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Jimmy Fallon of The Tonight Show has done more than his fair share of funny skits but every now and then he’ll do something that will pretty much make the internet explode with laughter. And that’s what happened when Jimmy did a parody of Lionel …
If you’re a fan of movies, dance, or music, then you’re in for an absolute treat. What’s the Mashup is a YouTuber who, as the name implies, mashes things up. But what’s getting mashed up today? Okay, so the headline gave it away but what we have …
I spend a lot of time watching random video clips across the internet so I’ve seen more than my fair share of super talented people as well as incredibly weird performances. But mixing the two together? Achieving the right balance of skill and strangeness is surprisingly …
We all know Queen, right? Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock you, We Are The Champions… Queen is responsible for some of the rock and roll’s biggest songs. And on July 13, 1985, the band gave a performance that would become knows as the 20 minutes that …
Everyone knows Simon Cowell has a reputation for being a tough-as-nails critic on hit TV shows such as American Idol and X Factor. Simon wastes no time in dispatching performers who don’t meet his standards, and he’ll often have an abrasive way doing this. But when a …
Are you familiar with the “Boogie Woogie?” I certainly wasn’t. It’s a dance from quite some time ago but Silvan Zingg, William Mauvais and Maéva Truntzer are making sure that it’s never forgotten. In fact, they’re doing so much more than that. Silvan is from Switzerland …
I’m sure almost everyone here has experienced a school assembly. And while they usually (or at least should) carry an important message, let’s face it… more often than not, they’re a total snooze fest. So when the teachers from West Des Moines Community School District came …
Music is an amazing thing, it has the ability to put us in a good mood after a bad day and overall makes our life better. That is no small feat! For this reason many people have pursued a career in music, but not everyone …
Okay, so all three of these ladies are ultra talented, but call me smitten… the one on the right just captured my soul with her drop-dead gorgeous voice. These three French girls are known as Elijay, or LEJ, or Lucie, Elisa & Juliette… clever. And …
Music can be a very powerful thing but you might not really know it if you just turn on the radio and listen to some of today’s pop music. What exactly do I mean by “powerful?” Consider Bridge Over Troubled Water, a song (and album) …