Whether its politics or pocketbooks musical artists sometimes decide to change their song lyrics to be less offensive. Three cases in point come to mind including out with the old Bush, in with the new Obama and let’s just say Britney’s back in the news. Broadway musical Avenue Q has been poking fun at George W. [...]
March 31, 2009
On New Year’s Eve, many at midnight will be singing the words or botching the words to “Auld Lang Syne.” This Scottish song is thought to have been written by Robert Burns in 1788. As 2008 turns into 2009, the huge ball in Times Square of New York City will be fitted with thousands of LED [...]
March 31, 2009
Let me put on my Carnac the Magnificent thinking cap for a moment and make a few American Idol predictions. This year’s American Idol predictions may be a bit tougher than years past because the competition is arguably the best yet. But, since I’ve already thrown Kristy Lee Cook into the pot as well as [...]
March 31, 2009
The Janet Jackson Discipline album is due out February 26, 2008 and provides a fresh take on fantasy and eroticism. With masochistic overtones and a heavily digitized sound, the Discipline recording will put many good Janet slaves in their place. The title song, “Discipline,” which is the 20th track on the album, shows off Janet as [...]
March 31, 2009
The second annual songwriting contest at Raymond Walters College (RWC) is now open to high school and college students in the Cincinnati, Ohio and Northern Kentucky areas. Any theme, style or subject matter will be accepted and songs will be judged anonymously. The quality of the music and lyrics and especially the relationship between the two [...]
March 31, 2009
Josiah Leming was almost a lemming marching off to sea, following the other fallen contestants on American Idol last night. The only thing that saved Josiah Leming was the likability factor that he had already established with the judges. The usually, surly Simon the Scowl Cowell, gave the Leming an uncharacteristic break by giving the lad [...]
March 31, 2009
It’s no surprises that Amy Winehouse and Kanye West both came home with a handful of Grammy’s last night. It’s also no surprise that Kanye West loves his mother. What was a little surprising is the extent to which he wore his love on his sleeve. Instead of wearing his love on his actual sleeve, Kanye [...]
March 31, 2009
British singer Amy Winehouse was finally granted a visa to enter the United States, but a little too little, too late to perform at the Grammys on Sunday. The embattled singer has been her own worst enemy of late with stints in rehab (like her song) and caught on video snorting illegal unmentionables. Nominated for six [...]
March 31, 2009
This is what happens when freedom of speech meets public decency. A Florida teen was arrested for singing the rap lyrics to a Lil Boosie song in public. Now, Lil Boosie will get a boost in popularity because of this and yes, this blog post is helping in this endeavor. The Florida teen, a 19-year-old Christopher [...]
March 31, 2009
The Snoop Dogg Ego Trippin’ album due out March 11, 2008 features the artist himself with no big name guest appearances. Snoop Dogg Ego Trippin’ studio album will be the Long Beach rapper’s ninth to date. Snoop Dogg appeared on CNN’s Larry King Live show recently and talked about the new Ego Trippin’ CD along with [...]
March 31, 2009
Chamillionaire has dropped the controversial word n*gga from his lyrics because he doesn’t want to encourage his fans to use the derogatory term. The Ridin’ rapper says he made the decision to ditch the ‘n’ word after hearing the audience use it at a concert. “My DJ would try and be funny and he’d stop the song [...]
March 31, 2009
Bob Dylan’s debut on the schools curriculum could be just what’s needed to turn pupils who listen to rock music on to the full range of poetry OCTOBER 4 IS National Poetry Day, the annual celebration of rhyming (and not-rhyming) launched in 1994 by William Sieghart of the Forward Arts Foundation. In its 14-year existence, it [...]
March 31, 2009
James Blunt has attacked his former songwriting partner on his new album. Blunt and songwriter Amanda Ghost were once good friends and penned number one hit You’re Beautiful together. But on new song Annie – taken from Blunt’s latest LP All Lost Souls – the former army officer sings “Annie, you had your dream on the bright [...]
March 31, 2009
Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rix has labelled the pop singer Pink’s lyrics as “idiotic”. The ‘Angry Mob’ rocker has claimed the US star is “crap” and that her music “stinks” during an angry tirade about her lyrics. Rix told Yahoo Music: “She’s just crap. Fact is, Pink stinks. Take a look at that song ‘Dear Mr President’ [...]
March 31, 2009
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