New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 03/13/2008
The record companies who forced file-sharing website Napster into bankruptcy in 2001 have been credited with the label of the music industry's biggest "screw-up of all time" in a list compiled by Blender magazine.
Ear Farm (Free subscription) | 01/08/2008
The insatiable quest to forecast and anoint the next next big thing lying just ahead of ahead of the curve has at times yielded....how can I put it.... questionable results ? Life is not always a race, and sometimes it's best to have some perspective with your hyperbole. You'll not only find that that nifty beat from the new Wu-Tang song was pretty darn good in its original state, but also that your...
Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | 12/21/2007
Reposted from last year.... No holiday has been more discofied than Xmas. Disco Jingle Bells. Disco Rudolph. Disco Shitty Gift Card From A Store I'd Never Shop In. Here's a few of my favorites. Weather Girls - Dear Santa, Bring Me A Man This Christmas (Columbia Records, 1986) - I'd listen to Martha and (the sadly late) Izora sing the phone book, but actually this song is a pretty great take on
Ramblin' with Roger (Free subscription) | 08/18/2007
As you've probably heard, Phil Rizzuto died this week. The Yankee shortstop had seven World Series rings, then became a colorful broadcaster for the team. But those of you outside the New York metro area probably didn't know about his years as pitchman for The Money Store . In fact, if you didn't follow sports, you may have known him ONLY as a spokesman. Which got me to thinking: who can I (and I'm...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 06/01/2007
It's going to be busy June 9. Presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani is coming back to town to press the flesh with well-heeled supporters at Kiki and Peggy Vandeweghe's manse.
