Category Archives: Music

Celebrity Birthday of the Day – March 20

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Gill

David Thewlis initially aspired to be a rock musician and played guitar as a teenager with two punk rock bands. After graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, he became interested in acting and registered with the actors’ … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – March 15

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Gill

Control yourselves, ladies, because today is Oliver Wood’s birthday. Sean Biggerstaff began acting at age ten when he played the son of MacDuff in a production of Macbeth in Glasgow, Scotland. He joined the Scottish Youth Theatre and performed with … Continue reading →

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Last Link of the Day: Waltz of Two Lips

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Gill

So that’s what goes on inside a trombone…

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – March 14

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Gill

Jamie Bell’s career in show business has its roots in dance, and he started dancing at a young age after accompanying his sister to her ballet classes. He studied acting at Stagecoach Theatre Arts and was a member of the … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – March 13

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Gill

A graduate of USC film school, Tim Story began his career directing music videos for artists such as 2Pac, N Sync, and Ideal before moving into directing feature films in the late 1990s. His first two films, One of Us … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – March 12

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Gill

Jim Sharman is the son of the owner of Jimmy Sharman’s Boxing Troupe, a travelling sideshow of boxers that toured Australia in the 1940s. Sharman developed an interest in theatre after being exposed to vaudeville, and graduated from the production … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Believe These Are All TV Shows

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Gill

Funny or Die is finally tackling a subject that has long left me puzzled: just who the hell is watching all the terrible TV shows that exist right now? Especially when so many of them are just carbon copies of … Continue reading →

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Before They Were Stars: Ronnie James Dio Sings for Ronnie and the Redcaps

Posted on March 5, 2013 by robin

My beloved part-time employer, Cracked.com, just published an article yesterday entitled “The 5 Most Embarrassing Past Lives of Famous Musicians” which has given me a bunch of “Before They Were Stars” material to work with. The most eye-opening entry on … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – March 5

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Gill

Penn Jillette is one of my favourite magicians of all time, as the more vocal half of the Penn and Teller duo. Jillette began his career in magic in his teenage years after becoming enamored of James Randi’s approach to … Continue reading →

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Last Link of the Day: Veggiedrop

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Gill

j.viewz plays Teardrop by Massive Attack on vegetables. No, really.

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