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Aug 20, 2008 -
I remember the first time I heard this kind of musical chairs genre mixing. I was at a club in San Francisco and the opening act was a chamber orchestra tribute band for — wait for it — Duran Duran. Somehow, their slow, ponderous songs ("Save a Prayer," anyone?) really worked for string, woodwind and brass instruments.
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Jun 24, 2008 -
Word on the street is that the remaining two Bee Gees brothers (RIP, Maurice) are threatening to hinting that they may reunite for a tour. So in anticipation of that sweet moment, I thought we'd take a look at the boys in their prime. It takes a real man to put on tight white high-waisted jeans, blow-dry his hair until it resembles cotton candy, and sing in a falsetto.
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Oct 20, 2008 -
Bee Gees Hit Could Save Your Life
The Bee Gees: they're not just for cheesy '70s dance parties anymore! US medics report that when students studying how to do CPR listened to the Bee Gees '70s hit "Stayin' Alive" while practicing chess compressions, following the beat of the song helped them space the compressions properly. When performed properly with the recommended rate of 100 chest compressions per minute, CPR triples cardiac arrest survival rates.
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Dec 11, 2008 -
If simulated drowning isn't enough, you can add music to America's weapons of mass degradation. Amped-up tunes are used as "sonic bludgeons" at US military prisons in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay.
Songs such as Britney Spears's "Baby One More Time" are turned up and set to repeat to create fear, disorientation, and a prolonged capture shock.
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Jul 09, 2007 -
Two Aussies. Both hot. Unfortunately, only one is alive.
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