Amy’s Guide to Becoming A Famous Musician

Have you ever wondered how many of the famous musicians made it? What’s so different about them in particular? You do realize that there are hundreds of thousands of aspiring, talented musicians—-good one’s, that never make it out of waiting at Dennys? And that being said—why did Kanye make it?………because of his talent? Simple questions…….right? [...]



Radio City Music Hall Meets Lord of the Rings

I saw that Radio City Music Hall is selling tickets for live performances showcasing the entire Lord of the Rings musical score. It’s completely interactive with a large screen behind the orchestra showing scenes from the movie –all in real time. It looks really cool! Here are some pictures from the set:

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Simon Cowell…..Good Times Never Seemed So Good

I heard today that Simon Cowell was going to extend his time on American Idol. I thought that this was very interesting–I thought that he was supposed to leave……and then American Idol would be over. Not so, not so…my friend. I guess a $144 million dollar contract is calling his name—I know that he’s [...]



Amy’s 10 Worst Ways to Destroy a Musical Instrument

As you can see, I’ve been dealing with high anxiety surrounding musical instrument care. It really started a few months ago, when I opened my violin case to find that one of my bows had broken in half………..by itself……..without any warning signs. I still don’t know what to make of that. So, here it [...]