EconomistMom.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
I think this is one of the coolest radio interviews I’ve done (click here for the link to the podcast)–not because of anything new I said that I haven’t said a million times before, but because Marketplace’s Scott Jagow did such a great job of prompting me with the right questions and editor Paddy Hirsch [...]
Scholars and Rogues (Free subscription) | yesterday
Our last pod ended the Great 48 on a subdued note. Nirvana won handily, but voter turnout was low. Does this mean trouble for “the voice of Generation X” at the next level? We’ll know soon enough. The numbers: #3 Nirvana 56% ; #8 John Mellencamp 32%; Los Lobos 12%. On Monday we’ll launch the third phase of the Tournament of Rock – Legends, as our contest to name the greatest...
Sunset Over Slawit (Free subscription) | yesterday
Monday night, English Southern Man Luke Haines ventured north of Watford Gap to Manchester, and I got to see him play live for the first time. The Deaf Institute is a terrific venue, best described by the adjective ‘intimate’. Though not as dangerously overcrowded as last week’s Morrissey gig at Leeds Academy (i.e. there was still room to breathe), the room was still pretty full…...
The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sir Elton John has been released from hospital after being treated for flu and E. coli .
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sir Elton John is fighting fit again after being laid low by 'flu and E. coli.He has left hospital and is planning to get back on track with his world tour.The singer was forced to postpone concerts in L o n d o n , L i v e r p o o l , Sheffield, Newcastle and Dublin, as well as three gigs in the US with Billy Joel.Elton now plans to join Joel in California on November 14.The pair had been playing...
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sir Elton John is fighting fit again after being laid low by 'flu and E. coli.He has left hospital and is planning to get back on track with his world tour.The singer was forced to postpone concerts in London, Liverpool, Sheffield, Newcastle and Dublin, as well as three gigs in the US with Billy Joel.Elton now plans to join Joel in California on November 14.The pair had been playing together on their...
Grub Street - New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Those recent wallet-busting lunch bills at Nello (Mikhail Prokhorov is said to have spent almost $19,000 and Jay-Z is said to have dropped $1,700 ) were small change compared to the $47,221 that Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich blew, according to a TMZ item that has now been removed. ("I'm not impressed. I'm happy," Nello Balan told the Post . "The only thing that would impress me...
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Just yesterday in Berlin, Jay-Z was rapping his ode to New York, “Empire State of Mind,” at the MTV Europe Music Awards (see photos here!) and today he was back in Manhattan doing his Blueprint 3 hit at the Yankees’ World Series victory parade. “Empire” has gone global, and Jay-Z and Keys’ song has not [...]
Monsters and Critics (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
London - British singer Elton John has been released from hospital and is feeling 'fine' after suffering a severe
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
After Michael Lohan released audiotapes of both Dina and LiLo sobbing to him, Lindsay tweet-vented about her parents' marital issues. But Michael's just blaming drugs and God for his daughter's downfall, since it couldn't possibly be the result of poor parenting. Because 2002's Swept Away was such a memorable success, Madonna has another film in the works, and this time she wrote it herself. Justin...
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Singer to perform with Billy Joel
Band Weblogs (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Multi-instrumentalist/pianist Seth Glier, discovered at 19 and signed to MPress Records makes his label debut with 'The Trouble With People', now available in stores.
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
SIR ELTON JOHN has been released from hospital and is preparing to resume his tour.The Rocket Man fell ill last month (Oct09) with a nasty bout of influenza - but the...
Gawker (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
We're down to the last L.A. episode of the season, since the two-part final will be held back in the Big Apple. So we can all just imagine Billy Joel singing "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" during...
Techno Portal (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
We're down to the last L.A. episode of the season, since the two-part final will be held back in the Big Apple. So we can all just imagine Billy Joel singing "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" during tonight's episode. Actually, on second thought, don't do that. I hate that song. Damn, now it's running through my head! I hate that. I'll try to think of something… Continue reading
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