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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
Y(J)im Y(J)ames to release Harrison tribute.
Thursday, June 25th, 2009My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James will release a tribute album to George Harrison July 7. The EP was recorded shortly after Harrison’s death in 2001, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary.
Listen to a sample off the EP:
Jonas takes DC
Thursday, June 25th, 2009Tween (ugh) hearthrob Nick Jonas has been making the rounds in D.C., meeting with Barack Obama and surprising group of diabetic children meeting with the President, according to People: “Leaving the White House, kids screamed, ‘Nick Jonas! Nick Jonas! We got to meet Nick Jonas!!!’ and showed off autographs.”
No word yet as to how the appearance of Jonas brother affected the children’s insulin levels.
Jonas, boxing great Sugar Ray Leonard and Mary Tyler Moore are testifying before a congressional committee on funding diabetes research.
Rocking out – Upper Paleolithic style
Thursday, June 25th, 2009Shattering the belief that the oldest known musician to be David Crosby, the BBC reports that the oldest musical instrument has been found.
“Scientists in Germany have published details of flutes dating back to the time that modern humans began colonising Europe, 35,000 years ago,” BBC news science correspond Pallab Ghosh writes. “The flutes are the oldest musical instruments found to date.
“The researchers say in the Journal Nature that music was widespread in pre-historic times. Music, they suggest, may have been one of a suite of behaviours displayed by our own species which helped give them an edge over the Neanderthals.”
Hear the sound of a reconstructed version of the flute here.
What’s more, the New York TImes reports that the flute, made from the wing bone of a vulture, was found close to “the carved figurine of a busty, nude woman, also around 35,000 years old …” No word yet if any prehistoric marijuana was also discovered.
Top 5 songs to play when you know you’re going to be on the potty for a long time
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
I really don’t have a good excuse for this category, other than the fact that I have a juvenile sense of humor. In any event, the idea and title for today’s Top 5 was sent to me via Facebook by my good friend, Tracy. Besides, if you’re like me, you get bored easily, so maybe it’s good to have handy the Top 5 songs to play when you know you’re going to be on the potty for a long time:
1. “American Pie” Don McLean
Coming in at eight minutes and thirty-six seconds, and with a decent narrative to boot, “American Pie” should keep your mind occupied while giving you plenty of time to finish your business.
2. “Slip-Sliding Away” Aqualung (Paul Simon cover)
Enough said.
3. “Orinoco Flow” Enya
ibid
4. “Low Rider” War
War’s ode to cruising gives you a feeling of momentum without feeling rushed. Ask your doctor if “Low Rider” is right for you.
5. “Moby Dick” Led Zeppelin
At what point do you leave the pavilion to use the porta potty? That’s right – during the drum solo.
Top 5 songs to play when you know youre going to be on the potty for a LOOOOOONG time.
“Mr. Jones and me” is actually a grammatically correct phrase
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009Remember when you could pick up an album by Counting Crows and be reasonably sure it wasn’t going to suck? It seems like a long time ago, but I assure you, such a time did exist. The now-independant band may be revisiting that bygone era with the release of the band performing August and Everything After, recorded in 2007 in New York. Meanwhile, the band has run away and joined the circus.
The agony and the Ecstasy
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009The AP is also reporting that Lil Wayne has appeared in an Arizona court to answer drug and weapons charges He was arrested east of Yuma in January 2008 after police found cocaine, Ecstasy and a handgun on his tour bus. (Read the story in Billboard here, although it does not say what cause authorities had to search the bus.)
Brown pleas guilty to assault
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009The Associated Press has reported that R&B performer Chris Brown has pleaded guilty to assaulting one-time girlfriend Rihanna. The plea agreement likely means Brown won’t serve prison time but will be on five years of probabation and he must perform six months of community service. Brown will also attend domestic violence counseling. (Read the story in the NYT here.)
Ticketmaster, ruler of the universe, takes on relatively unknown New Jersey musician
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009The A.V. Club has a report on the spat between concert ticket overlord and god of surcharges Ticketmaster and all around American guy Bruce Springsteen. Guess who comes off sounding more like a dick (hint: It’s not The Boss)?
Hello, Nasty. Where you been?
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009The Beastie Boys have confirmed to Billboard that they will drop their eighth studio album, Hot Sauce Committee Part 1, on Sept. 15. Meanwhile, the Boys have been busy promoting the re-release of their 1992 milestone album, Check Your Head, and will be giving the special treatment to Ill Communication in July and Hello Nasty in August.
Check out this clip from Woodstock ‘99 that incited some fascinating man-on-keyboard violence.
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