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I was watching the SNL special about the 2000’s yesterday and a portion of the show was dedicated to the invention of digital shorts that have successfully brought viewers back to SNL. Justin Timberlake admitted that the inspiration for Dick in a Box was the 1990’s R &B music and videos that he and Adam [...]
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Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe. That is the definition of sublime. But is Sublime truly worthy of its verbiage? Groups like Sublime and Cake defined my early college beginnings with songs like “Date Rape” and “April 29, 1992”. Producing such aggressive and harsh lyrics, you’d believe I [...]
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I love how random events can inspire what I write in this column. For instance, I walked into my work lounge today to hear a friend singing, “He’s going the distance… He’s going for speed.” Without missing a beat, a few peeps joined in completely that line from “The Distance”. Most of you could also [...]
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I’ve often wondered if I should’ve been born at a different time. My music tastes are often wide-ranging among styles, genres and eras though I rarely reject music of the here-and-now pop variety. I realize I could write pages and pages and not truly describe the essence of the Beatles to the fullest detail but [...]
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Don’t’ call him a comeback… He’s been here for years. The unstoppable force that is LL Cool J has been poppin’ hip hop for almost 3 decades. This rapper turned actor is as dynamic as his abs are hard. Just check out any of his music videos from the last decade. Though his rapping style [...]
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“You don’t know how it feels…. to be Me…” Do you think Tom Petty was on the verge of writing a self-help book when he wrote these fine words? Nah, me neither. But his poignant lyrics and rhapsodic strumming continues to place this high-flying rocker among the most sought after performers year after year. Still [...]
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Ahhhh…. Prince…. How I listen to thee, through the years and decades and never tire of thee. Big Sigh. I really can’t think of another artist whose music gets as much excitement after the one-thousandth play as it did the first. You might tout, “What about Michael?” but if I hear “Don’t Stop Til You [...]
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I’m in luv with a stripper. Okay, not really, but I’m enjoying my stripper pole tease routine I’m learning in class. For one, I’m ready to shed the holiday pounds and dancing sensually keeps me interested and, lets face it, disillusioned long enough to continue. Who doesn’t want to feel like a super sexy goddess [...]
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So… I wrote this prior to our lovely holiday adventures so forgive the “last night”. It wasn’t last night… Last night I was watching American Idol with the rest of you… Seriously??? Are we really part of the “Dirty South”? Last night I watched “The Sing Off,” the latest American Idol clone, whose contestants are [...]
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With Christmas right around the corner, this first edition of Prime Vinyl will feature one of the treasured classics without which no music collection would be complete. When the frosty winds of winter begin to bite, warm up with a little Bob Marley. While listening to Legend, you can be transported to a tropical isle [...]
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