Fangirl Free Zone
Archive for May, 2009
Stupid American Idol Fangirl of the Week
May 31st
There are certain to be some bat shit crazy fantarding comments out there this week. Have at it!
This Day in Music…May 31
May 31st
1656 – Composer Marin Marais was born.
1917 – The first jazz record, “Dark Town Strutters’ Ball,” was released.
1941 – The first issue of “Parade: The Weekly Picture Newspaper” went on sale.
1956 – Buddy Holly was inspired to write “That’ll Be the Day” after he saw the John Wayne movie “The Searchers.”
A Long Time Coming Movie Review/Rant: Watchmen.
May 31st
OK, how to explain how I feel about this one isn’t fun. More >
This Day in Music…May 30
May 30th
1962 – Benny Goodman led the first American jazz band to play in the Soviet Union.
That was pretty cool actually.
This Day in Music…May 29
May 29th
1860 – Composer Isaac Albeniz was born.
1897 – Composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold was born.
1913 – Igor Stravinsky’s composition “The Rite of Spring” premiered in Paris.
1942 – Bing Crosby, the Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter Orchestra recorded Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas.”
