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LIVEBLOGGING: Super Bowl Halftime Show featuring The Who
Liveblogging The Who.
The Day The Music Died, 51 Years Ago Today
51 years ago today, Rock and Roll lost a few of its best.
Why is No One Buying Music? It's The Music Itself, Stupid!
I’m gonna do everyone in the record business a favor and explain why this is happening – your music sucks.
Soundgarden Reuniting – You Heard It First On Twitter
Chris Cornell uses his Twitter page to announce the reformation of Soundgarden…and all will be right with the world.
Technics 1200 Turntable: Saddest Casualty of the Digital Age Yet
Only real Hip Hop fans will truly understand the significance of what I’m about to discuss… Yes I love my iPod and no, I’m certainly not against technological progress. That said, this story is sad on many levels: The news is out that Panasonic will be discontinuing the Technics 1200 turntable, one of the most…
Hot Links: The Creepiest Places on Earth
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Overseas markets sell off over US consumer confidence fears (they’re worried we’ll stop buying their crap). (Bloomberg) George Soros on the markets and which hard assets stocks he’s buying. (PragCap) Remember the DC Sniper? Sayonara motherf%$#er. (NYP) The Fly on CNBC‘s traffic…and his own. (iBankCoin) Todd Harrison talks about the…
Goodbye, Michael
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15SxqqwF63U] One of the most talented entertainers in the history of the world has passed. The above video shows Michael Jackson at the pinnacle of his career, on the Motown 25th Anniversary Special in 1983. That’s how I choose to remember him. Here are some of the biggest stars in the world and their reactions yesterday…
Cam'ron's "I Hate My Job" – The Hip Hop Recession Anthem
[vodpod id=Groupvideo.2728662&w=425&h=350&fv=] The Hip Hop genre of music is known for many of it’s more negative idiosyncrasies, but one of it’s more positive aspects is how aspirational the artists are. The top MCs in the game have historically been those who’ve emphasized their hustle. Hip Hop music has basically become the official soundtrack for those…
TGIF: Presenting the Ripping Martesians, My New Favorite Band
After one of the ugliest weeks in the history of capitalism, I’d like to lighten things up and introduce you to my new favorite band, The Ripping Martesians. These kids are talented and way cooler than those freaky little Jonas Brothers. Watch as they tear through a few covers and then blow the roof off…
