nialler9 (Free subscription) | 05/04/2008
If you were at the rather brilliant Brasilintime show in the Tivoli on Friday night, you may have heard J. Rocc drop this tune after the main event. Taken from an unreleased J Dilla album which was made for MCA Records, Pay Jay features rhymes by Dilla and production by the likes of Kanye [...]
Late Rounds: A Boxing Blog (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKhHvIZwrxA Born in southside Virginia, Clark grew up as a teenager in southeast Washington, D.C. where his father worked at the Washington Navy Yard. At the age of 14, Clark began playing banjo, guitar, and mandolin, and he won two National Banjo Championships by the age of 17. He was simultaneously pursuing a sporting career, first [...]
KOMO - News - Entertainment (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
Carly Smithson, the 24-year-old Irish bartender from San Diego, was the latest cast-off on ''American Idol'' as the field was narrowed to five finalists during Wednesday's results show.
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
Carly Smithson lost another chance to be a superstar. She got rave reviews from judges, but apparently not votes from viewers.
IGN (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
Street Survivors Deluxe Edition (Album) Southern Rock revival in excess thanks to 30th Anniversary reissue.
KILL-SYSTEM32 (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
T he Red Hot Chili Peppers is California funk-rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers' self-titled debut album, released in 1984, and produced by Gang of Four guitarist Andy Gill. The Red Hot Chili Peppers struck a deal with EMI records. However, the band that guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer Jack Irons were also in (called What Is This') struck a deal with MCA records two week prior to that and so were...
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
The Royal family of Reggae, Morgan Heritage, comprises of five offspring of reggae veteran Denroy Morgan, namely Una (vocalist/keyboardist), Peter (vocalist), Roy "Gramps" (keyboardist/vocalist), Nakhamyah "Lukes" (rhythm guitarist) and Memmalatel "Mr.Mojo" (vocalist/MC/percussionist).
property (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Open Question: Up & Coming areas to buy property- in Nyc? What are some of the most up and coming areas in New York City right now? In other words if someone wants to invest in real estate...what borough and what neighborhood is the best priced deal now and most likely to go up in price? Array Open Question: Is the aim of Jews having huge media conglomerates to demoralize America? No, they're not atheist,...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
LOS ANGELES - Carly Smithson may have snagged a big-time record deal as a teen, but her co-workers at an Irish pub in San Diego didn't even know the raven-haired, tattooed chanteuse could sing.
KOMO - News - Entertainment (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
Carly Smithson may have snagged a big-time record deal as a teen, but her co-workers at an Irish pub in San Diego didn't even know the raven-haired, tattooed chanteuse could sing.
Clutch Magazine (Free subscription) | 04/01/2008
My call must have been her first for the day because she seemed a little…
linkfilter.net - fresh links (Free subscription) | 03/13/2008
#20 As grunge dawns, one label bets on hair metal In 1989, with hair metal reaching its zenith, the A&R department at MCA Records finally decided to get in on the act—by tossing a rumored $1 million at L.A. band Pretty Boy Floyd, who at the time had played only eight shows. The band's debut, Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz, peaked at No. 130 on the Billboard charts, and the Floyd blew another mil or...
Popdose (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Funny what a difference a year makes. Back in February 2007, I was putting together a piece for Bullz-Eye called “The Best Albums You've Never, Ever Heard (Well, Probably Not, Anyway),” and on my personal short list on possible inductees was Carly Hennessy's Ultimate High, released by MCA Records in 2001. As it happens, however, [...]
The Allmusic Blog (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Although she’s moved steadily towards a more roots-oriented style over the years, Kathy Mattea will probably always be remembered for her pop-styled country hits from the 1980s and 1990s on Mercury and MCA Records. A lot has changed, though, and she’s no longer a major label darling, and her latest album, Coal, which is due [...]
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
The top 12 "American Idol" finalists include an actress, a "Star Search" champion, an Australian, a male stripper and someone who already recorded a debut album.
