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Welcome back to the CB Music Friday Flash, with apologies for last week’s absence. You know what they say about starting your weekend too early, right? Fortunately, we’ve recovered from the hangover and are here with some of the top music news stories and concert bets heading into the weekend ... read more |
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Everybody loves a good conspiracy, right? And in rock and roll there is no shortage of them. From who “really” killed sixties icons like John Lennon and Brian Jones, to the “truth” behind all those seventies heavy metal records that hypnotize you into a secret pact with the devil when played backwards ... read more |
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It’s raining outside. Noah’s Ark day thirty-eight level rain too, not some whimpy droplets of condensation. I’d even call it a deluge. The wind is punish-fucking my bushes, maybe even crying Mary, and the thunder and lightening are more boisterous than twenty world class drag queens ... read more |
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They tease us, act selfishly, and even sleep with our friends on occasion, but goddamnit, if we don’t still spend hours and hours thinking up ways to make them smile. A beautiful woman may have been behind every war ever fought, but her delicate effervescence also manifests itself in every piece of art ever created. Seems like a fair tradeoff to me ... read more |
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Never one to shy away from making outlandish, borderline inflammatory comments, Rolling Stones’ lead guitarist Keith Richards sat down with GQ Magazine and flapped his lips about everything from a mysterious harem of loose women passed around the band to frontman Mick Jagger’s ambiguous sexuality ... read more |
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The Rolling Stones guitarist and prime example of why cocaine is usually a bad call spoke to The Daily Mail, calling Amy Winehouse the only current singer he cared for, before adding she “isn't going to be around long unless she sorts herself out pretty quick. Really, Keith? Do you have any idea how much money I’ve lost in Vegas betting against your immune system? ... read more |
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These are the songs I consider to be the ten worst in my iTunes. Call me a music snob all you wish, but I can no longer force myself through Hanson or N’ Sync. I can’t remember the last time Drive Thru Records sent me an update. There’s something about the nineties into the early 2000s that keeps these songs alive for me, at least alive enough to keep me from hitting the delete button ... read more |
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Fortunately, the Angels were as coordinated assassins as they were security guards, so their mission fell through when a storm swamped their boat, sending everyone overboard. As is yet known, there have been no further attempts by the Hells Angels to murder Mick Jagger ... read more |
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Like Templeton (2) from Charlotte’s Web, I’ll sniff, scrounge through, and eventually shit out the most important music-related stories of the previous week. In an unimportant gag that serves no real purpose other than to bind the article together, I’ll count all celebrity references in parentheses, hoping to snag 50 by the time this grouping of words gets egg on your face. Fired-up? Than like John The Baptist’s (3) head, I’m off! ... read more |
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You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find another record label can. Rock legends The Rolling Stones have become the latest in a series of artists to defect from EMI, after the record label’s massive restructuring. Their current contract expires in May; so, look for Jagger and friends to bolt towards the Universal border then ... read more |
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The former Arkansas Governor’s high praise for Keith Richards isn’t really a surprise. During his tenure as the state’s leader, he gave the Stones’ guitarist a full pardon from a reckless driving offense that had occurred years before. Some might call that a gross violation of executive power, but as a music editor, I think it’s badass. Before leaving Michigan, Huckabee stopped by the Motown Museum and told reporters of his love for both Tower Of Power and the Funk Brothers. Rock on, Governor. Rock on ... read more |
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That said, Snoop announced he is eager to collaborate with rock icons Bono and Sir Mick Jagger because his hip-hop peers no longer inspire him. The 36-year-old Fatherhood star, neé Calvin Broadus, says his next album could be influenced by rock ‘n’ roll and he plans to ask some classic musical legends to help him attain an edgier sound. ... read more |
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Most of you probably know what you’re in for with this column, but I’ll give a brief overview for any new readers. Basically, I’m going to frisk and strip search all the biggest music-related stories from the past week. By the article’s money shot, I’ll have reached fifty obscure associations, all noted in parenthesis. Are you ready? Than like Amelia Earthart’s (2) radio, I’m out! ... read more |
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What do musicians do in their free time? The youngin’s seem to like starting clothing lines, doing charity work, acting in B movies and such. As for old-heads like Rolling Stone guitarist Ron Wood, simply writing a book—and maybe getting a biopic made about him—seem to suffice.
According to Billboard.com, Wood's Ronnie: The Autobiography has just hit U.S. bookshelves, and he's already talking about another volume—and even a film adaptation. ... read more |
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