Wednesday, April 30, 2008

War is Over (If You Want It)

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From today's Guardian (UK): Teenager Who Gatecrashed 1969 Bed-In Puts Peace Anthem's Lyrics Up For Sale By Mark Brown, arts correspo...
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Better Dead Than Shred

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Words fail me. I mean, I was only being slightly snarky when I dissed this guy 's fast fingers. But no, the above is not a parody a la N...
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The Spy Who Boinked Me

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Troubled pop diva my girlfriend Amy Winehouse may have a new gig. Amy Winehouse is working on a theme song for the forthcoming James Bond ...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Tuesday Pop Quiz

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Off to NYC to audition -- yet again -- for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire . Back tonight. In the meantime, a question: Is the guy singing thi...
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A Summer's Night With a Magic Moon

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The great Jackie DeShannon in 1964, performing her self-penned "When You Walk in the Room." Truly, one of the canonical power pop...
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Monday, April 28, 2008

Oh Joy!

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Madonna has a new album!! And a new video!!! And Justin Timberlake 's in it!!!! I'm sorry, but this whole deal where it's now s...
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I Bet You Look Crappy On the Dancefloor

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Full disclosure: Heretofore I have studiously avoided encountering MySpace faves Panic at the Disco in any way shape or form, largely becau...
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Sunday, April 27, 2008

The Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing

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And speaking, as we were downstairs, of keyboard genius/all around soulful dude Alan Price , here's the man himself with more recent an...
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Friday, April 25, 2008

Weekend Listomania (Special Dave "Baby" Cortez Lives! Video Edition)

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Well, it's Friday and you know what that means. Yes, my Oriental amanuensis Hop-Sing and I are off to Paramus, New Jersey (a mere stones...
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Thursday, April 24, 2008

An Early Clue to the New Direction

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From 1967, here's Brit Invasion faves The Zombies and a rather astounding live (non-lipsynched) cover of the Isley Brothers ' ...
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