92 Million YouTube Views and counting: Justin Bieber “Baby, Baby…”
I have never seen any clip that has been viewed over 90 million times. The kid is 15 but looks like 13. The marketing machine behind this guy is phenomenal. Congrats Usher.
U2 -“No line on the horizon”
I had trouble downloading an iTunes TV show. To test the function, I needed to download some music. The new U2 was placed prominent on the virtual storefront. I bought it and was surprised how good it is. For a band that has been in this game for over 20 years, the new album feels fresh. The are a surprising number of good songs to listen to. These guys are serious to remain the last Megaband in the world.
Music DVDs: Bruce, Evanescence, Rolling Stones, U2, & Dave Matthews Band
Three years ago I bought a DVD player to watch movies in the gym while burning calories on a Stairmaster. This gave me the chance to watch some music DVDs. I started off with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, then watched U2, the Rollingstones’s Slick Tour, Evanescence, and finally Dave Matthews Band Live in Central Park. The first minute of Springsteen Live in Barcelona was amazing because the sound on the DVD was far better than any sound of a live concert I had heard before. You felt as if you were right there on the concert floor with thousands of other people. Before long, however, I got t tired seeing the band go through the same motions. Watching U2’s Go Home - Live From Slane Castle was also underwhelming. You learn that The Edge and not Bono is the musical force behind the band. I am a big fan of few Rolling Stones tunes like “Ruby Tuesday.” But watching 60-year-old men behave as if they are teenagers is painful to watch. The most interesting part of the Four Licks DVD set is the part that takes you behind the scenes of preparing the concert tour. You come to appreciate the marketing and management genius of Mick Jagger. Evanescence in Anywhere But Home proves that stage presence is not easy to accomplish. It is better to simply listen to Evanescence’s one hit My Immortal. The band has no stage presence to speak of. The big surprise in my music DVD discovery tour was Dave Matthews Band’s Live in Central Park. The band members were by a long shot better musicians than the other groups I had watched on my hourly stairmaster sweat sessions. Click on “More” to see song from this free Concert in New York City.
Silbermond “Das Beste”
In a coffee house in Germany, this song drew my attention away from answering emails. Silvermond is a band that is billed as “punk rock.” You listen to the song. This is not punk in my mind. For all you romantics out there who understand German, watch the video of the song below. And if you are in really really in love right now, if you have butterflies in you stomach, think about him or her all the time, then send your Romeo or Julia a link this song. To view the video, click here.
The Police Reunites for the First Tour in 24 Years
Good news for all Police fans. Sting has finally become nostalgic and agreed to going on tour with his old band members from the Police, Steward Copeland and Andy Steward. He used the answer the question whether he could ever imagine going on reunion tour with The Police. “This would be good cause to have me certified insane.” Watch a fun video webcast of the their news conference performance the morning after they played at the Grammy’s.
I grew tired of listening to Sting records but I am excited about
the Police playing again. I will try to catch them somewhere
around the world this year.
To get excited about the tour, check out this video from the band’s rehearsal’s in Stingdom (Tuscony, Italy)
Here you can find information on where the band will be playing starting in May: Cities and Dates
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