Music, writing, books, films, public speaking
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Music
Rock, new wave, alt-rock, rancheras, techno-pop
Recently listening CDs:
Trace Adkins – Greatest Hits Collection, Volume 1; Angie Martinez – Animal House; B.B. King – Reflections; Anastacia – Freak of Nature; Garbage – Beautiful;Patty Lopez y Boots – Por Dentro y Por Fuera; Varonil – Sonidero Nacional; Talismán – Talismán; Ursula Sol – Corazón Enamorado; Huracanes del Norte, Los – Pa’l Norte; Graciela Beltrán – No Me Arrepiento de Nada; Bronco Norteño – Palabras de un Tonto; José Feliciano – Señor Bolero 2;
Various, "Rigo es Amor"; Bryan Ferry, "Dylanesque"; DJ Tiesto, "Elements of Life"; Rush, "Snakes & Arrows"; Ruben Ramos, "35th Anniversary; Bobby Pulido, "Enfermo"; Javier Solis, "Mi Querido San Juan";
Movies
Bourne Supremacy, Crank, El Cantante, Snatch, The Verdict, Troy, Heat, History of Violence
Television
A&E, Discovery, History Channel, Comedy Central, National Geographic, MSNBC
Books
Read or reading: "Mexican Cinema" Agrasanchez; "Lower Your Taxes," Sandy Botkin; "Estate Planning Made Easy"; Irma Dorantes, "Asi Fue Nuestro Amor"; "Power of Business en Espanol"; Lionel Sosa, "Think & Grow Rich: A Latino Choice"; Miles Munroe, "Most Important Person on Earth"
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Heroes
Steve McQueen, Ronald Reagan, Spiderman
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Ramiro Burr is an experienced reporter syndicated columnist and entertainment writer. He is also an author, a Billboard correspondent and a free-lance music writer published by Pulse, Rhythm Music, Songlines, Cashbox, Latina, Performance and New Country Music magazines, as well as the Houston Chronicle and Austin Chronicle newspapers. His CD reviews have also appeared at Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, Billboard.com and his picks have been part of the Village Voice's prestigious 2001 and 2002 Pazz & Jop critics list and Billboard's annual yearend 2001 and 2002 Critic’s Choice issues.
Burr's book, "The Billboard Guide to Tejano and regional Mexican Music," by New York publisher BillboardBooks, is the genre's first-ever sourcebook. Burr also contributed chapters to "World Music," by the London-based Rough Guides, "Hispanic Almanac," on Visible Ink Press and "Puro Conjunto" on UT Press. His next book projects include more music reference books and artist biographies.
Since 1986, Burr has specialized in Spanish-language music, a growing field rarely covered by the mainstream press. Burr's weekly syndicated San Antonio Express-News music column, has appeared in the Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, Austin-American Statesman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, San Angelo Standard-Times, Albuquerque Tribune, and the Laredo Morning Times.
A nationally recognized music authority, Burr is a regular panelist at major conferences presented by Grammy in the Streets, South by Southwest, Smithsonian Institute, National Association of Hispanic Journalists and industry trade groups. Burr is also an articulate and critical analyst quoted often by American national publications and network news shows including the Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, NPR's Talk of the Nation, ABC News Radio, ABC's Primetime Live and PBS' Newshour with Jim Lehrer and international press such as the BBC's World Service, Mexico's Notimex and Spain's EFE wire service.
Through his career Burr has interviewed hundreds of top artists including U2's the Edge, Robert Plant, Shakira, Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament, the Eagle's Don Henley, Phil Collins, matchbox twenty's Mark Doucette, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, Yes' Jon Anderson, Carlos Santana, KISS's Gene Simmons, Ted Nugent, Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, Clint Black, George Strait, Joan Jett, Mark Farner, Juan Gabriel, Jose Jose, and others.
Through his experience, Burr has become a professional speaker whose insight and analysis of music, journalism, culture and the arts has been sought by colleges and civic groups such as the University of Texas, the University of Houston, Texas A&M, DePaul, California State, Southwest Texas State, St. Mary's, Trinity and Rice universities and LULAC. In 2001 and 2002, the Hearst/Express-News volunteer corp. named Burr the "Speaker of the Year." His provocative talks cover the urgency of literacy, the importance of the arts, the purpose of music, the politics of modern journalism and the decay of American pop culture. His intriguing insider's view offers incisive, sometimes hard-hitting, but always amusing perspectives that challenge universal truths with philosophical questions.
His reputation as a no-nonsense, straight-shooting reporter has won both friends and critics. In 1993, the tough alternative weekly San Antonio Current named him "Best Music Reporter." Burr has also written for the Associated Press, United Press International and Hispanic Link, Mexico City's El Nacional and La Jornada and Los Angeles' La Opinion and Novedades.
A native of Laredo, Texas, Burr received a bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. Before the Express-News, Burr worked for the San Antonio Light and the Laredo Morning Times.
Contact: (210) 822-6089 or musicreporter@gmail.com
Emilio Navaira, Jimmy Gonzalez & Mazz and Elida Reyna are among the 2009 Tejano Music Awards finalists announced on Thursday.
The 2009 TMA awards are scheduled July 17 at Villita Assembly Hall. Performing at the Awards ceremonies are AJ Castillo, Ruben Ramos & Mexican Revolution, ..
Shelly Lares, Elida Reyna, Fama, Gary Hobbs, Jay Pérez, Jimmy Gonzalez y Grupo Mazz, Chente Barrera, Linda Escobar and Hometown Boys.
For music fans sometimes it’s the new faces that creates the most excitement.
This year, there’s quite a few in the nominees list including Eddie Jiménez, Gary "G" Naranjo, Jesse Flores, Rudy Palacios, Candace Vargas, Jennifer Marie, Jenny Albarez, Monica Castro, Veronica Sustaita and Bronco Norteno.
POP continues its summer concert series Thursday @ Bar Rio. We moved Houston’s longest running Tejano concert series indoors w/ AC and a full liquor bar.
We are bringing the party back to 6400 Richmond Ave! Back to the old El Dorado Ranch / T-Town 2000 club and we’re not stopping music until 2am.
Beat the summer heat and join POP @ Bar Rio for $2 happy hour on your favorite domestic beers & $3 margaritas and tequila shots till 10p.
Friday is a holiday, so kick off your 4th of July weekend with POP & Bar Rio.
18+ welcome. 21+ to drink. Come as you are, stylish & casual. Cover is only $7 till 10p. VIP area & bottle service.
For more info call 832-324-8074 or visit Party on the Plaza on Social XM.
HEY WHATS UP..... JUST DROPPING THE INVITE TO COME PARTY WITH NM'S HOTTEST..... THE JUNTOS UNIDOS BAND….. THIS FRIDAY JULY 3RD!!! KNUCKLEHEADS BAR & GRILL
SHOW STARTS @ 8:30 PM WITH DJ CURLY SPINNING YOUR FAVORITE'S
.. Thought I'd stop in and say hi!!! Yep its been awhile since our last chat. So here I am wishing you a week filled with lots of laughs and plenty of sunshine.
Michael Jackson: drugs recovered at home; world reax No surprise, prescription drugs have been recovered by Los Angeles Police at the home of Michael Jackson.
Family lawyer Brian Oxman told Life & Style that police searched Michael's rented Beverly Hills home and took away "bags of material," including vials of prescription... Details: www.ramiroburr.com
Are you ready to kick-it Conjunto style? POP Presents los teddy bears de la onda, the Hometown Boys, live in concert tonight @ Bar Rio. We are bringing Tejano back to 6400 Richmond Ave.
Beat the summer heat tonight @ Bar Rio with $2 happy hour from 7 to 10 pm for all domestic longnecks and $3 margaritas and tequila shots.
Doors open @ 7 pm with $7 cover till 10 pm or free with a ticket. Listen to BNetRadio all day for your chance to win tickets to POP.
Get there early and save your seat, because the Homies will hit the stage @ 9 pm sharp. Dust off your boots, iron your Wranglers and steam up your cowboy hat as we open up the dance floor right in front of all the live action on stage.
This is going to be a show you do not want to miss!
For more info visit Party on the Plaza on Social XM or call 832-324-8074.
Hey! Thank you for supporting my music. Check out my web site at www.vanessathompson.net and my music videos at www.youtube.com. One of my youtube videos is below for you to hear. If you like it, feel free to put it on your page and share it with your friends. There are also some banners on my page if you want to use them on your page. If you have Facebook, please add me. Some are putting me in their top friends. The support is really appreciated. Hope you like the new cover on Hollywood Celebrity Magazine. If you like my music, please add it to your play list for others to hear. Thank you :)
I will be opening for Baby Bash & Frankie J with special guest Paula Deanda in July, 2009 at the El Corazon in Seattle, Wa. at 8 PM. If you can be there, get you tickets now before it sells out. It is for all ages. See you there ~ Vanessa :)
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