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Olympic Hum Along: Requiem for an Ice Dancer
by Locke Peterseim | February 23rd, 2010 | Filed under: Hum AlongOf all the weird pop-culture benchmarks of getting older (no longer recognizing any songs in the top ten, writing with boring old-school capitalization instead of ~liKe*tHe*COol*kiDs*nOw*do~), perhaps the strangest is when you find yourself actually watching Olympic figure skating and ice dancing–un-ironically. I have a good excuse though. I can rationalize the fact that I’ve [...]
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Star Wars: In Concert
by Erika Olson | December 8th, 2009 | Filed under: Behind the Scenes, Hum Along, Other BitsSunday night I had the opportunity to attend Star Wars: In Concert, a Lucasfilm-sponsored video, lights and live orchestra celebration of John Williams' Star Wars score. After several stops across the country, it finally made its way to Chicago's United Center and now has just a few more U.S. dates before it heads to Europe in [...]
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“Mamma Mia! for Dudes”
by Erika Olson | October 20th, 2009 | Filed under: Hum Along, Other BitsI'm a pretty big sucker for movie musicals — I loved Chicago, am psyched for Nine, and three of my all-time favorite films are The Sound of Music, Grease and Xanadu (bring on the Xanadu ridicule, haters — I can handle it!). But in 2011, it's quite possible that another title will be tacked on [...]
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Hum Along: The Star Trek Trailer Music…or Where Have All the Heroic Themes Gone?
by Locke Peterseim | April 29th, 2009 | Filed under: Hum AlongMonday I warned you about the impending pandemic of Giant Slimy Black Cricket Things that Burrow Into Your Belly Button. Well, today I have an even more important Public Safety topic: Our Rapidly Vanishing Supply of Heroic Movie Themes. While this crisis has been steadily building since the last Lord of the Rings film, my [...]
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Hum Along: A Cornucopia of Recent Trailer Music!
by Locke Peterseim | April 22nd, 2009 | Filed under: Hum AlongAs in all things redblog for me these days (Drive-in DVDs, geek news, DVD reviews, That Guy), I have some catching up to do on trailer music. You know when you're watching a trailer in the theater or online and you think either "wow, that's a great song–who is it?" or, as often happens for [...]
Read Full Post 1 CommentHum Along: The Music and Musicians of Rachel Getting Married
by Locke Peterseim | March 19th, 2009 | Filed under: Hum AlongHere at redblog, we try to stay attuned to what our readers like and want. And clearly this week, what you all like and want is more talk about your favorite film of the year, Rachel Getting Married! Oh, I kid… As much as I liked the film, I get that it really isn't a [...]
Read Full Post 10 CommentsWe’ve Got a Prog-Rocker Down! We’ve Got a Prog-Rocker Down! (Plus plenty of musical pick-me-ups for your Monday!)
by Locke Peterseim | February 16th, 2009 | Filed under: Award Shows, Hum Along, NewsPeter Gabriel announced the other day that he will not be performing his song "Down to Earth" at the Oscars® ceremony Sunday. The WALL-E credits tune–a plea for a happier, cleaner, more hugable planet–is nominated for Best Song. Gabriel is complaining that the ceremony producers are insisting the three nominated songs be performed in a [...]
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Hum Along: Potential Oscar Songs (And Other Bits of Happiness)
by Locke Peterseim | December 17th, 2008 | Filed under: Award Shows, Hum Along, News, Shiny ObjectsThe Academy sent out the "short" list yesterday of those 49 songs eligible for Best Original Song at the Oscars. From this list, up to five songs can be nominated (though in the past as there have been as few as three). Needless to say, High School Musical 3: Senior Year dominates the list with [...]
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by Locke Peterseim | December 11th, 2008 | Filed under: Hum Along, NewsMeryl Streep, you’ve doomed us all! The surprise success of Mamma Mia! last summer has rushed more sing-along pop musicals into production. New Line just snapped up the rights to Rock of Ages, a new stage production that follows two young lovers who meet on the Sunset Strip (not at the Whiskey, but a club [...]
Read Full Post 1 CommentHum Along: 28 Days Later and The Day the Earth Stood Still
by Locke Peterseim | December 10th, 2008 | Filed under: Hum Along, Other BitsWe’re all preparing to watch the Earth stand still this weekend, and really, do we have any choice? There may be five-count-’em-five major films opening Christmas day, plus three more Oscar-baits getting wider release that day, but until Christmas, like kids drooling over the presents under the tree, we have to wait and get basically [...]
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