Peter Murmann

Nick Drake: “Riverman” and “Place to Be”

No Comments 21 May 2013

I discovered Nick Drake today and I am smitten by his soft voice. He died too young (wikipedia) at only 26. Click on “Continue Reading” to see two of his songs that became most famous in the past decades.

Music, Pop

Denmark Rules the 2013 Eurovision contest

No Comments 19 May 2013

I am becoming ever more impressed with the Danes. They are only 5.5 million but come up with amazingly creative stuff. This year they won the 2013 Eurovision contest.

Angelina Jolie decides to have double mastectomy

No Comments 14 May 2013

Angelie Jolie is always good for a surprise and publicity. This one is a for a good cause. She writes: I wanted to write this to tell other women that the decision to have a mastectomy was not easy. But it is one I am very happy that I made. My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent to under 5 percent. I can tell my children that they don’t need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer. Click on “continue reading” to see her full piece in the NY Times.