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Justin Bieber And Drake Skype, Sing Sarah McLachlan In Juno Awards Intro
Mon Mar 28 2011 by Robbie Daw
Toronto native Drake hosted Canada's 2011 Juno Awards, but despite his six nominations, he was shut out from winning. He did, however, score with a fun opening skit that found him Skyping with his pal and fellow Canuck Justin Bieber (who picked up Pop Album Of The Year and Fan Choice statues). The Biebz admits his penchant for Sarah McLachlan, and he and Drizzy sing a few heartfelt lines from her Brothers McMullen ballad "I Will Remember You." Oh, Canada...
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PHOTOS: Lilith Fair 2010 Makes A Stop In Indiana
Wed Jul 21 2010 by Erika Brooks Adickman
Despite the unfortunate circumstances that lead to some major artists pulling out of the 2010 Lilith Fair, the show must go on. Last night the “Celebration Of Women In Music”, set up camp in Indianapolis. The femme festival included Miranda Lambert, Dixie Chicks Martie Maguire and Emily Robison’s side project Court Yard Hounds, Mary J. Blige (who gave performed her amazing cover of “Stairway To Heaven”) and of course, Sarah McLachlan. Flip through to see all the Lilith action you missed, or for those of you in Detroit consider it a sneak preview for the performances you’ll be getting later today. And for an official vid recap of the Lilith Fair in Indiana click here. More »
Drake’s ‘Thank Me Later’ Debuts At #1, Posts Third Highest Sales Week Of The Year
Wed Jun 23 2010 by Robbie Daw
Despite the fact that his debut LP leaked weeks ahead of its release date, Drake's Thank Me Later still managed to land at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and become the third highest debut of the year (with 447,000 copies sold). As the trade publication notes, only Sade's Soldier Of Love (502,000) and Lady Antebellum's Need You Now (481,000) posted bigger first week sales so far in 2010. So how did the rest of the chart play out?
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Lilith Fair Matron Sarah McLachlan Premieres New Single “Loving You Is Easy”
Wed Apr 21 2010 by Robbie Daw
If we don't count the holiday-themed Wintersong, it's been seven long years since Sarah McLachlan served up a proper studio album. But with the revival of Lilith Fair just around the corner, what better time to release new material? Per her official site, McLachlan's The Laws Of Illusion has a scheduled drop date of June 15, and today the ethereal Canadian songstress unveiled new single "Loving You Is Easy." Give it a listen below!
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Lilith Fair 2010 Lineup Includes More Than Pretty Faces
Thu Dec 10 2009 by Becky Bain
It’s been eleven years since the last Lilith Fair toured the country, and it’s interesting to note who’s still making relevant music over a decade later: past performers Sheryl Crow, Tegan & Sara (they played one date of the last incarnation), Erykah Badu, The Indigo Girls and Lilith Fair founder Sarah McLachlan are all coming back for the return of the ladies-only music fest. (Paula Cole and Meredith Brooks, however, are still MIA.)
The newcomers include top names from across the spectrum: soul songstresses Mary J. Blige and Jill Scott (and pop-soul android Janelle Monae), country firecrackers Sugarland and Miranda Lambert and pop dolls such as Sarah Bareilles and the ever-so-quotable Ke$ha. (Who wants to be the one to tell her Jack Daniels isn’t a sponsor?) Check out the first group of artists on the lineup after the jump. More »
Sad-Song-Stuffed British Compilation Album Provides Most Compelling Excuse For “Death By Audio” Yet
Mon May 11 2009 by Maura
Britain is no stranger to the hastily assembled compilation album; why, the country’s Best… Albums Ever! series alone has entrants that honor air guitar, barbecues, and girl power. But the compilation Time To Say Goodbye kind of takes things to a new level. The two-disc set–which, the chart-watching site Popjustice notes, came out shortly after the death of British reality-TV star Jade Goody captivated the country and put it in a “wallowing, boo-hoo… mood”–is so chock-full of sad songs, one almost hopes that Big Fun is hidden in there as a secret bonus track. Not to mention that it has a cover that inadvertently recalls Whipped Cream And Other Delights, no doubt to entice people who might be a little turned off by the crazily depressive nature of an album that sequences “Over The Rainbow” back-to-back with “Candle In The Wind.” More »
YouTube’s Take On Columbine Is Predictable Yet Disturbing
Mon Apr 20 2009 by Mike Barthel
Today is the 10th anniversary of the Columbine shootings. I was curious to see if there were any tribute-style YouTube clips about the event, since it did take place before the advent of widespread online video. Surprisingly, there are quite a few; more surprisingly, most are not altogether different from the graduation montages I looked at a little while back. Both are sort of sad, wistful, and nostalgic, and accompanied by very similar tunes–but instead of fun in the sun, you get pictures of horror and loss and death. But then they take an odd turn. Let’s take a look. More »
What Is The “Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)” Of Today?
Wed Mar 18 2009 by Mike Barthel
Here are a few facts about me as a youngster. 1) I was a camp counselor. 2) I could use computers. 3) I knew something about music. 4) I had a tendency to take on too much responsibility. Add all that up, and you get involved in a lot of photo montages from graduations or end-of-session assemblies. Back in the 90s, there were a few obvious choices for soundtrack, no-brainers that worked every time. For a while, it was Sarah McLaughlin’s “I Will Remember You,” but in 1997 came Green Day’s “Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life).” Why was it so perfect? It wasn’t just the nail-on-the-head lyrics, but the wistful, bittersweet tone of the music that someone made you want to put your arms around the smelly, t-shirted frames of people you had spent far too much time around in the past weeks and sway back and forth. But what, I wondered, are kids using today for their montages? I took to YouTube to find out. More »
