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MUSIC NEWS: Cazwell, Moby, La Roux, Michael Jackson

Sort by Towleroad (Free subscription) - 06/30/2009

MODERN TONIC The editors of Modern Tonic present a weekly music update here on Towleroad. The rest of the week, they scan the pop-culture landscape for movie, TV, book and Web recommendations in their daily email. TODAY'S NEW RELEASES AND...

AT & T Swear They're Not Narcs [Shenanigans]

Sort by Idolator (Free subscription) - 03/26/2009

Yesterday, word spread that AT & T and Comcast might be shutting down the Internet service of customers engaged in music piracy, whatever that means. Today, AT & T issued their de rigeur denial: "RIAA? We don't know no RIAA!" In reality, AT&T is doing nothing of the sort, says Jim Cicconi, AT&T's executive vice president for external affairs. "Any suggestion that there is a deal between us and RIAA...

Paris Hilton Dubai Hotel Suite Bugged With Secret Recording Device

Sort by The PopCrunch Show (Free subscription) - 06/23/2009

(”I always feel like somebody’s watching meee…”) Socialite Paris Hilton hit the roof after bodyguards discovered a secret recording device — equipped to document her every move — planted in her private hotel suite in Dubai last week. The heiress to the billion dollar Hilton Hotel empire is currently in the conservative Middle Eastern filming [...]

Murda Muzik: The Halloween Edition

Sort by The Smoking Section (Free subscription) - 11/01/2008

Hey, another Halloween post! Landon A. and I share an certain love for the music that exemplifies everything October 31st represents: horror, redrum, and of course the sonic creations that brings the paranoia to life. After some intense brainstormin’, we narrowed it down to 10 songs that we feel best represent the biggest unofficial holiday [...]

Why Did Michael Jackson Help Rockwell?

Sort by Bumpshack (Free subscription) - 06/30/2009

R&B singer Rockwell had a #1 single in 1983 with ‘Somebody’s Watching Me’ and then quickly faded away into oblivion. The biggest and perhaps only reason the song was a hit was because the legendary Michael Jackson sang the chorus and background vocals on the hit song. But why did Jackson appear on the single? Sure [...]

Britain's new national anthem

Sort by The Shotgun (Free subscription) - 03/29/2009

Well, with all the cameras it should be...

Screw You, Geico

Sort by Blog of the Moderate Left (Free subscription) - 02/01/2009

Hey, Everybody: I Can See My White House From Here.

Sort by Media Assassin (Free subscription) - 01/21/2009

If you went to Washington for the Obama inauguration without a ticket, but wanted a good view of all the proceedings, your only alternative was up—423 miles above the Earth’s surface. As TechCrunch.com reports, describing the above photograph, This is the first satellite image of the inauguration taken at 11:19 AM EST today by the GeoEye-1 satellite. [...]

“Somebody’s Watching Me”: Rockwell vs. Raunchy

Sort by Atomic Ned (Free subscription) - 06/28/2009

Threw “Hits of ‘83″ onto the iPod for the trip to Chicago this weekend and was happy to hear Rockwell’s “Somebody’s Watching Me” featuring backing vocals by Michael Jackson. Rockwell is Berry Gordy’s son (given name: Kennedy Gordy) and “Somebody’s Watching Me” was his only hit single (a number one hit single at that). The Danish [...]

Is Big Brother Watching?

Sort by Adventures in the 100 Acre Wood (Free subscription) - 01/15/2009

Today while I was making lunch, Kellen was on the computer. He was supposed to be researching and writing about King Tut and the archaeologist who discovered his tomb. He says, "That is strange." I, thinking he is going to tell me something about ancient Egypt, walk into the office to see what he found. He had gotten distracted checking his blog stats. He loves to go into statcounter and see the map...

After Midnight remixes Club District Allstars, Rockwell & M.A.N.D.Y. vs. Booka Shade.

Sort by Missingtoof (Free subscription) - 02/28/2009

We’re fans and friends of L.A.’s After Midnight. They are house-rooted DJ Farron and former-Villain, Philthy B. We’ve had the pleasure of introducing them last year and are down for what they’re cookin’ up now. What they’re cookin’ is an official remix for South Side Chicago’s Club District Allstars‘ ‘Change’, released on Textrue Recordings. Club District [...]

Somebody's Watching Me

Sort by Rock Turtleneck (Free subscription) - 10/02/2009

This weekend I am going to my 25-year high school reunion in Darien, CT. Thinking way back to those days of innocence and mousse, I recalled the very odd theme song to my senior prom: “Somebody’s Watching Me.” Even at the time, paranoia seemed like a very odd theme for a prom. Usually prom songs are more of the “Always and Forever” or “Sweet Dreams are Made of This” or “Moondance” variety. In the spring...

I feel like somebody's watching me...

Sort by HockeyNation (Free subscription) - 10/02/2008

Brian Burke will be humming that old classic Rockwell hit of the 198o's all season long, as word leaks out that the NHL will be keeping a particularly close eye on transactions conducted between the Leafs and the Ducks this year . In Thursday's Globe and Mail, Tim Wharnsby suggests that with the always discussed possibility of Brian Burke taking up duties with the Leafs as GM next season, the league...