HARRY POTTER ACTORS KNOW THEIR PIANO

Posted on Jul 23, 2011 in Piano Blog | 0 comments

Robert Pattinson played Cedric Diggory in 2005’s “Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire”

As Harry Potter fans around the world know, the last film in the series, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”, came out last week. R.I.P. to the series. We’re sure will continue to influence millions of kids across generations just as “Star Wars” has done since 1978.

Ever the Twitterverse observers, when we saw the Harry Potter film tracking #7 on Twitter prior to its opening [we won’t be able to see how it has tracked since its opening until Saturday when mashable.com releases this week’s trend chart]. So we asked ourselves the inevitable question: Do any of the Harry Potter actors play piano? It turns out that at least two of them do, both English. (more…)

The Legacy of Gil-Scott Heron

Posted on Jul 3, 2011 in Piano Blog | 1 comment

EVER HEARD OF GIL-SCOTT HERON? PROBABLY NOT, BUT HIS LEGACY LIVES ON AS ONE OF THE FIRST HIP-HOP ARTISTS BEFORE HIP-HOP HAD A NAME

It’s really fascinating to study top Twitter trends to keep a finger on the pulse of what captures people’s attention. In the midst of Bieber-mania, Federer-mania, Gaga-mania and The Voice-mania, imagine our surprise seeing a name we’d never heard – Gil-Scott Heron – trending #5 in the Twitter Top 10 for the week of May 27 – June 2.

Who’s Gil-Scott Heron?, you say. We asked ourselves the same question and discovered more about this fascinating man who just happened to play the piano, among many other things. (more…)