New York Times (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
“Ed Sullivan’s Rock and Roll Classics — the ’60s,” a compilation of performances on the variety show in the 1960s, anchors the seasonal public television pledge drive on Saturday.
Cele|bitchy (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
In September, Mackenzie Phillips went public with allegations that her father, Mamas and the Papas member John Phillips raped her and committed incest with her for many years. Mackenzie was releasing a book at the time, and got a huge amount of press for her explosive allegations. Many, including her stepmother (Mamas and [...]
Entertainment Tonight (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
ET has the latest... The Mamas and the Papas singer Michelle Phillips opens up for the first time about the incest allegations Mackenzie Phillips has made about Michelle's late ex-husband John Phillips . "I respect John," she tells our Mark Steines . "I will always respect him. I respect him as a musician and a man." Michelle does admit to having problems with her ex but when it...
The Australian (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
MUSIC, books and films often come in near-standard lengths, but in the age of iTunes, YouTube and Kindle that may change.
Jonk Music (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
WEEKEND VIDEO "Home" Up From Below 2009 iTunes Ask anyone who's held hands with a stranger or danced barefoot in the front row at an Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros gig: The ten-piece folk-rock ensemble's shows are more like shamanistic tent revivals than rock concerts. Former Ima Robot frontman Alex Ebert, the singer-songwriter mastermind behind the group, embraced his hippie heart...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Euan Morton always knew he'd been born with a voice that people wanted to listen to. But for years, he overlooked his gift, like an unwanted Christmas present buried in the back of the attic.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Euan Morton always knew he'd been born with a voice that people wanted to listen to. But for years, he overlooked his gift, like an unwanted Christmas present buried in the back of the attic.
Toxic Web Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Last week in music history - October 9th to November 4th - with who was born and who died.
A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Sohh.com is reporting that Wyclef Jean has inked a deal to write a tell-all memoir chronicling his time in The Fugees. Anthony Bozza, who recently co-wrote Tracy Morgan's memoir, will co-write the book, which will be released by It Books, an imprint of Harper Collins, The book will reportedly cover Jean's childhood in Haiti, breakthrough with the Fugees, solo career and incestuous relationship with...
The Big Picture (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
I've been revisiting the swinging '60s in recent days, working on an upcoming post about what Hollywood was like four decades ago when the "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls" generation took over the movie business. But the records that came out...
Eclecticity (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Take a little trip back. I was young but I "got" them and loved them. From Greatest Hits , 1991 Words of Love MP3 File I Call Your Name MP3 File
White Readers Meet Black Authors (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
Bestseller on Arrival Until recently I had never given much thought to the Mamas and the Papas. After seeing the first Oprah interview with Mackenzie Phillips, I told a friend, “Yeah, I’ve heard of them. They sang Sunday, Sunday .” “No,” he said. “ Monday, Monday .” “Oh,” I said. What I knew about the Mamas and the Papas was “Sunday, Sunday...
The Vinyl Word (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
I saw Andy Williams the other night on Strictly Come Dancing (singing, not dancing) and was struck by his longevity. He's 81 and still going strong. He sang Moon River, which of course was a hit in the UK when covered by his near namesake Danny Williams. It's a song that brings back some poignant memories for me as it was the favourite of a friend and work colleague who died very suddenly of a blood...
A Conservative Estimate (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
Former television star Mackenzie Phillips recently revealed she was a victim of incestuous rape by her father, recording artist John Phillips of the ‘60s band The Mamas and The Papas.
TheSpoof.com - Spoof News (Free subscription) | 03/10/2009
HOLLYWOOD - Actress MacKenzie Phillips wrote a book about her years of working as a cleaning woman for her father's Hollywood housecleaning service. The ex-employee of the housecleaning service named The Mess Fixers has been asked to make a specia...
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