Plurter Article Sharing (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Can chestnuts roast on the open fire if it’s 55 degrees and tiffany jewellery rainy? WJRZ-FM wants to find out. The station, 100.1 FM based in Stafford, is getting a jump on its competition by switching to an all-Christmas music format seven weeks before Christmas. Listeners had a mixed reaction. Some thought the switch was [...]
brett jordan’s blog (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Jump Around - House of PainNew Mistake - JellyfishCarbon Monoxide - CakeSpeak Slow - Tegan and SaraMartha - Tom WaitsSomething To Hold On To - Vigilantes Of LoveStanding In The Shadows Of Love - The Four TopsOne Of Us - Martyn JosephGod - Joy ZipperMoment In The Sun - Clem SnideLocomotion (live) - Carole KingSad Arse Strippa - Lady SovereignTruly Something Fine - Nanci GriffithPromise - Black
Give Me My Remote (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Okay guys, this was a major moment in the SUPERNATURAL-verse and there seem to be a lot of mixed feelings and strong reactions from the little of the online feedback that I’ve seen. One thing is for sure – we fans won’t ever forget the episode where we said goodbye to Ellen and Jo, [...]
On Transmigration (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
After almost 20 years this video still holds up well. It was part of a special TV concert with a focus on AIDS titled "Red, Hot, and Blue" and while it aired in the US, many performances were cut from that version. Happily, this stunningly orchestrated number wasn't one of them. One of my fave Porter tunes. Cole Porter's "Down in the Depths": The concert videos featured Annie Lennox,...
Will Video for Food (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
My son Grant wakes up first. Every day. Then, after feeding Freddy, he settles down onto the computer. “Dad- did you see the new Google?” He showed me Ernie & Burt on Google, and I did a search to confirm we hadn’t missed the local Jim Henson exhibit (ends Nov. 29). While telling Grant about my [...]
MoviesOnline! (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
MoviesOnline recently sat down with Michael Jackson?s musical director, Michael Bearden, to talk about his new film, Michael Jackson?s THIS IS IT , which offers Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer as he developed, created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts that would have taken place beginning this past summer in London?s O2 Arena. Bearden is...
The Vinyl Word (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
For lovers of lists, here's one I found on the internet. Not a bad selection I have to admit. The Best R&B Male Singers according to DigitalDreamDoor.com http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/ 1. Jackie Wilson 2. Sam Cooke 3. Clyde McPhatter 4. Marvin Gaye 5. Tony Williams (Platters) 6. Curtis Mayfield 7. Smokey Robinson 8. Al Green 9. Roy Hamilton 10. Little Willie John 11. Solomon Burke 12. Ben...
breath of life (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
We open the week with a healthy selection from Papa Wemba, the King of Congo Rumba and follow with new tracks from Meshell Ndegeocello. We close with 15 versions of Curtis Mayfield's classic "People Get Ready" featuring Asante, Alicia Keys & Lyfe Jennings, Aaron Neville, Aretha Franklin, The Persuasions, Roy Davis Jr., Al Green & [...]
NPT Media Update (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Word that Jason Mraz will spoof his mega-hit “I’m Yours” on Sesame Street this season, by re-writing it as “Outdoors,” has us at NPT thinking about all the other musicians who have stopped by the show, to either parody one of their own songs, sing one straight, or join the gang in a singalong celebration [...]
The Vinyl Word (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
In this, my 400th post would you believe, I'm tackling the sixties and listing the 75 great soul men of the decade. There are many to choose from but these, in my humble opinion, are the creme de la creme. So here goes, starting with my top ten, and then moving on to others of note: 1. Sam Cooke (who else at number one?), 2. Otis Redding, 3. James Carr, 4. Wilson Pickett, 5. O V Wright, 6. Al Green,...
Not Right About Anything (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
I have a Reggie Bush jersey that I received as a Christmas present in 2006. Here's a picture of me wearing it during a football game: The Saints have never won a game on days in which I wore this jersey. Case in point: the above picture was taken on the early afternoon of Oct. 18, 2008, when the Panthers trounced the Saints 30-7. It took a few miserable losses before I realized this connection. Throughout...
Going2theshow.com (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
Free presale passwords and codes for Sep.30,2009 Yo Gabba Gabba Live There’s a Party In My City Beacon Theatre New York, NY Free presale password is AMEX or 8003272177 311 Hammerstein Ballroom [...]
breath of life (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
This week we open with the soft stylings of British soul sister Linda Lewis and follow with The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble blowing out of Chi-town and then close with Sam Cooke's classic You Send Me" and 12 covers by Mica Paris, Jerry Butler, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Ed Kelly & Pharoah Sanders, Aaron Neville, Max [...]
Six Meat Buffet (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009
So tell me, Comrade. How is Uncle JoeBama’s move to abandon supplying defensive weapons to escapees of history’s bloodiest regime playing in the land that bloodied them? The Kremlin did not immediately give an official reaction, but, not surprisingly, senior Russian officials expressed support for the move. “It’s like having a decomposing corpse in your [...]
Les Jones (Free subscription) | 08/27/2009
His Christmas album could be under your tree this year. One of my guilty pleasures is Christmas albums by pop stars - Aaron Neville, The Beach Boys, James Brown, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Liberace, Elvis, Frank Sinatra… Frank Sinatra’s Christmas album is extremely well done and not at all campy. So is Aaron Neville’s. Those guys can [...]
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