July 26th, 2010

Your NEW Favorite Music Blog

Have several favorite music blogs? Not any more you don’t. That’s because the Hype Machine keeps track of what the top music bloggers are writing about and handpicks the best tunes, making it a one-stop-shop for you to discover and consume the best music out there. You can also stream individual songs or whole playlists straight from the site or download them to your computer and mp3 player. Check it out at hypem.com and get ready…because visiting the Hype Machine will give you dance fever and make you the coolest cat on the block….or blog.

July 25th, 2010

Flash Mobs and Glee? What’s Better?

It is no secret that I am a Gleek. I actually know of a few other Gleeks here at All Terrain (cough, Kevin, cough). I also love flash mobs, so you wouldn’t believe my excitement when I found a flash mob dedicated to Glee!!

Thanks to some very brave students at Ohio State University, a flash mob to Glee’s version of “Don’t Stop Believin” was created and performed in the college’s newly opened student union in hopes to promote its use.

This proves what I always knew about Glee; it’s the hottest thing around. It’s catching on everywhere and with everyone.

I am not an Ohio State fan for the purpose of athletics, especially because they always seem to beat up on my Boilermakers, but I may have jumped on the bandwagon just because of this performance. Go Buckeyes!

July 23rd, 2010

Girls Rock! Chicago

A good friend of mine has really done something that she is truly passionate about and did so on her own budget. Sarah Moshman, a native of Evanston, IL, spent a week in Chicago last summer when she had some time off from her hectic Los Angeles life, where she is an associated producer for shows like “Minute to Win It” and “Dancing With The Stars,” to film a short documentary on Chicago’s very own school of rock.

Girls Rock! Chicago is a two-week long camp that is directed at young girls 8-16 and it uses music to help empower and build self-esteem by teaching the girls to play instruments, form their own bands, write their own songs and perform them in front of a large audience. Moshman learned about this amazing camp from a friend and formed an all-female team to shoot a short 24-minute documentary that will air on PBS in Chicago on July 25 at 6:30 p.m. and again on August 1 at 11:30 a.m..

Girls Rock! Chicago follows three bands as they embark on this week long experience that culminates in a final performance at the Metro in Chicago. “This project is my baby,” Moshman said. “From conception to the final edit, I made all of the creative decisions associated with it and I learned so much. I am proud to put my name on it and I just want people to see it so they can know how amazing this camp is for young women. Because girls really do rock!”

This project is just one addition to a career that has already experienced so much success. Moshman made a short film at the University of Miami, where she studied Video-Film, titled “31 and Counting” that won her an award at a women’s festival as well as short documentary in high school that earned her an award from CSPAN.

To learn more check out Girls Rock! Chicago on the web.

May 18th, 2010

Artropolis

A couple of All Terrainers delved into their creative sides at Chicago’s Artropolis earlier this month. There were three shows: Art Chicago, a collection of modern and contemporary art from renowned galleries around the world; NEXT, a showcase of emerging artists, including performance pieces; and the International Antiques Fair, which housed over 100 of the world’s best antique dealers.

Read more about our experience after the jump.

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