Rush is being investigated for illegally funneling money to buy prescription painkillers: In his third day back on the air after rehab, Limbaugh responded with a denial of the allegations first reported Tuesday by ABC News. “I was not laundering money. I was withdrawing money for crying out loud,” Limbaugh …
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Country Legend Don Gibson Dies
Singer-songwriter wrote “I Can’t Stop Loving You,” Sweet Dreams” and “Oh Lonesome Me”: Don Gibson, an elementary school dropout who wrote and recorded country standards like “I Can’t Stop Loving You,” has died, his lawyer said. He was 75. Gibson’s songs used plain language and riveting melodies to communicate strong …
Read More »Bonds NL MVP
Barry wins for the sixth time and third in a row. The home runs are amazing, staggering, but it’s the on-base percentage that sets him apart from any slugger since Babe Ruth: At 39, he has enjoyed one of the most remarkable careers in the modern game – but Bonds …
Read More »Composer Michael Kamen Dies at 55
Billboard reports: Oscar-nominated composer, conductor and arranger Michael Kamen died this morning (Nov. 18) after suffering from multiple sclerosis for several years, his agent said. He was 55. Further details were not immediately available. One of Hollywood’s most successful composers, Kamen worked on music for the “Lethal Weapon” series and …
Read More »Is Less More?
Which is more important? CDs with fewer, higher quality songs at a lower price, or as many songs as possible (about 80 minutes) at a higher price? My answer as of the moment would be fewer tracks for less, with bonus tracks and features available through the Internet so you …
Read More »Another Jacko Attacko as Cops Raid Neverland
This just out: Investigators conducting a criminal probe swarmed Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch on Tuesday, a sheriff’s spokesman said. The purpose of the search was not disclosed. Jackson and his three young children were not at the ranch at the time of the raid, his spokesman, Stuart Backerman, told The …
Read More »Mickey Mouse at 75
Happy birthday Mickey – cultural icons aren’t created every day: Mickey Mouse arrived on the world’s cultural stage 75 years ago Tuesday as a scrawny but buoyant black-and-white product of the Jazz Age. He was a symbol of American pluck in his screen debut, “Steamboat Willie,” on Nov. 18, 1928. …
Read More »What Do You Do With an MVP?
Trade his ass. A-Rod wins AL MVP award, Rangers want out of his preposterous contract: the Rangers are willing to listen to offers from other teams for the All-Star shortstop – not that many could afford the seven seasons and $179 million left on his record contract. After becoming only …
Read More »George Michael Resigns With Sony
Burnt bridge reconstructed – “slave” and master reconcile: George Michael has signed a new deal with Sony, the record company he took to court for rendering him a “pop slave”. The company declined last night to say how much the deal was worth but it was understood to include sales …
Read More »Album Art
Many of us miss album art. Now you can get the art without the album. It started here in Cleveland at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but “The Greatest Album Covers That Never Were” exhibit is in L.A. at the Track 16 Gallery. What is that, you may …
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