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2:55 PM Tue, Mar 31, 2009 | Permalink |
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I want to do a Song of the Day, but the only songs going through my head are old songs by boring old guys. Which makes me feel like a boring old guy. And will make me seem like a......
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11:45 AM Thu, Mar 26, 2009 | Permalink |
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This song came out 20 years ago? I am officially old. But once you hear it, you hear nothing else in your head all day. Take that as an endorsement or a warning, whichever: "Bust a Move," Young MC via......
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5:16 PM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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Not really a fight; I'm sure they all like each other very much and get along fine. Anyway. Kelly Clarkson stays at number one with All I Ever Wanted. U2 moves back up to number two with No Line On......
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1:53 PM Wed, Mar 25, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Motown drummer was 74. Jones, the last surviving drummer in the Motown session band known as the Funk Brothers, was stricken in mid-February but had been showing signs of improvement, said his sister-in-law Leslie Coleman. He relapsed last Tuesday,......
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4:07 PM Tue, Mar 24, 2009 | Permalink |
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Um, Cadillac Thunderbird El Dorado? "Two for the Price of One," Larry Williams and Johnny "Guitar" Watson......
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11:15 AM Fri, Mar 20, 2009 | Permalink |
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(Adult language included) Yahoo! has a list of the worst concert mistakes ever, and some of them are pretty funny, although as it's pointed out in the comments it's a very open question whether Jim Morrison ever actually flashed......
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1:33 PM Wed, Mar 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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This could get expensive: NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Rapper Lil Wayne must turn over financial records for his latest album to a folk singer who has accused him of copyright infringement. On Wednesday, U.S. Magistrate Daniel Knowles III ordered the......
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11:05 AM Wed, Mar 18, 2009 | Permalink |
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is now up. Didn't end until midnight. Yawn. Scratch. Mlpphhh.......
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11:11 AM Mon, Mar 16, 2009 | Permalink |
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Britney Spears has rescheduled her March 26 performance at the Mohegan Sun casino's arena, in Uncasville, Conn., citing the time and difficulty involved in moving and setting up the elaborate stage set and visual effects. The show has been rescheduled......
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4:26 PM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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I get e-mail, and sometimes I think someone's punking me: NEW YORK, March 12, 2009--Toto founder, keyboardist, singer and main composer David Paich has been invited to perform at the United Nations for the inaugural Millennium Development Goals (M.D.G.) Awards......
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11:16 AM Thu, Mar 12, 2009 | Permalink |
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The new record came out this week, and it's excellent: "Beachland Ballroom," Glenn Tilbrook and the Fluffers......
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3:51 PM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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I get more e-mail: Six-time Grammy® winner Prince will perform on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno for an unprecedented three consecutive nights on March 25, 26 and 27 in support of his forthcoming CD releases. ... In addition, Prince......
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3:34 PM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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Can't touch this! Sorry. U2 blows through the album chart this week, with No Line on the Horizon selling 484,000 copies and debuting at number one. Billboard sez it's U2's seventh number-one album, tying them with Led Zeppelin for third......
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2:41 PM Wed, Mar 11, 2009 | Permalink |
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Winner of an online contest in which 458 songs were nominated, sez my e-mail. Nominations for the rock song were collected from February to July 2008. More than 2,498 nominations were submitted for 458 songs. After verifying that each recommendation......
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5:45 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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He had a hit with the original version of "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" when he was 13; he was 70. "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus," Jimmy Boyd......
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5:33 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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I get e-mail: The fall of 2009 will bring a new DEVO studio album, their first one since 1990's Smooth Noodle Maps. It'll mark their first new music since the strong fan reaction that greeted the 2007 single "Watch Us......
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4:49 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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It's mostly about the old '80s-metal types, with some occasional nods to today's metal dudes, which means that my personal attachment to the music they cover is somewhere between none and, um, noner. But they can make you laugh by......
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3:18 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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Caught this while writing the previous post. "Lights Out," Santigold......
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2:44 PM Tue, Mar 10, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Brown Concert Agency has announced the lineup for Spring Weekend, April 17-18, with rapper Nas at the top of the Saturday bill and indie-rock darlings Of Montreal heading up Sunday. April 17 sees Nas, the soul revivalists Sharon Jones......
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2:49 PM Mon, Mar 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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Couldn't find a "proper" video for this, which brings up two questions: 1) Did Big Dipper really only make one proper video, as a YouTube search suggests? 2) Am I the only one who's old enough to remember when it......
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10:57 AM Mon, Mar 09, 2009 | Permalink |
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... she said no, no, no. She don't have the time, And she's been accused of a crime, They tried to make her go to Coachella, and she said no. No. No.......
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3:29 PM Fri, Mar 06, 2009 | Permalink |
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Sorry this is so late in the day, but basically what happened, if I'm being honest, is that I was blobbing around YouTube looking for SOTD contenders and when I came upon this song I knew it was the one.......
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5:27 PM Thu, Mar 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Dave Matthews Band, whose 2006 performances in Fenway Park were released as a live album, will play the ballpark May 29 and 30, concert promoter Live Nation announced today. Willie Nelson and Family will open both shows. The......
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5:04 PM Thu, Mar 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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Assault likely to cause great bodily injury and making criminal threats. The linked story gives details of the alleged incident. Not good. It's always complicated to ponder what kind of effect this has on one's ability to appreciate someone's music.......
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12:16 PM Thu, Mar 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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The New Orleans Times-Picayune's Keith Spera reviews the first show, along with pictures and a set list: Britney Spears premieres her 'Circus' spectacular at the New Orleans Arena......
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11:54 AM Thu, Mar 05, 2009 | Permalink |
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Actually, the story doesn't make it clear that they'll actually play together, but why the heck not?......
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4:50 PM Wed, Mar 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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What else are ya gonna listen to on St. Patrick's Day besides funk/R&B saxophone legend Maceo Parker? He's at Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, 79 Washington St., March 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 the day of the......
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4:46 PM Wed, Mar 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Piedmont blues guitarist died today at age 78. "Special Rider Blues," John Cephas......
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2:04 PM Wed, Mar 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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Solo pianist George Winston, known best for his New Age recordings but whose latest work includes elements of New Orleans music and who's also learning slack-key guitar, will perform Tuesday, March 24, at The Temple Torat Yisreal, 330 Park Ave.,......
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1:26 PM Wed, Mar 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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/Steve Martin Ahem. Sorry. Anyway, our friends at Billboard tell us that Taylor Swift's Fearless stays at number one for the second week in a row and the 11th week total. Slots number two and three are occupied by newcomers......
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10:02 AM Wed, Mar 04, 2009 | Permalink |
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Pianist/singer Diana Krall brings her Quiet Nights Tour to the Providence Performing Arts Center, 200 Weybosset St., Providence, on Sunday, June 14, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $65.50, $57.50, $52.50 and $35.50 and go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m.......
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10:32 AM Mon, Mar 02, 2009 | Permalink |
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The Taste of Chaos Tour, scheduled for tonight at Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, has been canceled. Ticket refunds can be had wherever you bought the tickets.......
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