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For the second time in its short history, the Library of Congress’ Gershwin Prize for Popular Song is going to be awarded on 23 February 2009. This time the honor goes to the legendary Stevie Wonder. The first award was given to Paul Simon for his contributions to popular music ... read more |
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As the Democratic Presidential ticket of Barack Obama and Joseph Biden prepare to be coronated as their party’s standard bearers in the November election, music is already playing a big part at the festivities in Denver. The musicians lining up to help the Democrats include Sheryl Crow, Dave Matthews, and John Legend ... read more |
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Veteran folk-rocker Jackson Browne has filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement against both the Republican National Committee and it’s candidate for president John McCain, according to a report published today by the Los Angeles Times. Browne says he is “incensed” by McCain’s use of his best known song “Running On Empty” ... read more |
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Though this is clearly a biased list, I’ll try my best to create an order that is fitting the impact the album had on the world. Now, before we get started, understand that there are obviously going to be some variations of this list as my life goes on; there’s only room for five albums on this list. (Count ‘em: 1-2-3-4-5) And they’re all albums that I’m aware of so far ... 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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Apparently, Barack Obama agrees, or at least his campaign advisor does. The Presidential candidate had been using Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered”, but after an embarrassing faux-pas where the Illinois Senator walked out to the braggadocios tune after losing New Hampshire, he’s scrapped the song in favor of Bill Withers’ “Lovely Day.” Hell Yes. I could listen to Bill’s angelic, soulful voice all day ... read more |
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