Here's the first release from my favorite contestant last year, Allison Iraheta. I'm kind of torn on this one. I was afraid that the record company would try to change her into a Pink style rocker when she would be much better in blues-rock. Well, this is too hard for Pink, but it's definitely not bluesy. I'd be interested in hearing what ( Read more... )

Passing along the invitation to a worthy site which one of my LJ friends, adaveen , helped create.


Visit Little Episodes

Little Episodes is an organisation started by professional writers, editors, artists, musicians and actors aiming to use the arts as a platform to raise awareness for people who suffer from depression, addiction or mental illness.

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It was 25 years ago yesterday (Sunday) that the music world lost one of its great unsung heroes and I personally lost one of the biggest influences from my time of playing music.

Steve Goodman was a Chicago singer-songwriter who is best known for writing The City of New Orleans but, when you dug deeper into his recordings, you found a person that ( Read more... )

This is from today's Rite-Aid ad.  I'm not sure you will sell a lot of condoms if you call them Barf.


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So, the new health care plan is to fine people if they don't have health insurance, just like they do car owners. What are they going to do, take away people's licenses to live ( Read more... )

Writer David Wild has been cracking everyone up on Twitter all day with all sorts of exclamations about our President's speech to the schools.

• Worried President Obama wants to inspire my children to learn. President Bush would NEVER have tried such a thing.
• Help my President is trying to speak to my children! Someone call the authorities.
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I have a question about the Health Care Reform and was wondering if anybody understands it enough to even take a shot at it ( Read more... )

I came across this tonight and was amazed that Amy Winehouse almost looks coherent. I know I've made a lot of fun of her in the last couple of years, but I do feel that, if she cleaned herself up, she could be a great talent.

This is Amy performing with The Specials (and yes, I do have quite a fascination with them at the moment, too).

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Yes, many may find this a bit sleep inducing, but I happen to like it. This is the new Smokey Robinson single, his take on Norah Jones' Don't Know Why.

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