Posts Tagged ‘ Music ’

Read more about Black Ladder at Shockya!

January 24, 2011
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Read more about Black Ladder at Shockya!

Over the weekend, I spoke to prog rock group Black Ladder (if you haven’t read the live chat, click here!). Over at Shockya, I’ve written an article on the group in preparation for their show at SXSW. Make sure to go to Shockya to read more about the group. Black Ladder will be playing...

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Black Ladder: a few bands who’ve inspired the group

January 21, 2011
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Black Ladder: a few bands who’ve inspired the group

As I’ve said, I’m going to be interviewing up-and-coming prog rock group Black Ladder here Saturday (tomorrow!) at 3:30 p.m. CST. You can listen to their music on their Myspace page, but if you want to get a better feel for the group, here’s a selection from some of their inspirations. Red Hot Chili...

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Interview with up-and-coming band Black Ladder

January 19, 2011
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Interview with up-and-coming band Black Ladder

On the lookout for new music? This Saturday at 3:30 p.m. CST, I’ll be interviewing prog rock band Black Ladder via CoverItLive. If you’re a fan of Pink Floyd and retro psychedelic awesomeness, then check out Black Ladder’s music at their myspace page. To watch the interview, check the “Black Ladder” tab in the...

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New Year’s playlist!

December 30, 2010
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New Year’s playlist!

It’s the last holiday of the year! Feel free to use this playlist at your celebration and Happy New Year!

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Moniqueblog’s Christmas playlist *or* Monique’s going on break!

December 23, 2010
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Moniqueblog’s Christmas playlist *or* Monique’s going on break!

IT’S ABOUT TIME I TOOK A VACATION! It’s only for 3 days max, but a break is a break, and what a break Christmas is! In the meantime, while I’m working on other essays for the site and having general Christmas fun, here’s a playlist that I hope will be as unique and fun...

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Win a $200 shopping spree from Anoop Desai!

December 16, 2010
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Win a $200 shopping spree from Anoop Desai!

Anoop superfans, listen up!  American Idol alum, independent recording artist, and friend to the site Anoop Desai will perform on The Mo’Nique Show tonight at 11 p.m. EST, and if you tweet about his performance before the show, you could win a $200 shopping spree courtesy of Scout and Molly’s. Remember–tweet about Anoop’s performance...

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Black Friday (BOOKS): The “Music in Film” series

December 10, 2010
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Black Friday (BOOKS): The “Music in Film” series

Some of the best movies are musical films, and now there’s a handy pocket-sized book series that chronicles the paths it took to make these films. The first two books out of the Music in Film series are on West Side Story and This is Spinal Tap. In the books, the people closest to...

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Anoop Desai: A down-to-earth guy reaching altitudinous goals

November 13, 2010
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Anoop Desai: A down-to-earth guy reaching altitudinous goals

credit: anoopdesai.com For those who haven’t gotten the chance to speak with independent artist and American Idol alum Anoop Desai, you’ll be glad to know he’s as down-to-earth in person (or, in my case, over the phone) as he did on American Idol. Not as if that’s a surprise; his genuine affability comes across in...

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Stop, look, listen!* Anoop Desai on The Geek and Nerd Show TODAY!

November 9, 2010
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Stop, look, listen!* Anoop Desai on The Geek and Nerd Show TODAY!

credit: anoopdesai.com TODAY IS THE DAY! Listen to independent recording artist Anoop Desai on The Geek and Nerd Show on Blogtalkradio TODAY AT 4 P.M. CENTRAL! LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN! *I hope you Legend of Zelda fans are happy with that reference.

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Geek and Nerd Show: R&B with an Indian flair

November 8, 2010
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Geek and Nerd Show: R&B with an Indian flair

credit: anoopdesai.com First, a note–the show has been pushed back to 4 p.m. central time this Tuesday, so adjust your schedules! Secondly, if you’ve listened to “All is Fair,” Anoop Desai’s first cd, you’ll notice that the first song on the cd, “My Name” has a decidedly Indian/Bollywood flair. I, for one, like it...

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Geek and Nerd Show: Anoop’s upcoming music video

November 6, 2010
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Geek and Nerd Show: Anoop’s upcoming music video

credit: anoopdesai.com As I’ve been saying for the past three days, Anoop Desai, independent recording artist, is coming on “The Geek and Nerd Show“. Also, if you’ve listening to his cd, which is embedded in one of my Anoop-centric posts, you’ve probably heard (and loved) “All is Fair (Crazy Love)”, the track the cd...

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Geek and Nerd Show: Before you listen to our interview with Anoop, listen to some others

November 4, 2010
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Geek and Nerd Show: Before you listen to our interview with Anoop, listen to some others

As you know from my constant promoting, my sister Ashley and I are going to have guest, American Idol alum and independent recording artist Anoop Desai on our show talking about his music as well as joining us in our usual discussion of movies, comics, and television. I’m psyched that our show got a...

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