The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame celebrated a quarter century as the self-appointed, oft-suspect gatekeeper for canonical artists in the rock world (no Replacements, no Sonic Youth, no etcs. -- no vote of confidence, RRHOF dudes) with a pair... CONTINUE READING U2 JAM WITH BLACK EYED PEAS, JAGGER, SPRINGSTEEN AT ROCK HALL 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW»
Posted on November 2, 2009 in , , (12 comments)
Tags: Annie Lennox | Aretha Franklin | Fergie | Jeff Beck | Jerry Lee Lewis | Lou Reed | Metallica | Mick Jagger | Ozzy Osbourne | Patti Smith | Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame | Stevie Wonder | Sting | The Decemberists | Tom Hanks | will.i.am
Good being relative, of course. AMA stands for Auto-Tune Music Award so it wasn't long before Kanye was onstage. Upon accepting his first ever AMA, for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album, Kanye urged his contemporaries to join him in pushing the pop... CONTINUE READING 2008 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS: JUST THE GOOD PARTS»
Posted on November 24, 2008 in (32 comments)
Tags: American Music Awards | Annie Lennox | Beyoncé | Chris Brown | Coldplay | Kanye West | of Montreal | Scott Weiland | The Noisettes
There's a grand tradition being hatched at mtvU's Woodie Awards show. Sure, there's the live performances that come at a 50/50 mix of stuff we like (last year TV On The Radio, this year, say, Rilo Kiley) and stuff we... CONTINUE READING MTVU 2007 WOODIE AWARDS: SPANK ROCKED»
Posted on November 9, 2007 in (13 comments)
Tags: Annie Lennox | Fall Out Boy | Jenny Lewis | Keenan Thompson | Lupe Fiasco | mtvU Woodie Awards | Pete Wentz | Rilo Kiley | Santigold | Spank Rock | The Academy Is... | Tokyo Police Club | Tom DeLonge
Maybe we're posting this new Lennox song "Sing" 'cause the Eurhythmics hold a sweet and nostaltic spot in our hearts ... or maybe it's because -- despite the routine, FM-friendly/Glenn Ballard balladry of "Dark Road" -- Annie has her moments... CONTINUE READING ANNIE LENNOX GETS EVERY BREATHING POP FEMALE VOCALIST TO "SING"»
Posted on October 2, 2007 (2 comments)
Tags: Anastacia | Angelique Kidjo | Annie Lennox | Beth Gibbons | Beth Orton | Beverley Knight | Bonnie Raitt | Céline Dion | Dido | Faith Hill | Fergie | Gladys Knight | Isobel Campbell | Joss Stone | k.d. Lang | KT Tunstall | Madonna | Martha Wainwright | Melissa Etheridge | Pink | Sarah McLachlan | Shakira | Shingai Shoniwa | Sugababes
Annie's taking the clip for her not-bad song the way of her altogether-shitty album art -- over the top and engulfed in flames. Better still, between the bits of fire and Annie wailing in the backseat of a cab, it's... CONTINUE READING NEW ANNIE LENNOX VIDEO - "DARK ROAD"»
Posted on August 20, 2007 in (8 comments)
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Annie Lennox joined the American Idol parade last season, but we understand -- gotta reach the great, teletubby masses. Now the ex-Eurythmics siren readies solo LP#4, titled Songs Of Mass Destruction (i.e. songs to play at your next MySpace house... CONTINUE READING NEW ANNIE LENNOX - "DARK ROAD"»
Posted on August 14, 2007 in (28 comments)
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The joys and perils of MySpace, affecting artists in its varied and wondered ways. We present this blurb from the UK's Daily Mirror as a public service to mothers everywhere, for the rare opportunity to say "parents, you, too, can... CONTINUE READING MYSPACERS HAVING TRASHED HER MANSION, ANNIE LENNOX LEFT WALKING ON BROKEN GLASS»
Posted on May 8, 2007 (12 comments)
Tags: Annie Lennox | Eric Wareheim | Tim Heidecker
