Yes, but how many have both? - "Record 'Washington Week In Review' for me, Zeke, while I mosey out back and cop a squat."
Read More »Eric Olsen
“I’ll Fix Your Flat Heart, Merle..”
Number one rule, Hag – never trust an Asian doctor named “Moon”: Country music legend Merle Haggard believes he may have been one of the patients who received unnecessary procedures at a Redding hospital, which FBI agents raided last week. Federal authorities are investigating whether Dr. Chae Moon, director of …
Read More »Verdict Reached In Ryder Case
She’s guilty and will doubtless do hard time on a chain gang: Oscar-nominated actress Winona Ryder was found guilty of shoplifting charges on Wednesday after an extraordinary six-day trial. A jury of six men and six women convicted Ryder, 31, of walking out of the posh Saks Fifth Avenue store …
Read More »Forward to the Past
Counting the "real" votes.
Read More »CMA Awards Tonight
Country Music puts its best boot forward tonight: Icons, legends, international superstars, divas, newcomers and stalwarts will perform and appear during “The 36th Annual CMA Awards,” broadcast live Wednesday, Nov. 6 (8:00-11:00 PM/EST) on the CBS Television Network from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn. In 2001, more …
Read More »Commercials Have Always Been the Real Show
Check out Classic TV Ads for just that. Set in a very slick and smooth-running simulated vintage TV set, see about thirty ads from the ’50s through the ’70s under hte headings of “Eat” (the 5th Dimension for Jell-o!) “Drink” “Smoke” (dig that crazy little dancing Alpine people Tareyton ad) …
Read More »“Yo Jay (wicky-wicky-rrruurrh)” Farewell
Jam Master Jay is buried/Top 10 Run-DMC
Read More »The U.S. Is Becoming More Zingy
This whole mobile entertainment thing still isn’t getting that much attention in the U.S., but it will – another reason to rethink the entertainment/communication paradigm. Maybe music will become communication content: Zingy, the largest mobile entertainment provider in North America, launches Phonemates, an audio based community that extends chat rooms …
Read More »Copy-Protection Companies Merge
May speed implementation, but consumers still don’t want it: Macrovision, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based company, said it will acquire Israeli company Midbar Tech, with the intention of joining the rival anti-copying technologies from the two companies. Both companies’ products have met resistance from consumers and record labels, and together they …
Read More »Johnny Cash on NPR
Johnny Cash is 70 and his voice is getting a little shaky, but his spirit is strong and his musical reach is perhaps wider than any other major performer in popular music. Morning Edition has interviewed Cash the last two mornings, playing excerpts from his new CD, The Man Comes …
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