The television theme song is a disappearing art form, according to Eric Deggans of the St. Petersburg Times, who chalks the deemphasis on the theme song to television producers' desire to lock viewers in to a show before they reach for the remote. His list of the top ten TV theme songs includes only one modern entry, and includes many of the usual suspects(I can think of a few other contenders... Diff'rent Strokes and Three's Company, for starters): 10. Sanford & Son - The swampy groove. The loopy melody. Toots Thielem... lire la suite
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Video Link) Josh Jackson of Paste Magazine has assembled what he considers to be the best TV theme songs ever. Unfortunately, Exosquad and Robotech were not on the list, but I’ve got to agree with his selection of the theme to The A-Team at #28.
Presidential politics are plenty contentious, but they are nothing compared to band breakups. Mike Huckabee found himself caught in the middle of one this week. In October, Mr. Huckabee and his band, the Capitol Offense, joined a former member of the band Boston, Barry Goudreau, at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, for a gig.
New York Times reporter says a federal judge in Hawaii is “dodging the issue of whether it could actually cause the end of the world. Remember the supercollider? Americans called it pork 17 years ago and scrapped plans to build one. Now Europeans and the United States built one in Switzerland.
The television theme song is a disappearing art form, according to Eric Deggans of the St. Petersburg Times, who chalks the deemphasis on the theme song to television producers' desire to lock viewers in to a show before they reach for the remote. His list of the top ten TV theme songs includes only one modern entry, and includes many of the usual suspects(I can think of a few other contenders.
If you played along during our last How Did You Know? you already have a head-start on today’s TV Theme Song Quiz. Get your nostalgia on by turning up those speakers and seeing how many of the classic theme songs you know by ear.
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YouTube link) Concert pianist Wibi Soerjadi dressed as an amputee pirate to showcase a one-handed technique. He plays the theme from The Pirates of the Caribbean with his left hand only! This clip is part of a collection of 15 movie and video game theme songs performed on odd instruments such as bottles, accordion, pipe organ, [.
Did you like our first TV theme song quiz last week? Well here’s fifteen new ones for you. Get your nostalgia on once more by turning up your speakers and taking a soundbite stroll down Theme Song Lane. Take the Quiz now.
Some very well-known tunes have been written for every major network that broadcasts sports on TV. How well do you know your NHL from your NFL, your MLB from your NBA, and your ABC from you CBS? Turn up those speakers and give this Sports Theme Song Quiz a whirl.
If you are younger than 35 or so, then most likely all you know of Steve Goodman is his anthemic "Go Cubs Go", which was originally written for WGN radio (more on this later), and is now played over the PA system at Wrigley Field every time the Cubs win. Every single one of you (no matter what your age) should read this book, and then go out and buy some Steve Goodman music, because this man was so much more -- although his Cub fandom was a very big part of what made him the man he was.
If you’re an authority on famous dogs, First Ladies and TV theme songs, today’s your lucky day. Alert your co-workers: you might need to take a longer lunch. If necessary, we can provide a note. From Brian McCarthy: When I was a small boy, I was told there are two types of people:
Theme song from the Clinton-Obama show. Having somehow finished fourth to the ABC debate last week, NBC executives want to cash in on the political fervor this year and revive “West Wing. Only this time as a comedy. Well, a sitcom. They’ve signed up Will Smith and Patty Duke to play the leads, and are digging up W.
Miss Hockey Already? Posted in Hockey, Sports TV at 3: pm by Jason Cohen It seems a little odd, and possibly unprecedented, for the Stanley Cup to be decided prior to the Calder (AHL) and the Kelly (ECHL). So if you really love the sport (and aren’t in a Montana RV park with too-slow Wi-Fi), break out your VGA cable and head over to B2 Live TV for tonight’s Game 6 between the Cincinnati Cyclones and the Las Vegas Wranglers.
If you watch sports on TV, you should breeze through this. Today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss asks you to identify theme songs for sports shows. I only knew two of the themes, but I managed to get three of the questions right for a dismal score of 38%.
For the past two years, Bob Dylan has been holding court on XM Satellite Radio on his "Theme Time Radio" show. If you enjoy American popular music, the show is both entertaining and educational. Listening to the show, I have thought that Dylan must have help with the both the writing and the play list, but Terry Teachout seems to think that Dylan is responsible for both.
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The '60th Anniversary' Emmy Awards, recognizing "excellence" in television, paraded themselves around last night, vindicating and embarrassing the whole affair in equal measure. Some little-watched and much-deserving programs won top glittery trophies (30 Rock, Mad Men) while sycophancy, silly time wasting tedium, and suspicious whiffs of censorship soured the perfumed air.
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