Last night NYC's Hammerstein Ballroom hosted a "Change Rocks" fundraiser for Obama, featuring Class of '99 Rock Hall inductees the Boss and the Piano Man. Some tickets were priced at $25,000 each (preempting the World Series isn't cheap). Springsteen has... CONTINUE READING BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, BILLY JOEL DUET FOR OBAMA»
Posted on October 17, 2008 in (3 comments)
Tags: Barack Obama | Billy Joel | Bruce Springsteen | India.Arie | John Legend
Stephen Colbert's very special Christmas Special, the one for which Fountains Of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger is writing all the songs, just got a little more Special. The CC Insider (via Videogum) reports that Adam's tunes will be performed by singers... CONTINUE READING ELVIS COSTELLO, FEIST, TOBY KEITH TO JOIN FOR A COLBERT XMAS»
Posted on September 16, 2008 (1 comments)
Tags: Adam Schlesinger | Elvis Costello | Feist | Fountains Of Wayne | John Legend | Jon Stewart | Stephen Colbert | SXSW | Theophilus London | Toby Keith | Willie Nelson
London town's Brit crit beloved Estelle gets a black and white clip for her '90s-radio, new soul flavored "American Boy," which has become a bit of a hit because it features a blazing hot Kanye West verse in which he... CONTINUE READING NEW ESTELLE (FEAT. KANYE WEST) VIDEO - "AMERICAN BOY"»
Posted on February 26, 2008 in (8 comments)
Tags: Estelle | John Legend | Kanye West
If you're still wondering -- after endorsements from Jeff Tweedy and Conor Oberst and Win Butler and Craig Wedren & Stella's cast and the rest of the cool kids (literally) -- who the hip pick is in this election, let... CONTINUE READING WILL.I.AM BRINGS SCARLETT JOHANSSON, COMMON, KAREEM ABDUL-JABAAR TO ROCK "YES WE CAN" FOR BARACK»
Posted on February 4, 2008 in (17 comments)
Tags: Barack Obama | Common | John Legend | Kareem Abdul-Jabaar | Live | Scarlett Johansson | will.i.am
Say what you will about his music, but the man is packing some serious neo-soul. ... CONTINUE READING JOHN LEGEND SLOW DANCES ON STAGE, GETS LIFTED»
Posted on July 3, 2007 in (15 comments)
Tags: John Legend
Jigga's Kingdom Come was just one of a few notable leaks this weekend, and it marks the end of the least-retired retirement in human history. Self-lauding is nothing new to the rap game, but in the case of Jay-Z, you... CONTINUE READING NEW JAY-Z (FEATURING CHRIS MARTIN) - "BEACH CHAIR"»
Posted on November 13, 2006 (28 comments)
Tags: Beyoncé | Coldplay | Dr. Dre | Jay-Z | John Legend | Kanye West