Inside the Lakers (Free subscription) | 12/22/2008
The death of Karen Carpenter is something I remember as vividly as the day John Lennon was shot or when the Challenger exploded. It's not up there with 9/11 but it was pretty devastating for fans of The Carpenters...
Stingray: a blog for salty Christi (Free subscription) | 12/20/2008
I was never a huge fan of their music, but Karen Carpenter had a glorious voice. This is from their Christmas album, which still brings tears to my eyes. After 10 minutes or so of orchestration and choirs, Karen’s voice shows up, clear and sweet, for Christmas Waltz. ...
Bellaonline.com (Free subscription) | 12/19/2008
New Christmas music from Amy Grant, Renee Bondi and Matt Brouwer are reviewed.
[CinemaRatty] Lattest Articles (Free subscription) | 12/19/2008
The fine folks at the Criterion Forum have an ongoing "lists project" intended to compile a series of best-of lists for each decade in cinematic history. These lists are invariably interesting and...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 12/17/2008
Blame American Apparel or Pete Wentz, but men in this particular hipster subculture are now being held up to the impossibly skinny standard.
tabloid baby (Free subscription) | 12/15/2008
There's a radio station in Los Angeles playing only Christmas music this month, which on the surface is a great thing what with all the great Christmas music out there, like Mele Kalikimaka by Arthur Lyman, Robert Earl Keen's Merry Christmas from The Family, Chuck Berry's Run Rudolph Run, Darlene Love's Merry Christmas (Baby Please Come Home), The Beach Boy's Little Saint Nick, Oh, What A
carpe factum (Free subscription) | 12/14/2008
The movie, Bull Durham, started it. The chief character, played by Kevin Costner, delivers a minute-long monologue about his beliefs with such conviction that he leaves his co-star's character absolutely speechless. Then Starbucker introduced it to the blogosphere: his personal...
Trendfo.com Hottest Trends (Free subscription) | 12/13/2008
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Popdose (Free subscription) | 12/13/2008
Beth Rowley - Little Dreamer (2008, Verve Forecast) purchase this CD (Amazon) Yes, Beth Rowley is another white, female British soul singer, but before you write her off as another of Amy Winehouse’s coattail riders, it would behoove you to pause and consider a couple of things: 1. Amy Winehouse, talented as she is, isn’t the best this [...]
Kingdom People (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
I thought I would pass along ten of our favorite artists who have terrific Christmas CDs. If you have some recommendations to add to this list, please do! 1. Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Original Score John Williams The original scores for these two movies make for great Christmas music. A must-have for Christmas fans. “Somewhere in My Memory” is one [...]
Hollywood Backwash (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
Singer/songwriter Juliana Hatfield is currently in an in-house hospital treatment program for Anorexia at age 41. She’s been blogging about her experience and recently posted ‘a day in the life’ rant on her blog. Although Juliana was moderately successful in the 90’s, I really can’t remember a single song of hers. But I found the [...]
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
A US judge has been hailing his "horrible punishment" for youngsters who continually play their music too loud.
HarbourLiving.ca (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
Saltspring Island: The Shag Harbour Band is everything you hope you’d find in a raucous Irish pub. We’re hard working and the music is BARELY UNDER CONTROL!
HarbourLiving.ca (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
Nanaimo: The Shag Harbour Band is everything you hope you’d find in a raucous Irish pub. We’re hard working and the music is BARELY UNDER CONTROL!
Daily Mail News (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
A US judge has sentenced youngsters who play their music too loud to an hour of listening to Barry Manilow music at full volume as punishment.
