When you see a performing midget/dwarf/little person/giant/Valuev/freak show, or whichever politically incorrect name you choose to give 'them', how do you feel? Are you one to sit there and shake your head saying, "they are degrading themselves and the people who 'suffer' a similar plight", or are you one to mutter, "they are making the best out of something which could otherwise be...
I mentioned over on the mothership that this could be a good week for Northern Soul and associated genres (by which I meant Stax and other classic (mainly sixties) soul labels). I recently (but rather belatedly) put a selection of my favourite floor fillers into the Northern Social dropbox (under the title Northern Soul-cial - witty or what') but I suspect that most of you missed that. So here's your...
On tonight’s X Factor, Daniel Lloyd will be singing Stand By Me in the manner of Pinocchio before The Change, and Stacey Solomon will squeak out Son Of A Preacherman, not in the style of Amy Winehouse gargling baby milk.
At the MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin, Germany , Katy Perry changed her outfit twelve times and one of those ensembles was meant specifically for her boyfriend, effeminate British comedian Russell Brand. But more importantly, her big natural tits were at the center of attention. And of course she continue to milk every bit of attention all night using her incredible funbags. Pardon the pun... Katy...
SInce moving back to the US, and G starting a new job, we've been on a normal schedule of M-F with weekends off. Couple that with the fact that he gets off an hour and a hafl early three days a week (including Friday) to work out, and our weekend is nice and long. Today G is cutting down the tree in our backyard so that the privacy fence can be installed on Monday. I thought while he was doing manual...
My daughter is fascinated with Justin Roberts. On Wednesday she started grabbing my finger and walking me over to my laptop. She then does her Stevie Wonder side bops and then says, "Willy Willy." This is my cue to play Willy was a Whale for her. When that finishes, she says, "Pop. Pop." This is my cue to play Pop Fly. By the way, if you have a boy who is a baseball nut, this song...
Art D’Lugoff, who was widely regarded as the dean of New York nightclub impresarios and whose storied spot, the Village Gate, was for more than 30 years home to performers as celebrated, and diverse, as Duke Ellington, Allen Ginsberg and John Belushi, died on Wednesday in Manhattan…. …Though most often thought of as a jazz space — among the eminences heard there over the...
Our friend Larry over at Funky 16 Corners is celebrating five years of F16C with more cool Beatles covers. Head over there and check out two new mixes and four older mixes. Larry has been a guide, an inspiration and a good friend. We have plenty in common, and not just the music. On my wish [...]
A consortium wants half a billion in U.S. Stimulus money to create 2,000 Chinese jobs making turbines in Shenyang for a wind farm in West Texas. We’ve outsourced factories, technology and jobs. We must hold the line at off-shoring our tax dollars.
Jackson, who grew up as one of Motown legends The Jackson 5 and still has the best-selling album of all-time with his 1982 "Thriller", died suddenly on June 25 in Los Angeles after suffering cardiac arrest aged 50. "This Is It" was culled from 80 hours of film of the singer's rehearsals for 50 London concerts planned for July which the media dubbed a "comeback tour". Jackson left the stage in 2005
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Michael Jackson’s memorial was highly emotional. Celebrities like Stevie Wonder, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Lionel Richie, Mariah Carey and Trey Lorenz paid tribute to Michael Jackson. Many people wondered who Trey Lorenz is. He is Mariah Carey’s collaborator, singer and songwriter. Everybody sang beautiful. How do they maintain their voices? If you have a sore throat don’t panic – you’ll recover faster