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GREG @ THE MUSIC MANOR

photo credit: Chris Darrow

About Me

I don't want to hype myself.Visit THEMUSICMANOR.COM for articles/interviews with various independent recording artists.

My Interests

Music, Film, Television, Books, Art in general, the World.

I'd like to meet:

Hmmm......

Music:

All genres. Too many to name.

Movies:

I lean towards darker pictures that jar the senses and are riveting, especially film noir.

Television:

Law And Order: Criminal Intent. Law And Order: Special Victims Unit. The Twilight Zone. Medium. MONK. CNN. C-Span. The Weather Channel. Turner Classic Movies channel.

Books:

The Razor's Edge - W. Somerset Maugham. The Moon And Sixpence - W. Somerset Maugham. Of Human Bondage - W. Somerset Maugham. Cakes And Ale - W. Somerset Maugham. The Air-Conditioned Nightmare - Henry Miller. Lonesome Traveler - Jack Kerouac. Hawaii - James Michener. The Beautiful And Damned - F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Shining - Stephen King. Motley Crue: The Dirt - Neil Strauss w/ Motley Crue. Careless Love: The Unmaking Of Elvis Presley - Peter Guralnick. Karma Yoga - Swami Vivekananda

Heroes:

Recording artists, musicians, songwriters, engineers, producers, actors, actresses, literary writers, etc.

My Blog

Oscar Peterson

I'm always saddened to hear of another legend in music passing away. Every time that happens, it's just one more reminder that time is passing. I'm always saddened by the passage of time, the passin...
Posted by GREG @ THE MUSIC MANOR on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:52:00 PST

Compact Disc vs. Online Download

The following vehemence is inspired by an article I read by Bob Lefsetz on the subject:Is the compact disc dying?Considering that I just lost approximately 3 gigs of downloaded music, I'm not overly e...
Posted by GREG @ THE MUSIC MANOR on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:48:00 PST

The Real Hollywood

"The real Hollywood is the Hollywood that pays."-- Kim Fowleyshow business survivor
Posted by GREG @ THE MUSIC MANOR on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 01:20:00 PST