The Top 15 Albums of 2008 2008 was quite a year for the music industry. As with every other year, trends emerged and others faded away. Bands reunited and others disbanded. And albums were released that shattered our souls, broke our hearts, and made memories, while others flat-out sucked.The year marked the return of Erykah Badu, a Stone Temple Pilots reunion, and David...
2008 was a great year for music.
It's become an annual rite of passage in the music business. Every year, the trade papers are filled with stories about how this year was worse than last year. If the music execs were hoping we'd get so tired of reading that story that we'd start to ignore it -- you know, 'the boy who cried wolf' routine -- it hasn't...
This year allergy season seems more potent and early in many areas of the United States. The vigorous bloom of pollens has been bothersome for more than six weeks. In the Northwest we have seen many patients this season who have well known allergies struggling with symptoms more than they have in several years. Many clients who historically have not had allergies have also been affected this year. Most people are familiar with seasonal allergy symptoms and how bothersome they can be. It is not always clear which specific allergens are in the air at any given time. This time of year is a very fluid situation which plants are in bloom spewing pollen in the air. The amount of dust, mold and pollutants in the air can vary air quality greatly depending on the wind, humidity, and temperature of your locale.
The real challenge with seasonal allergies is that avoidance is not a choice. You
A look at one of the best rock records of the year.
Part of the magnificence of having the luck to do this work is having the fortune of discovering something extraordinary. I have had a few such experiences this year, with the most recent coming in the form of a small, modest San Diego quintet.Featuring some of the most contagious melodies of the year, Delta Spirit’s Ode to Sunshine is one of...
The fifth season of House, M.D concludes with Dr. Gregory House (the always extraordinary Hugh Laurie in a heartbreaking performance) watching his world come crashing down around him -- his sense of reality shattered, unable to distinguish fantasy from reality. It was a somber way to end the season, the camera pulling back to reveal the lone figure of Wilson, watching sadly from afar as House enters the doors of Mayfield Psychiatric Hospital. House co-executive producer and the finale’s writer Doris Egan explained the significance of the final sequence during a one-on-one interview the day after the finale aired. We also discussed the episode’s themes and the series’ relationships. Egan has written for House for several seasons, penning some of the best and most beloved episodes of the entire series, including season three’s “Son of Coma
Billy Cox first met guitarist Jimi Hendrix in the early-1960s, when the two men were in the Army, stationed together at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Both shared an interest in music, and would end up performing together at different Jefferson Avenue blues and R&B clubs in North Nashville. Hendrix would end up going to England and fame and fortune, while Cox would remain based in Nashville, playing with various bands and bringing his bass skills to the studio as an in-demand session player. When the Jimi Hendrix Experience fell apart in 1969 after bassist Noel Redding left the band, it was his old bandmate that Hendrix turned to for help. Hendrix brought Cox to New York City and made him a band member, taking him to Woodstock as part of his Gypsy Sun and Rainbows ensemble. Cox would perform with Jimi and drummer Buddy Miles on the infamous New Year's Eve/New Year's Day concerts
