Carpe Diem!

Each day we’ll be highlighting something going on in the world. From songs of the day to photos of the day. We’ll bring you the spiral of incarnation. We’ll present a time travelers travel guide. Anything happening this day, this is the place.

Badlands Wayside: [PHOTO] of the Day

by Jay Hood March 19, 2014

The Badlands in South Dakota can sneak right up on you. Travelling from the east, prairies stretch for miles on end. The occasional tree stands out against an otherwise flat and windswept landscape. Then comes the Badlands. Barren level ground gives way to an unexpected collection of buttes, spires and other outcrops. The stark monotony […]

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Frank Sinatra’s First [Song] of the Day – Our Love – 1939

by Tony Shea March 18, 2014

Today marks the anniversary of the recording of Frank Sinatra’s first song, “Our Love,” back in 1939 along with the Frank Mane Orchestra. However, I would suggest that a better song from the same time period is “Our Love Affair” that Ole’ Blue Eyes recorded with the superior Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in 1940 – the […]

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Badlands: [Photo] of the Day

by Jay Hood March 18, 2014

South Dakota. The Badlands. We’d been driving since before dawn to get here. The entrance to the National Park was several miles back. Despite the short distance traveled we’d been in the park for several hours now. We finally paused on top of a butte overlooking the grasslands. Early morning light enhanced the colors of […]

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The Good Old Days – Pete Doherty – The Libertines – Song of the Day

by Staff March 12, 2014

Pete Doherty the front man for The Libertines and Babyshambles turns 35 today. Notorious for his myriad drug problems as well as his romantic relationships with Kate Moss and the late Amy Winehouse, Doherty wrote many of his songs while working as grave digger/fliller at Willesden Cemetery in London. Part Paul Weller and part Ian […]

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Prince – Let’s Go Crazy – Live – Song of the Day

by Staff March 9, 2014

This re-worked version of “Let’s Go Crazy”, featuring the purple one with his new afro and his hot backing cadre, is absolutely awesome – a rare chance to see Prince working a small room with only a few thousand people, as opposed to an arena, in Manchester UK from just a few weeks back. Prince […]

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Patsy Cline – Sweet Dreams – Song of the Day

by Staff March 5, 2014

Today marks the anniversary of the death of Patsy Cline in a plane crash back in 1963. Born Virginia Patterson Hensley in 1932, Patsy Cline was the first female inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1973. **To see more of our curated content, you should like Shea Magazine on Facebook HERE!**

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Vivaldi – Winter – Song of the Day

by Staff March 4, 2014

Famed Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi celebrates his 336th birthday today.  Think of that.  Born in Venice, he was a Catholic priest in addition to being a master violinist. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 40 operas and a number of violin concertos, including the timeless Four Seasons.

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Aces High – Song of the Day – Iron Maiden – Guitarist Adrian Smith Turns 57

by Staff February 27, 2014

Adrian Smith turns 57 today. Part of the guitar onslaught that is Iron Maiden, along with compatriots Dave Murray and Janick Gers, Smith has been with the band in several stints for more than 20 years now. Featuring an attack that is pure speed, Maiden puts more riffs into a single song than most bands […]

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Happy Birthday to the Fat Man – Song of the Day – Fats Domino

by Shea Garage February 26, 2014

Fats Domino turns 86 today (that’s right – he’s still alive). One of the true pioneers of rock n’ roll, Fats is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Rolling Stone magazine voted him 25th on their list of Greatest Artists of all Time. Here’s the song that launched him in […]

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No – Door Wide Open – Song of the Day

by Shea Garage February 18, 2014

  Today marks the release of NO’s debut album El Prado on the Arts and Crafts label. The band from Los Angeles’ Echo Park district has a sound that may remind you alternately of Joy Division or Leonard Cohen or perhaps their east-side compatriots Airborne Toxic Event. Their debut single “Door Wide Open” has launched […]

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Jimmy Fallon: Lip Sync Battle [VIDEO]

by Shea Garage February 17, 2014

Today marks not only the debut of Jimmy Fallon hosting the Tonight Show, but it is also the 33rd birthday of Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Here worlds collide as Jimmy Fallon and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are joined by Stephen Merchant for some most excellent lip syncing. Check out Carpe Diem daily to stay in touch with all the […]

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[PHOTO] of the Day: A Lone Tree in Loxahatchee

by Jay Hood February 11, 2014

Deep into the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge stood a lone tree by the side of a motionless slough of water. The dense cluster of fronds offered no respite from the stifling humidity. Likewise, the sluggish procession of clouds across the sky provided no relief. The air was still. Nothing moved. The sound of insects assaulted […]

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[PHOTO] of the Day: The Shack in the Swamp

by Jay Hood February 10, 2014

Deep in the swamp of the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, beneath the buzzing power lines and a barren tree being slowly strangled by curling vines, stands a solitary dilapidated corrugated metal structure that is gradually, but most assuredly, being devoured by the vegetation that surrounds it. The humid conditions and strong rain appear to be […]

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