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corporate rock still sells

Girl-On-Girl Action Breaks Up The Modern Rock Sausage Party

Many people find it hard to tell the great from the godawful when it comes to 21st-century mainstream rock. To help figure out which is which, here's "Corporate Rock Still Sells," where Al "GovernmentNames" Shipley examines what's good, bad, and ugly in the world of rock and roll. This time around, he notes that rock radio has actually started playing songs sung by women after a long drought. (No, really!) More »

10:00 AM on Fri Aug 15 2008
By Al Shipley
2,264 views, 19 comments

i'm still bitter that debby boone beat foreigner back in 78

Just Go Ahead And Give The Best New Artist Grammy To Duffy Already

Todd Martens of the Los Angeles Times is taking a midseason look at the contenders for the Grammy Awards' fourth or fifth most prestigious award: Best New Artist, which has been given in the past to such luminaries as Paula Cole, Arrested Development, and A Taste Of Honey. Looking at all the exciting music produced by those who qualify for the award, it's really anyone's guess who will take home the prize next February. No wait, the winner's definitely going to be Duffy, isn't it? More »

10:30 AM on Tue Jul 1 2008
By Dan Gibson
1,154 views, 32 comments

Latest by Rob Murphy: @UKidol: I'm not surprised to hear about either of these songs being more played. Thx for the 411! more »

tinging in my ears

Would You Like To Know What "The Ting Tings" Are?

If you've scrolled through the festival line-ups we've been posting of late, you may have noticed the words "The Ting Tings" a few times and said to yourself, "my, I wonder what kind of people would think to name themselves The Ting Tings?" only to be distracted by a leak from some popular band you don't even like. I know have! The Ting Tings are a male-drummer/female-everything else duo from England that may be the next big iPod ad sensation or Britain's very own Boomkat. More »

3:30 PM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Anthony Miccio
1,168 views, 18 comments

Latest by Clevertrousers: @Al Shipley: That sounds like the opening sentance of roughly half the emails I get from publicists. I think it's a template that publicists use: "In case you've been living under a rock for the past year, I want to introduce more »