Blue moon

A blue moon is an additional full moon that appears in a subdivision of a year: either the third of four full moons in a season, or a second full moon in a month of the common calendar.

The phrase has nothing to do with the actual color of the moon, although a literal "blue moon" (the moon appearing with a tinge of blue) may occur in certain atmospheric conditions: e.g., when there are volcanic eruptions or when exceptionally large fires leave particles in the atmosphere.

Definition

The term has traditionally referred to an "extra" moon, where a year which normally has 12 moons has 13 instead. The "blue moon" reference is applied to the third moon in a season with four moons, thus correcting the timing of the last month of a season that would have otherwise been expected too early. This happens every two to three years (seven times in the Metonic cycle of 19 years). The March 1946 issue of Sky & Telescope misinterpreted the traditional definition, which led to the modern colloquial misunderstanding that a blue moon is a second full moon in a single solar calendar month with no seasonal link.

Blue Moon (fanzine)

Blue Moon is a now defunct fanzine dedicated to Peterborough United. It was originally called Blue Moon is a Man City song for F**k sake, but the name was changed in the 2005/06 season.

History

Like many football clubs in 1980's Peterborough's United fans turned to the printed media in order to express their feelings at how their club and football in general was being run. The result was The Peterborough Effect (TPE), the name was taken from the slogan of the Peterborough Development Corporation. The TPE continued throughout the 1990s and was last published in the 2000-2001 season. For a brief period the Posh had no fanzine until the launch of "Blue Moon is a Man City Song for f**k sake" in the 2003-04 season. The name is taken from the popular song Blue Moon which is traditionally played at the end of Posh home matches. The song is also sung by Manchester City fans and thus not considered to be a Peterborough song. During the 2005/2006 season the ownership, and the main writing team, changed to The PLC.

Blue Moon (Beck song)

"Blue Moon" is a song written, produced and performed by Beck, issued as the lead single from his twelfth studio album Morning Phase. The song is the musician's first release on Capitol Records (after leaving his previous label, Geffen Records). The song was nominated for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance at the 57th Grammy Awards. Beck has performed the song on Ellen and Saturday Night Live.

Music video

No official music video was created for the song; however, a video featuring the song's audio was created to coincide with the single's physical release.

Critical reception

The song has received positive reviews from critics. Kory Grow of Rolling Stone, while comparing the song's melody to material from Beck's 2002 album Sea Change, called the song "anything but desolate", as well as "lush". Leonie Cooper of NME called the song "one of the most captivating things Beck has ever composed".

Personnel

Big Star

Big Star was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1971 by Alex Chilton, Chris Bell, Jody Stephens, and Andy Hummel. Despite exceptional reviews from critics and widely acknowledged influence upon numerous notable musicians, Big Star attained only cult status, lacking commercial success. The group broke up in 1974, but reorganized with a new line-up nearly 20 years later. In its first era, the band's musical style drew on the vocal harmonies of The Beatles, as well as the swaggering rhythms of The Rolling Stones and the jangling guitars of The Byrds. To the resulting power pop, Big Star added dark, existential themes, and produced a style that foreshadowed the alternative rock of the 1980s and 1990s. Before it broke up, Big Star created a "seminal body of work that never stopped inspiring succeeding generations" in the words of Rolling Stone, as the "quintessential American power pop band" and "one of the most mythic and influential cult acts in all of rock & roll".

Big Star (South Korean band)

Big Star (Korean: 빅스타, often stylized as BIGSTAR) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2012. Their members consist of Feeldog, Baram, Raehwan, Sunghak and Jude. Big Star is currently signed to Brave Entertainment.

History

Big Star released their first single, Bigstart on July 12, 2012. They have held 100 live performances in Japan. They launched their first solo concert in March 2014, performing four concerts every week throughout the summer. Their 50th live performance was a concert at the Yakult Hall. Their 100th live performance was on September 26, 2014 at the Akasaka Blitz, Tokyo. A Goodbye fanmeet was on September 28 at the Yokohama Premiere Hall. Big Star celebrates the milestone of becoming the first idol group to hold 100 concerts in Japan as they follow in the footsteps of legendary K-Pop band, g.o.d, who held the same number of concerts in Korea during their tour. In September 2015, they made a long awaited return with a new mini-album "Shine A Moon Light".

Big Star (Kenny Chesney song)

"Big Star" is a song written by Stephony Smith, and recorded by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. It was released in January 2003 as the fourth single from the album No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 2003.

Content

Chesney says that "This is a fun song. It’s every little girl’s fairy tale – and for some, it even does come true. But it’s not all happily ever after. That line, ‘All her old neighbors swear they're certain she slept her way to the top / But she knows you don’t get where you’re going unless you got something they ain’t got…,’ I love that because it shows you that you can make it in spite of other people refusing to believe in your dream."

Music video

The music video was directed by Shaun Silva and released in early 2003.

Chart positions

"Big Star" debuted at number 51 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of January 18, 2003.

Year-end charts

Parodies