Backseat Cuddler (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
The Real Housewives of Orange County’s new hottie, Alexis Bellino and her ex-husband Jeff Barry had one nasty divorce back in 2003. After only being married for 15 months, the couple took separate paths. Jeff was shocked at how things turned bad so quickly, “We had been college sweethearts in Missouri. I never dreamt back then [...]
JeyamArticle (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
I live in New York, home to some of the best food in the world. The same can be said about coffee too. There are so many great makers of coffee in this city that it's sometimes hard to keep up with them all.
Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Considering how big of a role music plays in everyday life, it’s not surprising that characters in dozens of sitcoms and animated television series have attended concerts or formed bands. Most of the time these fictitious artists are seen and not heard, but in a few instances the writers of these shows actually write songs for the fake bands to perform. For this week’s B List we detail...
Damn Fine Day (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
With two-thirds of their lineup consisting of Brill Building vets Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, The Raindrops had access to plenty of good material, and their eponymous 1963 debut brims with wonderful songs. And while it wasn’t one of their hits, the album’s “That Boy’s Messin’ Up My Mind” just might be The Raindrops’ best. [...]
Point Blank - Bruce Springsteen News (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
As promised, Chicago got the full Born to Run album performed in its original album order. And that brought substantial changes in the set list. The show started with the powerful "Seeds", followed by "No Surrender", "Johnny 99" and "Cover Me". Later came "Outlaw Pete", "Hungry Heart" and a disastrous "Working on a Dream" ("That...
Random Thoughts from Reno (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
that there have been no more celebrity deaths this summer, let alone year, than previous ones, but it's the prominence of the celebrities that makes it striking. It was the same case in 1977 as well, when a huge number of major celebrities died. But this explanation has been offered as to why a perception of there being more celebrity deaths this summer exists : Consider that along with the death of...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
Notable deaths this year trouble self-reflective baby boomers.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
Notable deaths this year trouble self-reflective baby boomers.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
Born: 23 October, 1940, in New York. Died: 26 August, 2009, in New York, aged 68.ELLIE Greenwich was a songwriter who collaborated with Phil Spector, Jeff Barry and others to create a greatest-hits list of 1960s teenage pop songs including such classics as Da Doo Ron Ron, Then He Kissed Me, Hanky Panky and Leader of the Pack.Greenwich was among the songwriters, music publishers and producers working...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
Born: 23 October, 1940, in New York. Died: 26 August, 2009, in New York, aged 68.ELLIE Greenwich was a songwriter who collaborated with Phil Spector, Jeff Barry and others to create a greatest-hits list of 1960s teenage pop songs including such classics as Da Doo Ron Ron, Then He Kissed Me, Hanky Panky and Leader of the Pack.Greenwich was among the songwriters, music publishers and producers working...
neo-neocon (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
I spent quite a few of my early teen years developing a skill I haven’t used since: the ability to coax hair into tangled masses and then smooth the top layer over the whole thing in order to create volume, a process known as “teasing.” It involved a fine comb, much patience, and iron [...]
BBC News (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
A legendary songwriter and other sad losses
BBC News (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser-reported - people of the past month.
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
NEIL DIAMOND has paid a touching tribute to singer/songwriter ELLIE GREENWICH, who died from a heart attack last week (ends28Aug09), crediting her for his...
Damn Fine Day (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
We could dedicate hundreds of Damn Fine Days to the pop genius of Ellie Greenwich, her catalog is that vast and influential. Quitting her high school teaching gig in ’62, Greenwich claimed a role in the music industry that was highly unconventional for a woman of her time: “…most of the women were background singers, [...]
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