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Tribute Bands Take Over Letterman This Week

PopCandy lets us know that David's booked a cover band for each night this week, starting tonight with Purple Reign (Prince) and then on to the Cold Hard Cash (as in Johnny), Mr. Brownstone (Dr. Pepper's favorite band), Super Diamond...  CONTINUE READING TRIBUTE BANDS TAKE OVER LETTERMAN THIS WEEK»

Posted on November 17, 2008 (2 comments)
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Papa's Got A Brand New Bang

Another senseless (attempted) killing over music trivia. The Toronto Star reports:Dan Gulley Jr. was charged with assault in the shooting of David James Brooks Jr., police said. Officers said the men were at a friend's home on Monday when, according...  CONTINUE READING PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BANG»

Posted on January 11, 2007 (5 comments)
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The Godfather Of Soul's "Widow" Sets The Record Straight

Wondering why JB's lawyers have padlocked her out of the estate? It's 'cause she had pizza! ...  CONTINUE READING THE GODFATHER OF SOUL'S "WIDOW" SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT»

Posted on January 5, 2007 in (8 comments)
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Casting Couch: James Brown

The Godfather Of Soul may have terrorized his last concert stage, but his dramatic life and times will live on in celluloid, courtesy of a Spike Lee-directed, Brian Grazer-produced biopic. This from Variety:Brown was an active part of the development...  CONTINUE READING CASTING COUCH: JAMES BROWN»

Posted on December 28, 2006 in (43 comments)
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R.I.P. James Brown

May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006 The season for giving took one of rock/funk/r&b/soul's most influential and legendary figures Xmas morning, as The Hardest Working Man In Show Business was forced into retirement after 73 years of gettin' on...  CONTINUE READING R.I.P. JAMES BROWN»

Posted on December 26, 2006 (15 comments)
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Time's All-Time 100 Albums

The music mavens at the venerable Time magazine have compiled their list of the "ALL-TIME 100" albums -- unranked and broken down by decade. We're not sure what's better: that only five albums of the past five years are among...  CONTINUE READING TIME'S ALL-TIME 100 ALBUMS»

Posted on November 14, 2006 in , (74 comments)
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