Metallica And Chic Are Nominated But No Phil Collins or Quincy Jones?
Maybe the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame should take a year off.
I say this because I just looked at the newest round of nominees and, well . . . it’s not exactly the most impressive list. Check it out:
Jeff Beck
Chic
Wanda Jackson
Little Anthony […]
Posted on October 9th, 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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The Musical Memoirs Move to Cougar Country
It’s sort of ironic that the only movie my dad and I saw at the theater together was “Breaking Away.”
Because a couple of years after seeing that film, my mom and I would break away to Bloomington, IN – where ”Breaking Away“ was shot – leaving my dad and the Chicago suburbs in […]
Posted on June 27th, 2008 by Pat
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(Lionel Richie at the Chumash. Photo by Dwight McCann)
More than a week after Aerosmith performed to a packed grandstand at the Mid-State Fair, I’m still hearing about the show. And so far, I’ve yet to hear anything but stellar reviews.
It was a good show — but not the best I’ve ever seen. Which, of course, […]
Posted on August 2nd, 2007 by Pat
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