Posts Tagged ‘Music’
Stop I’ve Had Enough– Michael Jackson Didn’t Invent MTV
Ok, nobody has gone that far yet. But can we please drop this ridiculous fiction that Michael Jackson was the first Black artist on MTV. Somehow in all of these tributes and hastily produced retrospectives, The King of Pop is being hailed as the Jackie Robinson of the music video era. WRONG. Its bad enough that the media is doing it (MSNBC, [...]
Melodious Ejaculation
How is it that SNL's Andy Samberg comes up with catchier tunes than most of the people up for Grammy Awards this year? Not that I'm going to be whistling this one in my car or blaring it with the windows down-- but it approaches the genius of last year's Dick in A Box. The aforementioned Dick had the advantage of Justin Timberlake's vocals. [...]
Film Review: Speedway – Elvis vs. The IRS
Wouldn't life be great if it were an Elvis movie? Elvis made 31 films, now not all of them were cinematic gems but you are pretty much guaranteed some or all of the following: (1) An attractive female co-star (blond, brunette, redhead, take your pick) (2) A reason to breakout into song either because you are a musician or (3) Rock n' roll [...]
God Gave Rock ‘n Roll to You
Say, say, say what you want... about Iraq. But it did warm my heart to learn that a two hour heavy metal concert was recently held on the banks of the Tigris River in Baghdad. This is huge news considering that the music was practically banned over the last few years as fans of were routinely threatened with violence. One of the organizers [...]
Scotland’s Newest Indie Rock Superhero!
The Scottish music scene has developed a lot of buzz over the past few years, with one new "next big thing" band after another coming out of there. First it was Snow Patrol, then it was Franz Ferdinand, and the Fratellis after that. Well, they can all step aside, 'cos none of them are going to top this: And he's no one-hit wonder, [...]
Musical Abomination of the Week
In the first edition of what I fear will become a regular feature, Hilary Duff shows us what she learned in P. Diddy's "Bad Sampling 101" class, and butchers one of Depeche Mode's finest. I held out to about the one-minute mark before almost throwing my monitor across the room. Good thing I didn't, seeing as I was watching this at [...]
