Category Archives: Music

La La Land

Wonderful. From the fabulous colour palette, through the homages to classic Hollywood movies, to the dream-like quality of the story, I loved this movie. Emma Stone is definitely the star of the show, with Ryan Gosling as her dapper support, … Continue reading

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Grand Derangement

This group was the first of this year’s Performing Arts series at the U. What a spectacularly great time. Being good Minnesotans we danced spectacularly well in our chairs! The music was wonderful even if we did not understand a … Continue reading

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A little something to bring a smile to your lips

This is so much fun! You can find out more at the web page Where the Hell is Matt? From Matt’s FAQ. Why is the world so screwed up? Men. How do we fix it? Women. Right on! Current temperature: … Continue reading

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On-line but not on-air *sniff*

So today’s Unhindered By Talent on KUMM made it into the wider world on-line but the technology between us and the transmitter appears to be broken so no one in these parts can hear us, darn it. Drat. That poor … Continue reading

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Valentina Lisitsa Piano Concert

We saw Valentina Lisitsa perform at the university recent and wow! Her playing was stunning. Just watching her hands more across the keyboard was an inspiration. While she played the fast sections with great precision I found the grace and … Continue reading

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Taco Man lives!

Yeah, yeah, it’s more detritus from my inbox but this one is my darling son and there’s no way I’m not going to share this little escapade with you. Taco Man on YouTube. To quote Phi Apparently someone in the … Continue reading

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Unhindered – live and on-line

A new UMM school year is well on its way and we are once again broadcasting our version of a college radio show under the Unhindered By Talent banner on KUMM. Please note that we are on two hours later … Continue reading

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Kiwanis Talent Show Final

Friday night we went to the East Side Park and watched the 13 finalists compete in the talent show final. It was a quite a mixture of performances ranging from stand up comedy through various dance forms, a Minnesotan steel … Continue reading

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Kiwanis Talent Show

Sub Evil Boy took part in the fourth and final heat of the Kiwanis Talent Show this evening. There were only four acts participating, 3 singers and a dance troupe. Sub Evil Boy sang two songs a cappella, Fat Fly, … Continue reading

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