Posts by Ray Archie
Pablo Casals
Pau Casals i Defilló (Catalan: [ˈpaw kəˈzaɫz i dəfiˈʎo]; December 29, 1876 – October 22, 1973), known during his professional career as Pablo Casals, was a Catalan cellist and conductor. He is generally regarded as the pre-eminent cellist of the first half of the 20th century, and one of the greatest cellists of all time. He made many recordings throughout his career,…
Read MoreCurtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer. He achieved success with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and recorded the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is regarded as a pioneer of funk and of politically conscious African-American music. He was also a multi-instrumentalist who played the guitar, bass, piano,…
Read MoreStocked up and ready to serve. New shirts coming to the store soon.
We were excited to get our second load of MiMFL shirts this week, watch out in the shop for new items that we will add over the coming few days, along with our MiMFL wristbands in 4 colors. The charcoal mens and boys shirts are proving to be very popular, and the girls love the…
Read MoreDrum Workshop with Swiss Chris [Brooklyn]
On August 19th, Music is My First Language (MiMFL) held their first in a breakthrough series of free workshops for kids at Shapeshifter Lab in Brooklyn, NY. The drum workshop, led by world re-known drummer, music director, author and instructor Swiss Chris, was an amazing success. Over 25 kids were in attendance ranging in age from 6 – 18 years…
Read MoreSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)
What is Search Engine Optimization? How can one actually get higher rankings with Google and Alexa? How can one easily optimize pages for search engine spidering? After completing your website, the first thing to do is to validate the HTML. Use a program such as Tidy (Firefox plugin) to tell you exactly what coding issues…
Read MoreMeta-Tags 101 :: The Dirty Details
This is an example of the default meta-tags that should be used for a site. When the webmaster populates the keyword and description fields in the CMS, then those values should update the appropriate meta tags for that particular article; however, if those fields are left blank, then the default metadata should appear. Webmasters should…
Read MorePorcupine Tree – London’s Seminal Rock Band
The Middle East, July 22 Great Northeast Productions Inc. will present Porcupine Tree. The Middle East is at 472-480 Mass. Ave. in Cambridge, Mass. Advance tickets for this show are $12 and can be purchased at the Middle East Box Office and at all Ticketmaster locations. To charge tickets by phone, call (617/508) 931-2000 or…
Read MoreApple Acquires Emagic
Is this the worst thing to ever happen in the Music Sequencer Market? July 1, 2002, Apple acquires eMagic!! Apple today announced it has acquired Emagic, a leading provider of professional software solutions for computer-based music production. Emagic’s most popular product, Logic, is actively used by over 200,000 musicians around the world. Emagic will operate as…
Read MoreChris Robinson :: The Bowery Ballroom, New York
Chris Robinson uttered the phrase “acoustic mellow thing” into his microphone at the outset of his Wednesday night show, and those words served as both a forecast and a promise. The lanky, bearded singer, who is pursuing other projects while the Black Crowes are on hiatus, performed an acoustic, low-key set featuring a crop of…
Read MoreGodsmack, Carly Simon, Aerosmith win Boston Music Awards
Godsmack, Staind, Carly Simon, Aerosmith, American Hi-Fi win at The Boston Music Awards. Reveille, Dropkick Murphy’s, Tribe of Judah, & Kay Hanley also take home awards. Mission Of Burma inducted into Hall of Fame And the Winners Are… Boston winners for the 15th annual Boston Music Awards at The Orpheum, on Thursday, April 11th, 2002…
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