decades. With Black Gospel and Praise & Worship music being music that has the traditional tag, Christian Rock, Pop, and Rap that obviously appeals to a younger generation have also found their way onto online radio, and is here to stay.
So, not only does the listener get to listen to their kind of music but are also encouraged to experiment with other types of music that fall within their area of interests.
In one of the most anticipated games of this year’s World Cup, USA and England tied 1-1. The first goal for England came on the 4th minute. The US goal came in the 40th minute and it was due to a simple mistake by the Birtish golie Rob Green, who seemed to have a handle on a shot from Clint Dampsey from outside the box. However, the ball sliped his hand in a very embarrassing fashion and entered the goal. This sure is going to be one of Rob Green’s worst moments of his life and one that he will not forget.
US and England both still have a chance to proceed to the next round.
Music has always been a part of conventional radio for a long time now until MTV invaded our homes and revolutionized the way music was presented to newer generations. And now, it is the turn of the internet to take over the place that television snatched away from conventional radio so long ago. Ironically, this is in the form of streaming radio and is generally offered for free over the internet.
Special thanks to Aaron Parker for the guest post
