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Mazzy Star was an American alternative rock band formed in Santa Monica in 1989 from the group Opal, a collaboration of guitarist David Roback and bassist Kendra Smith. Smith’s friend Hope Sandoval became the group’s vocalist when Smith left the band.[1]
Mazzy Star is probably best known for the song “Fade into You” which brought the band some success in the early to mid 1990s and was the group’s biggest mainstream hit, earning radio and MTV airplay. Roback and Sandoval were the creative center of the band, with Sandoval writing most of the lyrics and Roback composing most of the music.
http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/song/Lose_Me_on_the_Way/7806206
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazzy_Star
http://www.mazzystar.nu/web/photos.html
Hope Sandoval
Besides vocals, Sandoval plays harmonica, percussions, and xylophone, and occasionally plays the guitar. She writes nearly all the lyrics, with occasional input from David Roback.
Hope Sandoval was born in 1966 and grew up in East L.A. in a Mexican-American family. She started her career with her high-school friend Sylvia Gomez (who later played on She Hangs Brightly) in a band called Going Home, a folk duo formed in 1986. Hope and Sylvia admired Kendra Smith as a teenage Dream Syndicate fan. Gomez handed Smith a demo tape which was performed by Sandoval on vocals and Gomez on guitar. Roback offered to produce some recordings for them and they went into the studio and recorded an album that to this day has yet to be released. Sandoval and Gomez played gigs in California throughout the mid 1980s.
During the Opal tour in December 1987, Smith left the band. Roback called Sandoval to see if she would be interested in taking Smith’s place in Opal. They found Kendra and had some discussions. They did two more shows together, but then Smith flew home. Keith Mitchell flew home as well, and the next day he got back with Sandoval.
Sandoval reveals: :”For me recording is better. Live, I just get really nervous. Once you’re on-stage, you’re expected to perform. I don’t do that. I always feel awkward about just standing there and not speaking to the audience. It’s difficult for me.” – Musician magazine[citation needed]
In 2000, Sandoval joined with Colm Ó Cíosóig (formerly of My Bloody Valentine) to form Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions. The project retained the laid-back, slowcore sound of Mazzy Star. In 2001 Sandoval issued her first EP with the Warm Inventions, At the Doorway Again, and followed it up with her debut full-length album, Bavarian Fruit Bread, a year later. She has also contributed on several songs by other artists, such as The Jesus & Mary Chain, Chemical Brothers, Bert Jansch, and Death In Vegas.
Are you a Gabby or a Gertrude?
I took the mobile etiquette quiz three times, so I guess it’s true. I’m a Gertrude. Here’s what it told me:
You are a Mobile Misfit! Do you feel other patron’s eyes on you as you take up one too many tables in a crowded green coffee shop? With the amount of real estate you’re occupying, you may as well set up a desktop computer! Do you have bruises from walking into things (and people) because you’re too busy texting to pay attention to what’s in front of you? As a Mobile Misfit, mobile etiquette is not in your vocabulary. Mobile devices were created to make life easier for you and others, not to wreak havoc on those around you. It’s time for an intervention!
My Intel teammates and I had fun working with Intel Insider iJustine, who did a great job finding a creative crew in LA to shoot these. We gave her a sneak peek at early survey results, and her crew came back with the Gabby and Gurtrude skit. She did three Mobile Etiquette videos — Dating, Working, Privacy. I liked that much better than the “Miss Manners” or “Do’s and Don’t” storylines.
My mobile tech pet peeves? I’m pretty lenient. Maybe because I hope others will treat me with the same freedom to tech. But I believe I’m pretty considerate of people around me, and I never take a conversation into the bathroom. But I can slip in a quick SMS or email lickety-split in almost any situation. I like acknoledgements from others, so I’m quick to respond to people’s request when possible. I find that a lot of communication is timing, nurturing and keeping things moving ahead.
When I got my first laptop from work in 2000, well it was awesome. I could bring it home and almost anywhere, and have my everything I needed — as long as I could wait for the super slow boot up and slow Internet connection. When I got my blackberry three years ago, it levitated me and allowed me to roam, and “be there” in more places while still on teh front lines of communications.
The June 17, 2009 Intel survey showed that nine out of 10 U.S. adults feel annoyed by some behaviors they see in public. Driving while texting (guilty!) and loud mobile phone talkers (not me) were top complaints, yet, most of didnt think they were culprits (ummm, well).
“It is hardly surprising that we are still working out what is socially appropriate and what isn’t we are still developing our techno-etiquettes,” said my pal and inspiration Genevieve Bell, an Intel Fellow and cultural anthropologist who studies technology and culture.
I hope we can include our Intel Insiders in more video projects because I always learn something new — features available in YouTube.
I’ll work on shedding my Mobile Misfit label…I am a parent after all, and I’d like to influence my kids by showing good examples!
If you take the quiz, let me know if you’re a Gabby or Gertrude, and how you feel about it. Tech responsibly, but tech on!
Today I found an unboxed Canon PowerShot G9 for $339 at Need4Digital. So I watched the CNET video review again, recounted my experiences and advice about the camera…then placed my order.
I’ve had a hankering for the Canon G9 and G10 for a while now. In the past few weeks, I met two talented social media creators and got to try their Cannon G series.
During South by Southwest 2009, new media pioneer Eddie Codel showed me his Panasonic Lumix LX3, the same one he raved about to Rocketboom’s Ellie Rountree at the event. Some of Eddie’s photos can be seen here.
Eddie’s enthusiasm for the LX3’s ability to shoot in low light is something I’ve been carrying around with me. I’m just not sure how well the Canon G9 shoots in low light. I am glad it can capture video, but I’m not too jazzed that you can’t zoom while shooting video.
Well, I’ll put it all to the test in a few days and then I’ll consider some accessories: better grip, thumb rest, UV filter and possible lens adaptor with telephoto lense.
A nice rap I found on http://www.likaholix.com, where I’ve been having fun ’cause I like a lot of things in life!
Local Portland TV station KATU-TV took time out to meet with my Intel pals to talk about how we team up to listen and communicate using social media.
I tried embedding the player here, but the code won’t take. So, this is pasted from the KATU-TV Website:
What does a ‘social media guru’ do? Intel takes us behind the scenes
There are major companies out there that have entire teams dedicated to social media. The question is – what do folks who work on those teams do all day? We find out from Intel’s Social Media Strategist, Kelly Feller.
Friend and Forester Researcher Jeremiah Owyang sits down with Intel Insider Sarah Austin and shares his daily routine, ambitions, amazement and travel wishes.
Last week, Jeremiah gave me a quick shot out (I’m not worthy!) in this Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal story that offers even more insight into what keeps the social computing wiseman movin’ ahead of things.
This is a video I shot during a panel featuring a colleague I call Intel’s BlogFather, Bryan Rhoads.
When moderator Brian Solis asked for a social media guidelines guru, I suggested Bryan, who has been helping Intel get started with a family of blogs (2006-2007), drafting social media guidelines and a Digital IQ course to helps educate and share best practices across the company.
This panel included: Richard Brewer-Hay of Ebay, Bryan Rhoads of Intel, Tom Foremski of Silicon Valley Watcher and ZDNet, and David Gelles of Financial Times.
The talk showed that there is still much pioneering work going on, which means the next phase will be the settlers who implement newly sanctioned practices inside companies.
Will the SEC someday require companies to release appropriate financial information on a timely basis over Twitter and inside Facebook?
Here are some related items form the panel:
Movin' Ahead 