Primavera, also known as Allegory of Spring, is a tempera panel painting by Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli. Painted ca. 1482, the painting is described in Culture & Values (2009) as "[o]ne of the most popular paintings in Western art". It is also, according to Botticelli, Primavera (1998), "one of the most written about, and most controversial paintings in the world." While most critics agree that the painting, depicting a group of mythological figures in an garden, is allegorical for the lush growth of Spring, other meanings have also been explored. Among them, the work is sometimes cited as illustrating the ideal of Neoplatonic love.

The history of the painting is not certainly known, though it seems to have been commissioned by one of the Medici family. It contains elements of Ovid and Lucretius and may have been inspired by a poem by Poliziano. Since 1919 the painting has been part of the collection of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primavera_%28painting%29

"Govinda Jaya Jaya"

"Govinda Jaya Jaya" is an Indian devotional chant or song often sung in the Krishna Conciousness movement founded by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Its lyrics run:

"Govinda Jaya Jaya

Gopala Jaya Jaya

Radha Ramana Hari

Govinda Jaya Jaya"

Literal meaning:

Govinda (The Supreme Lord), Victory, Victory

Gopala (The Supreme Lord as a boy tending a herd of cows), Victory, Victory

Radha Ramana (The Divine Mother, spouse of Krishna), Victory, Victory

Govinda, Victory, Victory (or "All glory to the Supreme Lord")

Recordings of the song have been made by:

• George Harrison
• Kula Shaker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9-9I7bL3gg

Made In Britain: Britpop

Hello, okay this is my first time blogging! Yea and this time i'm going to talk about britpop! Personally, i love britpop so much. I love the music, i love the bands!

Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s. The movement developed as a reaction against various musical and cultural trends in the late 1980s and early 1990s, particularly the grunge phenomenon from the United States. In the wake of the musical invasion into the United Kingdom of American grunge bands, new British groups such as Suede and Blur launched the movement by positioning themselves as opposing musical forces, referencing British guitar music of the past and writing about uniquely British topics and concerns. These bands were soon joined by others including Oasis, Pulp, Supergrass, Sleeper and Elastica.

Britpop groups brought British alternative rock into the mainstream and formed the backbone of a larger British cultural movement called Cool Britannia. Although its more popular bands were able to spread their commercial success overseas, especially to the United States, the movement largely fell apart by the end of the decade.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britpop

And let's see The 25 Best Britpop Bands by Rob O'Connor

25) Lush

24) Franz Ferdinand

23) Supergrass

22) The Verve

21) James

20) Suede

19) Travis

18) The Charlatans UK

17) Snow Patrol

16) Ride

15) Placebo

14) Radiohead

13) The Stone Roses

12) Happy Mondays

11) Echo And The Bunnymen

10) Oasis

9) Trembling Blue Stars

8) Belle & Sebastian

7) Pulp

6) The Cure

5) The Teardrop Explodes

4) Blur

3) Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians

2) Prefab Sprout

1) The Smiths

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/listoftheday/98103/the-25-best-britpop-bands/

♥♥And my favorites are:

STONE ROSES

Try: Sally cinnamon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnMiNJL3utw

BLUR

 Try: Popscene

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV8CxSO5imQ&ob=av2em

OASIS

 Try: Champagne supernova

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3C7DECI0jU

THE VERVE

 Try: Bittersweet symphony

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lyu1KKwC74

TRAVIS

Try: Why does it always rain on me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzQAIS_nKhI