CD of the week: Glen Campbell
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Jackson Browne
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'The Morning Light Comes Streaming In'
Kiko's House (Free subscription) | yesterday
THE PRETENDER By Jackson Browne I'm going to rent myself a house In the shade of the freeway I'm going to pack my lunch in the morning And go to work each day And when the evening rolls around I'll go on home and lay my body down And when the morning light comes streaming in I'll get up and do it again Amen Say it again Amen I want to know what became of the changes We waited for love to bring Were...
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The last few days before I go back to work…
PREA Prez (Free subscription) | yesterday
First Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Mary J, John Mellenkamp, Nas and now Toby Keith. The Obama IPod playlist gets longer. I hope nobody is offended if I don’t include Toby on mine. Ed Notes Online is channeling Maureen Dowd. Or the other way around. Jose Vilson [...]
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Quote of the day
Boomer Girl stories (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
"Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
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WEDNESDAY'S REVIEW: GLEN CAMPBELL
Pop Cesspool (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
Glen Campbell "Meet Glen Campbell" (Capitol) The best song on Jenny Lewis's Rabbit Fur Coat was her Traveling Wilburys cover; she turned "Handle With Care" -- with assists from indie worker-bees Oberst, Ward and Gibbard -- into a post-millennial service...
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Play Me Some Country Music: McCain and Obama
All Spin Zone (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
Country music used to by synonymous with Republicans. Ronald Reagan and Dubya certainly used country performers at their rallies. But it seems the two are not so indelibly linked nowadays. Barack Obama might just be changing that affiliation, as well as many others.
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Running on Empty
The Hits Just Keep On Comin' (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
I find myself with little time to blog this week—real remunerative labor calls—so here’s some stuff to read while you’re not reading anything new here. Once again this election cycle, Republicans are getting in trouble whenever they try to adopt rock songs or icons. Last winter, John Mellencamp asked John McCain to stop using “Our Country” [...]
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Nina's top ten looks for fall
Boomer Girl stories (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
Nina Garcia - she of "Project Runway" fame and the new fashion director at Marie Claire mag - has a new book: The One Hundred: A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own (Collins). Thankfully, she's paring down that list to ten 'must-haves' for fall.
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Full Album Streams: Glen Campbell, Juliana Hatfield, more
Glorious Noise (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
These free, full album streams are available from AOL and Spinner through Sunday, August 24, so listen while you can. Try before you buy. • Glen Campbell, 'Meet Glen Campbell' • Juliana Hatfield, 'How to Walk Away' • The Walkmen,...
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Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash: Johnny Cash's estate says McCain's a pain
prefixmag.com (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
Let's say you're John McCain. Okay, an admittedly chilling thought, but go with it for a second. Your opponent's got ...
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What I've Learned This Summer
Mama Knows Breast (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
For all of you planners out there, we still have a good deal of August left. So please, let's stop talking about "back to school." It's making me anxious. Instead, I'd like to focus on the things I've learned so...
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News Roundup: 8/18/2008
The Allmusic Blog (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Jackson Browne is suing the Republican Party and Republican presidential nominee John McCain for using Browne’s song “Running on Empty” in a TV commercial. Browne is seeking a permanent injunction barring any future use of the song by the McCain campaign and unspecified damages. [Billboard.com] R.I.P. Jerry Wexler, the producer who worked with greats including Aretha [...]
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Why Raise Hell When You Could Raise McCain?
Adrants (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
So I woke up this morning and heard on the radio that John McCain's getting sued for using Running on Empty , a song by Jackson Browne, in one of his campaign ads without permission. That McCain, what a maverick.
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Jackson Browne sues John McCain + Republicans for using his song without authorization
The Utube Blog (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
News: Singer Jackson Browne filed a copyright infringement suit against John McCain, the Ohio Republican party, and Republican Party for using his song “Running on Empty” in a campaign video, but without permission from Browne. (More from Wired) Analysis: I wish I could watch the video to hear how much music was taken. I’ll try to [...]
- John McCain Sued By Singer Jackson Browne Over Anti-Obama Ad - Rock on the Streets
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Browne sues McCain or Lawyers in Love
rochesterturning.com (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
It’s not local, but it is oh, so precious, John McCain’s campaign being sued by Jackson Browne. Last week, Jackson Browne’s management began receiving emails from people who wondered why the legendary singer and songwriter — an Obama supporter who doesn’t allow his songs to be used in advertisements of any kind — would permit his [...]
