Take Isaac Asimov’s Super Quiz on 20th century, popular music.
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Brian Whitman and Tristan Jehan of MIT’s Media Laboratory have written a computer application that listens to and analyzes songs, assigning them the equivalent of a thumbs up or thumbs down. The technology is sufficiently sophisticated to predict how well a tune will perform on the charts and rate it from ”sexy to romantic [...]
The New York Daily News reports that more than year after suffering the stroke that precluded him from hosting last year’s New Year’s Eve celebration on ABC, Dick Clark is back. Larry Klein, producer of the show said, ”I’m not going to tell you that he’s 100%.” 76 year old Clark [...]
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The New York Daily News reports that more than year after suffering the stroke that precluded him from hosting last year’s New Year’s Eve celebration on ABC, Dick Clark is back. Larry Klein, producer of the show said, ”I’m not going to tell you that he’s 100%.” 76 year old Clark will [...]
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So what’s the most expensive guitar on record?
Stratcollector.com reported in 2004 that ”Eric Clapton’s prized Stratocaster, ”Blackie”, brought $959,500 in the Christie’s Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Auction, becoming the most expensive guitar ever to have been sold at an auction.”
Jeffbeck.com reports that the Fender model pictured below brought 1.6 million recently. Though it had [...]
So what’s the most expensive guitar on record?
Stratcollector.com reported in 2004 that ”Eric Clapton’s prized Stratocaster, ”Blackie”, brought $959,500 in the Christie’s Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Auction, becoming the most expensive guitar ever to have been sold at an auction.”
Jeffbeck.com reports that the Fender model pictured below brought 1.6 million recently. Though it had [...]
What’s new with Eric Clapton. ”Where’s Eric,” features up to date reports on 2006 tour developments-so far all dates are European. Rolling Stone magazine reports that Robert Randolph has teamed up with a number of artists including Eric Clapton on his newest album, while Irish, showbiz site reports that Randolph’s family band nearly [...]