Whitney Houston-1963-2012-Sings The Star Spangled Banner (Video)
In case you missed it here is the late Whitney Houston singing the Star Spangled Banner at the Super Bowl XXV (1991).…
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Researchers have always said the sense of smell is our most powerful connection to memory. I agree, to a point. Yes, if I smell the fragrance “Tabu”, I immediately think…
Introducing Kathryn Brock, Artist
Kathryn Brock was born in Aurora, Illinois on January 1st, 1943. She was the eldest child of Doris and John Corkery. Doris was a stay home mom and John was…
Hugo Best Picture Contender for Oscars 2012
It was a celebration of the golden age of movie-making today as Hugo and The Artist were revealed as Best Picture contenders at this year's Oscars.…
The beautiful insanity of Vincent Van Gogh
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STOP SOPA/PIPA: MMA goes dark tomorrow
MadMikesAmerica joins with friends and partners such as REDDIT, WIKIPEDIA, IMGUR, RAW STORY and others tomorrow by "going dark." You will not be able to access our site between…
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When I was nineteen, I traveled to New York with my parents. We went to “M Butterfly” with friends, ate insanely fantastic food, did a little shopping and visited MOMA,…
Django Reinhardt – King of Gypsy Jazz
A personal favorite, Django Reinhardt would be 101 years-old today. He has been dead for sixty years, his music lives on.…
Amy Winehouse and Tony Bennett – Body and Soul
Amy Winehouse and Tony Bennett, a video of their duet singing Body and Soul, recorded at the Abbey Road studios in London earlier this year.…
David “Honeyboy” Edwards
Maybe the last great Mississippi Delta bluesman, David "Honeyboy" Edwards. RIP aged 95.…
The Prophet: A Marvin Gaye Tribute
Marvin Gaye is one of those artists who is always with us. His music will never die.…
Jerry Leiber April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011
If you remember the 1950s, you will know the songs of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. If you don't remember the 1950s, and you like music, you will know the…
The Sachal Orchestra of Pakistan “Takes Five”
A Pakistani classical orchestra try their hand at an American classic, Dave Brubeck's "Take Five" - with outstanding results.…
An Interview with Roy Zimmerman by Erin Nanasi
I discovered Roy Zimmerman thanks to Facebook. The first time I ever watched "Ted Haggard is Completely Heterosexual," I laughed until I cried. Roy Zimmerman is my generation's Tom Lehrer,…
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