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Marvin J. Markus
Member since 25th June 2008
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23rd September 2008
Oasis' 7th album is this year's Dig Out Your Soul. While most Oasis fans were satisfied with their last album, Don't Believe The Truth, it wasn't much of a step forward artistically. Dig Out Your Soul on the other hand is a huge leap forward. It is the so...
22nd September 2008
What are the best kind of toys that should you get for your two year old? The first question I would ask is: "Which toys will stimulate my child's imagination and creativity?" It's important to keep your child away from the television as much as possible....
22nd September 2008
The Beatles album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is perhaps the most legendary album in rock music history. So much has been said about it since it was released in 1967 that it is considered by quite a few music critics to be overrated. While I can ...
19th September 2008
Beach Boy legend Brian Wilson's latest solo album That Lucky Old Sun contains some truly charming musical moments but you may have to wade through some cheese to get to them. The 17 track album probably could have been cut down to be a really great 11 or ...
17th September 2008
If you're like me then you've tried all of the usual topical acne treatment products you see advertised in magazines and on television. The pads, the creams, and all of the rest. If you're like me then you've never had any success with any of those topica...
09th September 2008
The Beatles 7th album, Revolver, is considered by many music experts to be one of the greatest albums of all time. For example it was ranked #3 on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
The album includes some of The...
09th September 2008
The Republican Presidential nominee John McCain has chosen Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin for his VP. The choice of Palin calls into question his talking points of "putting the country first," "experience," & "ready to lead." The choice also contradicts his...
03rd September 2008
I'm voting for Barack Obama this November 4th for President of the United States. What follows in this article are 7 of the many reasons I am voting for Obama and not John McCain.
1. Obama was against the Iraq war from the start. Very few politicians h...
02nd September 2008
It's completely normal to want to lose weight as fast as you possibly can. Unfortunately many people think that starving themselves with some crazy fad diet is the best way to reach their goal of losing weight quickly, it's not. Starvation diets never wor...
02nd September 2008
Who are the best three hitters in the history of major league baseball? There are a few important things to consider. The first is peak performance. How great was a hitter during his peak seasons? The second is longevity, or career performance. How long w...
01st September 2008
The Beatles released 13 official studio albums from 1963 to 1970. What follows is a short "review" of each of these 13 albums. In my view as a true Beatles fanatic every single on of these albums should be a part of your collection eventually. But there a...
28th August 2008
It's quite normal for a toddler who was once very affectionate and accepted all of your hugs and kisses to start to push away from those affections at a certain age (for example around age 2 1/2.)
Not every toddler goes through this stage and it's far ...
25th August 2008
Radiohead's latest masterpiece, In Rainbows, was released on October 10, 2007. On October 1 the band made the surprise announcement they would be releasing their new album (that most didn't expect out until 2008) and that it would be available in download...
22nd August 2008
Radiohead has released 7 studio albums to date beginning with their 1993 debut Pablo Honey. In my view that debut album is the only Radiohead album that is not absolutely essential. The other 6 have all been excellent albums and their great variation in s...
18th August 2008
Ear training is perhaps the most important step in becoming a better musician, songwriter, composer, and/or singer. Why is it so important to improving one's musical abilities? Because music is a hearing art. You can only play, write, and sing as well as ...
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