MTV turns 30 years old today and to celebrate “Time” magazine has put out a list of The 30 All-Time Best Music Videos.

Here are some of the videos that made the list:

–”Once In a Lifetime”,  Talking Heads  (1980)

–”Thriller”,  Michael Jackson  (1984)

–”Take on Me”,  A-Ha  (1985)

–”Sledgehammer”,  Peter Gabriel  (1986)

–”Nothing Compares 2 U”,  Sinead O’Connor  (1990)

–”Heart-Shaped Box”,  Nirvana  (1993)

–”Buddy Holly”,  Weezer  (1994)

–”Sabotage”, The Beastie Boys  (1994)

–”Virtual Insanity”,  Jamiroquai  (1997)

–”Praise You”,  Fatboy Slim  (1999)

–”Hardest Button to Button”,  The White Stripes  (2005)

–”Here It Goes Again”,  OK Go  (2006)

–”Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”,  Beyoncé  (2008)

–”Bad Romance”,  Lady Gaga  (2009)

–”Runaway”,  Kanye West  (2010)

To check out the complete list and watch the music videos, click here

Stevie Nicks surprised fans during Adam Levine’s concert earlier this week in Hollywood to sing “Leather and Lace” with him.  A fan was able to capture it on their cell phone and post it on YouTube for all of us to enjoy.

September 14, 1983 – July 23, 2011

Kelly Osbourne: “I can’t even breathe right now I’m crying so hard.  I just lost one of my best friends.  I love you forever Amy and will never forget the real you!”

Rihanna: “Dear God have mercy!!!  I am SICK about this right now! . . . I am genuinely heartbroken by this . . . ICONSneverDIE”

Katy Perry: “RIP Amy Winehouse.  May she finally find peace.”

Leann Rimes: “RIP Amy Winehouse.  So sad to see such a talent gone and her life end in tragedy. This makes me terribly sad.”

Josh Groban: “Drugs took her gift, her soul, her light, long before they took her life.  RIP Amy”

Ricky Martin: “I just found out.  I feel pain.  I feel anger.  Rest beautiful girl rest.  You are free!”

Samantha Ronson: “I’m not sure how anyone with a soul can make jokes about the passing of one of the most talented artists this generation will see.”

Mark Ronson: “She was my musical soulmate & like a sister to me.  This is one of the saddest days of my life.”  (–Mark is Samantha’s sister, and one of the producers of Amy’s “Back to Black” album.)

Kim Kardashian: “I just heard the news that Amy Winehouse passed away.  What a true talent.  I pray she’s in a better place & at peace.”

Khloe Kardashian: “Wow!  I just heard about Amy Winehouse passing away!  Wow!  So sad.    What an amazing talent.”

Demi Lovato: “Amy Winehouse.  So sad.  Unfortunately the world lost an incredibly talented woman to such a powerful disease… addiction.  #RIP”

Carson Daly: “RIP Amy Winehouse.  How tragic.”

Lance Bass: “Another talent dies at 27- RIP – Amy Winehouse.”

“Shaun of the Dead” star Simon Pegg: “Thoughts and love to those affected by the atrocity in Norway and terribly sad to hear about Amy Winehouse.  Sweet and funny girl.  Sad day.”

Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee: “Amy Winehouse died.  That’s a lifestyle choice.  The 87 who were murdered in Oslo Norway.  That’s [effing] tragic.”

Rob Thomas: “R.I.P. AMY WINEHOUSE.  Wow.  Just wow.”

Danny DeVito: “27 year old Amy Winehouse dead.  WTF man I dug her a lot.  Very sad about this one!  27 Janice, 27 Jimmy, 27 Amy.”

Joel Madden: “R.I.P. Amy.  Your Voice will live Forever.”

Nicki Minaj: “Please tell me Amy Winehouse didn’t die.  Is this some sick joke?”

Usher: “I’m so sad to hear the horrible news of Amy Winehouse’s death.  I’m so happy I knew you Amy.  Rest well.  Gone too soon.  We’ll miss you!”

Demi Moore: “Truly sad news about Amy Winehouse.  My heart goes out to her family.  May her troubled soul find peace.”

Billy Corgan: “Sad to hear about Amy Winehouse.  I mourn any time one of our own passes on.  A tragedy, no doubt.  Truly sad.”

Natasha Bedingfield: “I’m so sad to hear about Amy Winehouse just dying.  My heart and prayers go out to her family.  Such a terrible loss for us all.”

Anderson Cooper: “Just heard a report Amy Winehouse has died.  If true, such a waste of a great talent.”

Big Boi from OutKast: “Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and now Amy Winehouse.  All died aged 27.  RIP to you all.”

Lea Michele: “Devastated to hear about Amy Winehouse…she was truly one of a kind.”

Paris Hilton: “So sad to hear about Amy Winehouse.  What a talent, way too young to die.  Addiction is such a deadly disease.  She’s now in a better place.”

Kelly Clarkson: “What a waste of a gifted person.  What a shame she saw no hope and continued living her life in that manor.  I have been that low emotionally and mentally and that is overwhelming.”

Ted Nugent: “B sure to tell ur children that Amy Winehouse suicide is insane stupid.”

Russell Brand, who knew Amy before either of them were famous, wrote a touching tribute to Amy on his website.  You can read it by clicking here.

Courtney Love told “Rolling Stone”, “I’m [effing] gutted.  I tried with her, I tried twice.  We are sensitive, and people around us take advantage of that.  It is [effing] pain every day and every night.  It’s so awful.”

And Tony Bennett went old-school and released an actual STATEMENT, rather than a quick Tweet.  You can read it by clicking here.

A cool way to keep the heat out of your kitchen! This recipe adds flavor to any menu and provides you a way to get creative with our summer produce.

Summer Gazpacho with Jalapeño Tofu Cream                                      serves 6

Ingredients:

1 hothouse cucumber, halved and seeded, but not peeled

2 red bell peppers, cored and seeded

4 plum tomatoes

1 red onion

3 garlic cloves, minced

½ cup cilantro leaves, rough chopped

2 T basil leaves, julienne

23 ounces vegetable juice (3 cups)

1/4 cup white wine vinegar

1/4 cup virgin olive oil

1/2 tablespoon kosher salt

1 t freshly ground black pepper 

Directions:

1. Roughly chop the cucumbers, bell peppers, tomatoes, and red onions into 1-inch cubes. Put each vegetable separately into a food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse until it is coarsely chopped. Do not over process!
2. After each vegetable is processed, combine them in a large bowl and add the garlic, cilantro and basil leaves, vegetable juice, vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Mix well and chill before serving. The longer gazpacho sits, the more the flavors develop.

Jalapeño Tofu Cream

        Ingredients:

1 pound of tofu, firm

2 tablespoons of brown rice vinegar

1 tablespoon of jalapeno or more if desired  

1/2 teaspoon of sea salt

Water or Vegetable stock to blend, about 1/3 cup

2 ea green onions, sliced thinly

Directions:

1. Steam or boil tofu for 3 minutes. In a food processor blend with remaining ingredients. Add green onions as a garnish minced fine.

Ole Mexican Grill

If you are craving some delicious, authentic Mexican food, but want a sit-down, up-scale atmosphere to enjoy it in, then Ole is your place.  Colorful, vibrant environment coupled with excellent food is the perfect recipe for a fantastic restaurant to add to your rotation.

An even bigger plus is that Ole rarely has a long wait and has a large parking lot, making it not only a tasty place to eat, but a convenient one as well.  Granted I went on a Tuesday, so it wasn’t surprising that there was no wait.  But after talking with the staff (and several of my friends who go regularly), the consensus is that the wait time is always very minimal.

Food

You must, without a doubt, order the Guacamole En Molcajete.  It’s under the starters section of the menu, and the only trouble with it is you may eat too much and be full for your entrees.  It’s guacamole made tableside, so it’s literally as fresh as it can possibly be.  It’s one of the most popular items on the menu, and with good reason.

As far as entrees go, I highly recommend the Arrachera.  On the menu it’s simply described as grilled skirt steak with frijoles, but it’s much more than that.  It’s a large amount of tender steak, seasoned perfectly.  Served alongside rice, beans, corns tortillas, and spicy sauces, you may not be sure of the best way to go about eating it.  However whatever way you choose (polite with a fork and knife or all out with your hands) it’s going to taste fantastic.

Last but not least is of course dessert.  Now in all fairness, I feel like I should be honest and tell all you readers that I received dessert for free because it was my friend’s birthday.  I would love to say that I was in no way affected by this; however we all know if it’s free it just tastes better.  That being said, the Crepas de Cajetas were fantastic.  Sweet enough to satisfy you after a big meal, but light enough to not leave you feeling overly stuffed.  They are a great choice to split if you just want a little something sweet after a filling meal.

Rating:

4 out of 4 forks

Typically if you go out for a meal where you order an appetizer, entrees, dessert and drinks you are looking at a seriously steep bill.  I think my favorite part of the meal was when I received the bill at the end of the night and it was shockingly low.  If I had known how cheap it was going to be, I might have ordered another pitcher of Sangria! 

Speaking of the Sangria, I highly recommend it as a nice, light alternative to the typical Margarita people tend to get at Mexican restaurants.  The perfect blend of wine, brandy and fruit like traditional Sangria should be, get a pitcher (or two) to share as a great additional to a sure-to-be amazing meal.

U2 gave a blind fan the opportunity to come onstage and perform a song during their show in Nashville.  The fan wanted to play “All I Want Is You” for his wife and did a great job.  In the end, he even walked off stage with the guitar the band let him use.