2011 December | rickyleepotts.com | a voice of rhythm, reason, & reality

on December 6, 2011 -
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Making Golf A Better Game with Mike Fay aka Big Wheel

I first met Mike on Twitter. I’ve never met him in real life… only online. But that’s okay, because we have been able to build a great relationship 140 characters at a time. As a matter of fact, when I first started doing these PGA teaching professional interviews, he showed interest. I didn’t know much about him until we sat down for the interview. Boy does this guy have a well rounded toolkit. The guy is a great player, an incredible coach, and even runs a Twitter [...]

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on December 5, 2011 -
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AVICII part of the At Night family

Avicii, born Tim Bergling in Stockholm, releases his new video for current single “Le7els”directed by Petro and shot in Los Angeles. “Le7els” has already conquered club charts worldwide, climbing to No. 1 on the international Beatport chart, as well as on the club charts in Germany and Australia, while the success of prior singles “Seek Bromance,” “Street Dancer” and “Fade Into Darkness” have also propelled him into the ranks of superstar DJs who are [...]

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on December 4, 2011 -
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2011 DJ Mag Top 100 DJ Application

I don’t usually talk about the apps that I use. No reason… I just never have. But I just downloaded an app that I LOVE. While I was in Arizona last week, on vacation, I was reading an issue of DJ Mag on my iPad. They were advertising their iPhone and iPod app. The ad didn’t mention the iPad. Since I was already using my iPad I went to the app store to see. Sure enough, they had an iPad version. The app is free, so I downloaded it. I didn’t have high expectations [...]

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on December 2, 2011 -
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Artist Interview: 1-on-1 with Item 9 & the Mad Hatters

My friend Kayla Chaffee introduced me to this band. A few months ago I saw that she was booking shows at The Elbo Room up in Chicago, Illinois. Talk about a cool job… I love that space, and they get some big bands through there. It’s sort of like the Birdy’s Bar & Grill of Chicago. Anyway, I approached her with an idea. Since she was booking bands, and I like interviewing bands here on the blog, why not work together? She liked the idea, and the first band [...]

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on December 1, 2011 -
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LAVO Italian Restaurant: December 2011

Tiësto’s career is all about firsts. He was the first DJ to play live on stage at the Summer Olympics, and was the first DJ to achieve consecutive #1 spots on DJ Mag’s Top 100. He was also the first DJ to ever headline a stadium concert and the first DJ to headline Coachella. His legendary career has touched three decades now as one of the all-time greats in electronic dance music. 2011 has been a bustling year for the Dutch maestro: January saw him [...]

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