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He has represented Lil' Kim, mobsters, and gang leaders. But somewhere along the way, he allegedly became quite the criminal himself. Federal prosecutors say Paul Bergrin had a wintess killed in a drug case, hired a hit man to kill another, and used a Newark restaurant as front for a cocaine ring. The Philadelphia Inquirer has the full story here . Talking Points Memo covered it here. The Inquirer...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Research into song lyrics about sexual violence reveals that they both support and empower women Back in 1962, the Crystals released a song called He Hit Me (And it Felt like a Kiss) . "If he didn't care for me," warbled one of the most popular American "girl groups" of the day, "I could have never made him mad. But he hit me and I was glad." Deborah Finding, from the...
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The Millions (A Blog About Books) (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Released on the day JFK was assassinated, Spector's album ended up being a much-needed dose of joy in a dark and confusing time.
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the echo and echoplex (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
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Paramus Post (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Celebrate the Release of her new Holiday Album With a Live Performance at bergenPAC with Special Guests Steven Van Zandt, Leslie Gore and Paul Shaffer of the David Letterman Show : There will be a Tribute to the Late Ellie Greenwich-One of America’s Greatest Rock and Soul Songwriter’s “Da Doo Ron Ron” “Leader of The Pack” and so much more! Sunday December 20th- 7:00...
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MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
From Mel Gibson’s mad “Mona Lisa” smile to the bare-headed Phil Spector and the Beethovenian mop of Nick Nolte, the decade was a stellar one for celebrity mugshots that went viral.
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Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Filed under: Spinner Interview Ronnie Spector 's long-delayed album, 'The Last of the Rock Stars,' finally sees a North American release Nov. 10. The record, which came out in Europe in 2006, is both a fond memoir and a bold statement on Ronnie's musical legacy. On it, she honors her first musical love, Frankie Lymon, with her version of the '50s boy crooner's holiday hit 'It's Christmas Once Again.'...
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PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Mad love for Mariah Carey's artistry, exhibited through her "Fly Like a Bird" performance on American Idol . Damn! Mariah is just all that. When watching Mariah perform "Fly Like a Bird" before this audience of idols, notice how much stronger her voice becomes once the choir comes out and pumps her up; she raises that hand up high, high, and higher, as if to say Amen! I love how...
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Sweeping The Nation (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Some songs are just dangerous. Meet Me By The Water is one of those songs. It's a three-minute piece of indie-pop propaganda that makes you wish to be by a riverbank with a battery-powered record player and a scene-girl pulling at her laddered tights as the sun goes down. All of which sounds incredibly romantic when you're trapped in a tiny room with a bed, hunkered over a computer at 3am trying to...
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Merry Swankster (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Four albums in, and there’s no easy move for Times New Viking to make. Mopping up the murk of their previous three releases for a crisper, more mature sound might actually be the most ordinary, clichéd path available. “Noiseniks go symphonic pop!” is a story that’s been told at least since The Ramones were trading skin- and hair-care tips with Phil Spector. That said,...
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The 'Spill (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
As the adverts always have it - NEW! IMPROVED! VIM! And, no doubt, ZIP A DEE DOO-DAH! too So, Vim is a concept that can mean many things to many people. Over on the Mothership, some people seem to have objected to the idea that up tempo songs automatically means vimminess, but I don't know about that, one woman's Vim is another woman's Cillit Bang. Personally, a toe-tapping quality switches on my vim...
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Switched (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Filed under: Audio/Video If Stanley Kubrick and the Beastie Boys ever got together and decided to design an iPod dock, it would probably look a lot like the latest monolithic, instant-party machine to hit the market. Brothers' new ' Wall of Sound ' iPod speaker (sharing the name of Phil Spector's legendary production technique heard on classics like the Crystals' 'Da Doo Ron Ron') is the perfect way...
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Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The reissue of producer Phil Spector's Christmas album is a must for anyone's holiday music library.
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Libertylondongirl (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
My parents' divorce gets nastier by the second, and this extract from a letter Phil Spector once sent his friend, celebrity lawyer Marvin Mitchelson, listing his romantic version of how a pre-nup should read, resonated rather strongly. Those of you who know me can guess to which parent I am referring.1. If I like it, it's mine.2. If it's in my hands, it's mine.3. If I can take it from you, it's
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SoundsXP (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Slow Club Slow Club have announced details of a Christmas single plus a new London headline date. Dropping down our musical chimneys on 14th December, ‘Christmas, Thanks For Nothing’ is released on Moshi Moshi Records. A couple of days later, Slow Club will headline the Union Chapel on the 17th December. Rebecca and Charles take turns recreating two Darlene Love Christmas classics. Charles...
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