234 posts tagged ortega

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the resurgence of contemporary artists reviving old hymns and writing new ones.  However, whenever I start thinking about old hymns being well done by a contemporary artist, one name comes to the forefront of my mind: Fernando Ortega.

Ortega is hanging on to the proven hard rock/punk genre that was at its height a couple years ago (think Finch/Funeral for a Friend). ‘Conversations’ is good enough to make a splash and name for the band but not enough of the songs are as good as “Times Are Changing” or “Check In Check Out”.

In February 2007, Daniel Ortega asked President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez to pass a message to the FARC that he would "send some old slingshots (code for rifles to the guerrillas) that we have stored here, and that I know that still work," (La Prensa, May 2008).

  Challenger Mary Ortega from US, left, and WBA and WIBF world champion Susi Kentikian, right, from Germany pose for photographs after weighing-in in Halle, eastern Germany, Friday, May 9, 2008. The fighters will face each other Saturday night, May 10, in a flyweight boxing match.

2008 Suzuki GSX-R Cup Round 2, Monza, Italy May 12th, 2008 Piro wins, but Jonchiere takes the points Almost as expected, former World Superbike star Fabrizio Pirovano won the second round of the 2008 Suzuki GSX-R Cup race at Monza today.

By: Tom Gjelten of NPR Time magazine last week named its picks for the 100 most influential people in the world. Raul Castro made the cut in 2007 as Cuba's acting president. This year, there's a different Cuban on the list. Yoani Sanchez, 32, has gained a worldwide following for the independent blog she writes from Havana.

If you ever lived in a student housing community you probably know how filthy and fun corridor parties can turn out to be. My ex best friend (dun ask) Tomas has been sending out the invitation for his corridor party with a 2 week-cycle, I received the first email already in February.

Blogging Authors sometimes really amaze me. Thank you to all the authors who are emailing me replacements for books lost by the “Pit” Hilton. For more on this travesty, see here and here. I did contact the hotel to no avail. I also emailed Hilton corporate. Next I am reporting it to the USPS.

Throughout Tolstoy’s tale there is a man who slowly pulls apart his values in the last short while of his life. Some would argue that the last short while is in fact his life, and that the prior days in Ivan’s life could hardly be considered a life. I bring this up now, I think, because of something going on in my own life right now.

Susi Kentikian v Mary Ortega selection: Susi Kentikian UPDATED: Susi Kentikian won