Jim Henson was one of the foremost creative geniuses of his time. (and my time!) The Muppet Show was appointment television viewing in American households like mine. I laughed then and cry now happy tears when I hear this soppy song...It's Kermit and Rainbow Connection. Thanks Jim for being who you were.
Read MoreJamiroquai is a band that I loved to hate. Jay Kay was a pop-muppet with silly hats in all his music videos. I felt this until I had a religious experience at 35,000 ft. His performance in my little corner of music heaven (Montreux Jazz Festival) is featured in this clip of a cheeky song that is not about love.
Read MoreBuddy Guy is a Montreux icon. I watched him rift and delight the crowd at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2010. He did not disappoint in his styling or ability to talk trash - dirty, nasty trash.
Read MoreAnita Baker is a soul songstress whose music celebrates love, happiness and commitment. Her history of music folks 'loved to love to' is demonstrated in her eight Grammy winning career over the last 40 years.
Read MoreAnnabel Lee is amongst the greatest poems of love ever written and Edgar Allen Poe's best work next to the Raven. Yasmine Tamara, Switzerland's best kept secret delivers a handful of excepts - songs from her new album in this short video. What do you think of her?
Read MoreJennifer Hawkins (J-Ho) was photographed sporting a big one and now I want one. Sexy necklaces, rock-chic cuffs and chic French designers. Bijoux Bemille make it easy to acquire with a pop-up store happening in an underground lair August 2 - 3, 2010 in Sydney. Are you in?
Read MoreIf Freddie Mercury were alive today, you could bet that he would record this song, The Voice, written by Yasmine Tamara. It has every element of a rock anthem, from a moving story of pain and suffering to an emotional place of resignation. Her stylings are powerful and her voice, hauntingly beautiful.
Read MoreYasmine Tamara's new album blends current musical stylings with Victorian Poetry. The combination is powerful.
Read MoreIn my weekly round up, I tell the story of Claude Nobs and the legend of the Montreux Jazz Festival in the early years. Want to know where the inspiration for Smoke on the Water came from? I do now!
Read MoreMontreux Jazz is no ordinary music festival. It is the festival for musicians and as well as the fans. The blended demographic of ages and cultures creates a rich tapestry of cultural and flow, as the air is littered with German, French, Swiss German, the odd dash of Portuguese, and English for the rest of us that managed to read a map, take a train and weather the Swiss vibe.
Read MoreStephenie Rodriguez (@Digitalgodess) commenced her journey to the 44th Annual Montreux Jazz Festival. Day 1 involved a departure from Sydney International Airport, two airplanes, three airports, one shower, six meals, a train ride and an angry luggage cart in Montreux.
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