As ultimate fighter Chuck Liddell prepares to re-enter the octagon this weekend, I thought it’d be a good time to explore his humble beginnings — as a child actor.
Okay, so he was no MacCaulay Culkin. But at age ten, he did have a bit part in the movie “The Postman Always Rings Twice” with Jack […]
Posted on September 5th, 2008 by Pat
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Beatles Covers Are Easy To Come By, But A Few Stand Out
Just when you think you’re up to speed on the Beatles . . .
While interviewing local musician Loren Radis – a big Beatles fan himself — I learned of a Beatles tribute album called “In My Life.” Radis told me it featured actors like […]
Posted on August 28th, 2008 by Pat
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While I’m always impressed with great singers, a great voice doesn’t do that much for me without great songs. So to me a great songwriter with an average voice is worth much more than a great singer who can’t write songs (a.k.a., ”American Idol” contestants).
But every now and then you get someone who can both sing and […]
Posted on August 25th, 2008 by Pat
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For musicians slipping into mental illness, there’s usually a pattern of behavior:
1.) You take lots of drugs.
2.) You do erratic things onstage.
3.) You abruptly give up music.
4.) You move in with your parents.
5.) You become the subject of a VH1 special.
Okay, maybe it doesn’t always go that way. But often.
I started thinking about musicians with […]
Posted on August 21st, 2008 by Pat
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It must be tough being a Republican running for office these days.
Because, as a candidate, you want to be introduced with a song that gets the crowd excited. Yet most entertainers — especially musicians — are liberal. And they tend to get peeved when they learn a conservative is using their song.
The latest example is Jackson Browne, […]
Posted on August 18th, 2008 by Pat
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Well, I never considered myself a love child. But the day I was born, “Love Child” by Diana Ross and the Supreme was the #1 single, according to Billboard’s Top 100 charts.
My friend Scott sent me a link to this web site, which allows you to look up the #1 song the day you were born. […]
Posted on August 7th, 2008 by Pat
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Every now and then someone comes up with a Worst Songs of All Time list, which actually includes a lot of good songs just to make you mad.
I know why they do it — it’d be boring to have a list of nothing but bad songs because then, like, there’d be no arguments.
Still . . . […]
Posted on August 5th, 2008 by Pat
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Rod Stewart will never have to play to small crowds. But last night’s performance at the Mid-State Fair seemed more appropriate for a winery gig.
Before the concert began, I had predicted he’d open the performance with a bang, thinking maybe “Hot Legs” or maybe even an older gem, like “Stay With Me.” Instead, he started out […]
Posted on July 31st, 2008 by Pat
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Nirvana’s “Nevermind” album is best known for catapulting grunge music and becoming a battle cry – albeit a mopey one –for Generation X.
But the 1991 record is also known for its great cover art, featuring a baby in a pool, swimming after a floating dollar bill. While songs like “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and “Lithium” reflected the views of disenfranchised […]
Posted on July 25th, 2008 by Pat
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By now, you’ve heard that the music industry is suing the U.S. government for copyright infringement, saying the Gov has to pay royalties for songs they used as torture at Guantanamo Bay.
A while back, Mother Jones posted a list of those songs, which included admittedly torturous tunes by Metallica, Eminem and Celine Dion. The idea […]
Posted on July 22nd, 2008 by Pat
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