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May 8, 2012
Nine Starting Points For A Beach Boys YouTube Wormhole
Beach Boys YouTube wormholes can take many paths, from sunshine-draped reveries to sudden decisive turns towards the seriously depressing. But no clickbait-enhanced listicle of questionable Mike Love sartorial/dance/aesthetic moves, horrifying Brian Wilson zombie moments, made-for-TV movies, or John ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
Oddsmaking: Will Louis C.K. Or Lonely Island Overtake "Weird Al" And Win Best Comedy Album?
Throughout the award's history, Grammy voters have tended to bestow Best Comedy Album upon trusted favorites: Bill Cosby closed out the 1960s with six straight victories; Richard Pryor took home three trophies in the '70s and two more in the '80s; and Peter Schickele opened the '90s with four ... More >>
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February 8, 2012
The Grammys' 53 Record Of The Year Winners, In Order
53. Phil Collins, "Another Day in Paradise" [1991] 52. The 5th Dimension, "Up, Up and Away" [1968] 51. Olivia Newton-John, "I Honestly Love You" [1975] 50. Celine Dion, "My Heart Will Go On" [1999] 49. Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, "A Taste of Honey" [1966] 48. Bobby McFerrin, "Don't ... More >>
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January 30, 2012
Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well...
Jacques Brel was a Belgian singer-songwriter whose ambient chansons caught the attention of Sinatra, Ray Charles, and Nina Simone, not to mention theater producers who've long crafted his work into popular revues. A late-'60s Brel revue grabbed the public and stayed there, his story songs wi ... More >>
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July 11, 2011
Betty Ford, R.I.P.
In recent years, people holding the vice-presidential seat have had complicated, if not vaguely hostile, relationships with pop music. Before Al Gore became Bill Clinton's veep in 1992, his wife Tipper founded the PMRC. In 2002, six years before taking his seat to the back-left of Barack Obam ... More >>
Voice Choices
April 13, 2011
IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR
Celebrate the mighty Impulse!
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December 17, 2010
The 20 Worst Songs of 2010, #5: Artists for Haiti, "We Are The World 25 For Haiti"
F2K10 is a countdown of the 20 worst songs of 2010. Track our progress here. In 2010, when pop musicians are struggling to have half the visibility of the latest news-cycle-spawned entrant into Google Trends, it's hard not to see charity endeavors as ego extensions. Recall "Just Stand Up!," ... More >>
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August 19, 2010
Sexy Mermaid Jonah and other biblical coloring book disasters
Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. My Coloring Book of Old Testament Bible Stories Author/Artist: None listed Date: ... More >>
Voice Choices
April 6, 2010
Guitar Shorty
Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. My Coloring Book of Old Testament Bible Stories Author/Artist: None listed Date: ... More >>
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March 15, 2010
Which Jukebox Show Should Be Next?
In the upcoming months, Broadway will be playing host to jukebox musicals featuring the tunes of Sinatra, Elvis, Sondheim, and Ray Charles. So who's left? Not that many!
Blogs
February 9, 2010
Governor David Paterson's Sex Rumors Prompt Many Questions
New York Governor David Paterson is all riled up over media-fueled rumors that he's been cheating on the wife and has done lotsa drugs, and I agree it's probably a smear campaign started by his fellow Democrats who can't wait for him to step down. In any case, this story reminds me of an age ... More >>
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December 14, 2009
Brooklyn DJ Killed in Greenpoint
Terrible. The British-born Solange Raulston, 33, performed as DJ Reverend Soul. (Her party: Soul Survivors. It was at Rose Live Music and the Williamsburg club Bembe.) She was killed riding her bike Sunday, when she was sideswiped by a truck on Nassau Ave. Her thing was '60s and '70s funk and ... More >>
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December 10, 2009
Clip Job: A Yankee Stadium Concert, And a New Face at the Voice
Original caption: "The Author"Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. June 16, 1966, Vol. XI, No. 35 Pop Eye: Soundblast '66 By Richard Goldstein Federico Fellini came to the Bronx last Friday night -- in spirit anyway -- when an assemblage of rock 'n' roll musicians took ... More >>
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October 27, 2009
Biopics Ain't What They Used To Be
Bright StarIn the old days, Hollywood effortlessly churned out glossy commercial vehicles about history makers like Louis Pasteur, Alexander Graham Bell, and Madame Curie--schoolbook-like material turned into films which, against all odds, managed to get good notices and an audience too. And ... More >>
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April 1, 2009
Five Questions for Gigantic's Paul Dano
"I'd like to do something that involves an older woman, perhaps in the vein of The Graduate or Harold and Maude." Gigantic: Dano and the girl of your dreams There's a genuine quality to all the varied roles --whether killer (Taking Lives, 2004), mute older brother (Little Miss Sunshine, 2006), or ... More >>
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March 2, 2009
Was Staten Island Pol's Cartoon Racist? You Be The Judge!
Artist's rendering. It's too bad no one is letting us see the allegedly racist email cartoon that Salvatore Ballarino, a member of Staten Island's Community Education Council appointed by borough president James Molinaro, is reported to have forwarded to colleagues. True, the comic strip sounds ba ... More >>
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February 11, 2009
Jazz Consumer Guide: Little Innovations Run the World
Echoes of Basie, Mingus, Tyner, etc., with chops and abstractions all their own
Blogs
February 9, 2009
Grammys Fawn over Coldplay and Plant/Krauss, Set Race Relations Back 20 Years
Good for you. As any self-respecting Grammy live blog will have told you by now, the highlight of last night's occasionally lively fiasco was undoubtedly the "Rap Pack" black-and-white "Swagga Like Us" blowout, ostensibly starring Jay-Z/Kanye/Wayne/T.I. but dominated by a stupendously pregnant M ... More >>
Voice Choices
January 21, 2009
Lykke Li+Wildbirds & Peacedrums
Good for you. As any self-respecting Grammy live blog will have told you by now, the highlight of last night's occasionally lively fiasco was undoubtedly the "Rap Pack" black-and-white "Swagga Like Us" blowout, ostensibly starring Jay-Z/Kanye/Wayne/T.I. but dominated by a stupendously pregnant M ... More >>
Columns
November 19, 2008
Make Obama's Inauguration a People's Celebration
Good for you. As any self-respecting Grammy live blog will have told you by now, the highlight of last night's occasionally lively fiasco was undoubtedly the "Rap Pack" black-and-white "Swagga Like Us" blowout, ostensibly starring Jay-Z/Kanye/Wayne/T.I. but dominated by a stupendously pregnant M ... More >>
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October 22, 2008
CMJ: Lykke Li at Bowery Ballroom
Good for you. As any self-respecting Grammy live blog will have told you by now, the highlight of last night's occasionally lively fiasco was undoubtedly the "Rap Pack" black-and-white "Swagga Like Us" blowout, ostensibly starring Jay-Z/Kanye/Wayne/T.I. but dominated by a stupendously pregnant M ... More >>
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October 6, 2008
Why Manhunt Sucks Cock
Good for you. As any self-respecting Grammy live blog will have told you by now, the highlight of last night's occasionally lively fiasco was undoubtedly the "Rap Pack" black-and-white "Swagga Like Us" blowout, ostensibly starring Jay-Z/Kanye/Wayne/T.I. but dominated by a stupendously pregnant M ... More >>
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January 21, 2008
MLK Day Special: A Pretty Sunset, "Got MLK?" MP3
Good for you. As any self-respecting Grammy live blog will have told you by now, the highlight of last night's occasionally lively fiasco was undoubtedly the "Rap Pack" black-and-white "Swagga Like Us" blowout, ostensibly starring Jay-Z/Kanye/Wayne/T.I. but dominated by a stupendously pregnant M ... More >>
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December 18, 2007
Waiting Room Hots
Finding fodder for a stable of champions
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August 30, 2007
Status Ain't Hood Interviews Q-Tip
Finding fodder for a stable of champions
Music
January 23, 2007
Various Blues Interpretations, From the Nuanced to the Masochistic
Finding fodder for a stable of champions
Music
July 11, 2006
History Lessons
Brazil, Beliz, San Antonio, Soho, Mother Africa—all journeys into paradise
Music
May 2, 2006
Explorations in Mixtape Nation
Lil Wayne, Q-Tip, and Remy Ma feed into hip-hop's endless musical reserves.
Blogs
January 17, 2006
Walk the Line Vs. Ray: Battle of the Oscar-Bait Music Biopics
Lil Wayne, Q-Tip, and Remy Ma feed into hip-hop's endless musical reserves.
Blogs
January 6, 2006
Country Music Grapples With Race
Lil Wayne, Q-Tip, and Remy Ma feed into hip-hop's endless musical reserves.
Music
November 29, 2005
New Wonderland
Accidental teenthrob counts himself a man in his new wonderland
Screens
November 1, 2005
Rack Focus
Accidental teenthrob counts himself a man in his new wonderland
Music
May 24, 2005
One More Cup of CD for the Road
Starbucks boldly markets its mild music blend
NYC Life
February 15, 2005
Cupid's Cut
Nelson George brings the romance; Cervenka, the metal
Columns
February 1, 2005
NY Mirror
Nelson George brings the romance; Cervenka, the metal
Music
December 28, 2004
Real Confessions
The supernatural love child of Chaka Khan and Al Jarreau
Music
December 21, 2004
Spanish and Other Tinges
In spite of some silent heroes, it was a better year for recorded jazz than for the planet
Film
October 19, 2004
It's a Shame About Ray
Re-creating 70 years of a beloved pop icon's life, Taylor Hackford's gotta have a montage
Specials
September 14, 2004
Letters
Re-creating 70 years of a beloved pop icon's life, Taylor Hackford's gotta have a montage
News
August 31, 2004
The Resurrection and the Light
Ray Charles compels 12 disciples to tell us just exactly who they are
Film
August 3, 2004
Film
Ray Charles compels 12 disciples to tell us just exactly who they are
Specials
June 15, 2004
Letters
Ray Charles compels 12 disciples to tell us just exactly who they are
Music
June 8, 2004
Ray Charles 1930—2004
An r&b genius who turned pop polymath just kept on going
Columns
September 17, 2002
Horoscope
An r&b genius who turned pop polymath just kept on going
Music
August 13, 2002
Music
An r&b genius who turned pop polymath just kept on going
Dance
April 10, 2001
Dancer Power
An r&b genius who turned pop polymath just kept on going
Music
June 6, 2000
Everybody's Arranger
Ralph Burns—From Woody Herman to Ray Charles to Bob Fosse
Music
June 6, 2000
Music
Ralph Burns—From Woody Herman to Ray Charles to Bob Fosse
News
December 21, 1999
The Very Best Christmas Gift
A Song for Each Kid in Great Pain
Music
August 25, 1998
Consumer Guide
A Song for Each Kid in Great Pain
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