Autumn's Meadow (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
*play video as you read this post* Lyrics Stevie Nicks - Crystal lyrics In just a little over a week (Dec. 2) My husband and I will celebrate eleven years of living together and nine years of marriage. I have to admit more than once during those years I have, like most women asked myself what have I got into. Like any couple we have had our ups and downs. Most days I do count my lucky stars that I...
litwindowpane (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
When I hear the Nutcracker Suite I think of Rebecca Louden.When I hear Cyndi Lauper I think of Eduardo Corral.When I hear Depeche Mode, or The Cure, I think of C. Dale Young.When I hear Queen, I think of Cynthia Huntington and yes, of course, Daniel Nester.When I hear Stevie Nicks I think of Gina Franco.___For the record I think this is pretty crazy, but there it is -- and to all of you lurkers
This Man's World (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
I was thinking today about how much Stevie Nicks' The Wild Heart needs a remaster. The version that I have is so soft and muted. While turning up the volume of the individual tracks inside iTunes has helped some, it just doesn't sound as crisp as her later recordings. Even Bella Donna sounds better! I've always maintained that The Wild Heart is the bridge between the acoustic/classic rock of Bella...
Big Stereo (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Lights perform some sorta fuzzed out disco ritual in their video for “Fire Night.” I wonder if they’re trying to summon Stevie Nicks through the use of magic and glitter. But whatever, “Fire Night” is all about vocal harmonies over fuzzed out guitar with one kick ass bass line. This might (might) be the best [...]
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Filed under: The Chum Bucket The AV Club staff counts down their picks for best music of the decade. [ AV Club ] Spinner's very own Jessica Robertson talks to Current about 'Sainthood,' the latest album from Tegan and Sara . [ Current ] Radiohead 's 'High and Dry,' like you've never heard it before. [ ONTD ] In quite possibly the cutest video ever made, a baby's tantrum is instantly quelled by the...
Pub Rants (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
STATUS: Who can get work done when there is so much Harlequin gossip flying around? What’s playing on the iPod right now? EDGE OF SEVENTEEN by Stevie Nicks Then today can’t even compare. I think Harlequin has just gotten the smack down. I have not confirmed this rumor yet, but a fellow agent just emailed me to say that RWA revoked Harlequin’s recognized publisher status. Uh…...
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Were you Born on Earth? I'm pretty sure Rusty Anderson was!
The mental_floss Blogs (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
It was 19 years ago this week (can you believe it’s been that long?) that the Milli Vanilli lip-synching scandal came to a head – the duo were stripped of their Grammies after it was revealed that they didn’t sing a single note on the Girl You Know It’s True album. But they [...]
Entertainment Tonight (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
ET has the latest... John Mayer 's highly anticipated Battle Studies , his first new album in three years, hits stores today and we have the music sensation talking about his all-new tracks and his team-up with Taylor Swift . "Keeping with the Tom Petty context, I'd written a song that was really straight up, melodic, to-the-point chorus and I was thinking that if I, in my little imagination,...
BIGSTEREO (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Steed Lord has followed up Truth Serum with The Truth Serum Remix Project which, as the name suggests, is a remix album of their debut. One of the standout remixes comes from Russ Chimes who gets his hands dirty with “Remember Me.” The end product sounds like Stevie Nicks on a Crystal Waters track with [...]
Dr. Parnassus Support Site (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Source: Time Out In celebration of the release of Pixar’s ‘Up’ and Wes Anderson’s beautiful stop-motion rendering of Roald Dahl’s ‘The Fantastic Mr Fox’, Time Out ushers in the help of master animator Terry Gilliam – whose own partially animated ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’ opens in cinemas this month – to run down 50 of the...
Zoiks! Online (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
By Bry Schulz3 1/2 Stars:When I think of Gina Gershon, I think of her lesbian roles in movies like “Bound” and “Showgirls.” She's sort of an Indie darling and gives off a total "not to be effed with" vibe. Imagine my surprise when I listened to her album titled "In Search of Cleo" and it wasn't your usual actress-gets-a-music-deal sound. From the very first...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Filed under: News , Exclusive , Count Five , New Music , You Oughta Know , Canada When a songwriter records someone else's tune -- effectively making the song their own -- it's the most heartfelt compliment an artist can bestow. That is, providing the new version doesn't suck. To promote his current North American tour, Gentlemen Reg is releasing 'Heavy Head,' a six-song EP featuring b-sides, remixes...
This Man's World (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
As I have talked about on countless occasions, I usually hate the term "guilty pleasure." For something to be a guilty pleasure requires there to be a component of embarrassment to go along with the enjoyment of the pleasure, and I'm here to tell you, I'm over all that. When it comes to the things I like, love me of leave me, baby, I'm not apologizing. Or am I? Because the other day on my...
newyorkshitty.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
The other day we had a “family unit patronize the junk shop. It was of a variety I am seeing more frequently nowadays: an affluent co-ed, her boyfriend, mom and pop. My coworker Cass and I watched in amazement as this foursome spent no less than ten minutes debating the pros and cons of a [...]
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