Posts Tagged ‘local’

The Five Best Mustaches in Rock n Roll

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Here are five of our favorite musicians who decided to etch their name in the annals of history using a mustache as the pen.

It's safe to say that, as of right now, Jim James is cock-diesel. Not only is he lead singer of Kentucky-based Rolling Stone darlings My Morning Jacket, but he's also recently traded in his lumberjackish beard for something…

Mozambican Singer Wins Prize For Strong Songs on Taboo Topic

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

The velvety voice of singer Feliciano dos Santos delivers messages about HIV prevention, proper sanitation and sound farming techniques to the poor of Mozambique. “My brothers,
Come here to wash our hands,
So we can avoid diseases. . . .
Water is life.
Teach our children.”

"Sanitation continues to be a taboo subject throughout the world, though it remains one of the most pressing problems in poverty-stricken regions," the Goldman foundation said. Dos Santos had "found ways to discuss…