I love Lisa Loeb's tweets because they're so pedestrian. The woman thinks she's still on a reality show, and that everyone cares about the tiniest bits of information:spoonful of home-made chocolate pie for breakfast appetizer. I made it last night... practicing making crust.Lisa's tweets are kind of refreshing, considering that many other musicians only tweet when they're trying to pimp their
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This week it was revealed that Lady Gaga would be ineligible for Best New Artist at the 2010 Grammys. But, no worries for Gaga. She's still eligible in other categories for that Michael Bolton duet.Wait... Michael Bolton duet? Yes, everyone's favorite mullet-wearing balladeer teamed up with Gaga for his new song "Murder My Heart." It's officially credited to Michael Bolton featuring Lady Gaga,
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This week's Tweet(s) of the week are huge, absolutely huge. Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry made waves this week by declaring that singer Steven Tyler had quit Aerosmith. Perry backed up his claims on Twitter this week:Aerosmith is definetly NOT breaking up. One of the members is doing his own thing and said so in the press. That's all I know.Inthe meantime aerosmith is positivly looking for a new
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That's right, I'll be live blogging the 2009 Country Music Association Awards tonight, starting at 8 pm EST.I'm always amused by country music award shows. I'm not a huge fan of country music but I appreciate good music no matter where it comes from. And there are always enough moments at these shows to keep rock fans interested. Like Darius Rucker being nominated for Male Vocalist and Dave
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When I first heard the Owl City song "Fireflies," I was floored. It's such a ripoff of Ben Gibbard/The Postal Service, I can't even believe it.Lots and lots of ignorant teens are downloading the song, thinking it's some cool new sound. But the song is a disgrace because it's so derivative.I've held by tongue long enough on this horrible band, but now that the song has stunningly reached #1 on
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From Martina McBride's Twitter:Oprah was fun. Glad they didn't show the "crack house" where I used to live! Not literally a crack house..but it kinda looked like one!Martina had to later explain to her fans that she was talking about the house she first moved into as an adult, not the one she grew up in.It could be a big week for Martina - she's nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year at the
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MUST-SEE SHOW: 11/23 Jay Reatard @ BrilloboxThis is worth going to if only to see what all the fuss is about. I've been reading about this guy nonstop over the past couple years, but for some reason, I thought he was a teenager. Turns out he's 29. A few weeks ago he tweeted that his entire band quit on him. Hopefully they'll have their shit together by the time the Brillobox show rolls
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Emo/punk icons Say Anything are back with a new album. Singer Max Bemis is excited.Yes! This is the best reaction we've ever had to anything hahahaha Thank you guys! Album stream: www.myspace.com/sayanythingI haven't personally checked it out yet; I've been busy with the new Weezer and Tegan & Sara CDs... reviews to come soon!http://twitter.com/maxbemis
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Bassist Tim Nordwind (right) and his bandmates OK Go has been one of the more underappreciated rock bands of the past several years. Their excellent last release, Oh No, was overshadowed by its equally excellent videos for “A Million Ways” and “Here it Goes Again” (the treadmill video), the latter of which won a Grammy Award.In January, they return with the Of the Blue Colour of the Sky, a
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Panic! At The Disco are working on a new record. And they've reclaimed their lost exclamation point!It's amazing how fast a band can fall off the radar. They've lost two of their members. We'll see if the new album (blink-182's Mark Hoppus is contributing) puts them back in the spotlight.Panic! singer Brendan Urie was tweeting about domestic life this week:i believe my dog Bogart's favorite movie
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This video is a few weeks old but I just ran across it. Kid Cudi is proving himself to be a weirdo, and that's a great quality for a rapper to have. His latest song "Pursuit of Happiness" is a trippy collaboration with indie rock bands MGMT and Ratatat.He played the song live on Letterman with Ratatat last month.
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I had a chance to catch country singer Miranda Lambert live a couple weeks ago, and it was a great show. She's a badass. She's a bit too rowdy for country radio, unfortunately, and sometimes her tweets bear that out.I forgot my pistol. A girl's gotta have a side arm.....Miranda's new song "White Liar" is a good one, go check it out.http://twitter.com/Miranda_Lambert
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{Originally published here}The American Music Awards have always been the red-headed stepchild of award shows, playing second (or even third) fiddle behind the Grammys and the MTV Video Music Awards. I've made fun of them many times over the years for some of the ridiculous things they do, but this one takes the cake.The American Music Awards have just released their nominations for 2009, and get
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Michael Jackson's new single "This is It" was released on his website at midnight this morning. The mid-tempo track was originally recorded during sessions for the Dangerous album. It's a decent song, with a groove reminiscent of some of his '80s work. His voice blends nicely with those of his brothers, who were brought in to add backing vocals to the track."This is It" is actually the same song
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This week, regrettably, Miley Cyrus canceled her Twitter account. Not even desperate tweets from her dad could change her mind.Like all of us, John Mayer was broken up about this:I can't help but find myself asking the question "What would Miley have tweeted about this?"John Mayer is a prolific tweeter. He tweets several times, every single day. Dude doesn't have anything better to do, I
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Some of these are guilty pleasures. Some are bona fide classics. They are my favorite 30 songs of the past decade.These may not necessarily be the best songs of the past 10 years – just the ones I enjoyed the most. Feel free to suggest your favorites.Click the "YouTube" link after each blurb to see the music video in a new window.Who needs love when you have music? Brazil's Cansei de Ser Sexy
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Former Soul Coughing frontman (sorry, Mike, I'm still going to introduce you that way) Mike Doughty was a busy tweeter this week:"Yes, as it happens, I do believe my job has more societal worth than that of a professional Donkey Kong player."I'm not sure if Mike is quoting someone else or just being witty himself, but who really cares? This is really just an excuse to mention that Doughty's new
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photo credit: Leigh RightonMUST-SEE SHOW:10/7 Japandroids @ Garfield ArtworksI saw this duo at Pitchfork and they blew me away with their ferocious sound. They also noted that since they had a limited amount of time, they were not providing their usual amount of onstage banter, which is usually "fucking amazing," they said. So be prepared for unforgettable banter at this show.ALSO WORTH ATTENDING
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I've been spending a lot of time recently combing through Pitchfork's list of the top 500 songs of the decade, but one thing that has annoyed me is that I can't find a site that actually lists all 500 songs on one page. I'm tired of having to scroll through page after page. So, I'm doing it myself.Here's the complete list, republished merely as a reference. Go to www.pitchfork.com to see the full
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Lots of drama happening on Courtney Love's Twitter page this week. It was reported that on the new Guitar Hero game, you can choose Kurt Cobain as your character, and using that character you can sing anything, from Bon Jovi to 3 Doors Down.When Courtney heard about this, she flipped out, claiming she hadn't approved Kurt's likeness to be used to sing other band's songs. The CEO of Guitar Hero
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