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NJ Cops: Who is Bob Dylan?

Published August 17th, 2009 by Karen

ABOVE: There’s a pretty good chance cops in NJ couldn’t identify the music legends in this video; Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash duet on “Girl from the North Country.”

Police in Long Branch, NJ may patrol the streets that Bruce Springsteen grew up on, but they don’t know anything about music.

Springsteen had lived in a home in the area while writing the classics Born to Run and Thunder Road in the mid-’70s.

In recent months, another iconic musician (and music history buff), Bob Dylan, has made a habit of touring the homes of music stars. Therefore, it’s not surprising that during a tour stop in NJ, Dylan would set off in search of Springsteen’s historic home.

However, reports are surfacing that in July, police were confronted with calls alerting them to the activity of a suspicious man wandering around the neighborhood in the rain. When police arrived and questioned the man, he identified himself as Bob Dylan.

The police didn’t recognize the soggy man as being the iconic singer, so Continue reading »

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Willie Nelson 2009 Tour Dates, Happy Birthday!

Published April 30th, 2009 by Karen

On this date, many years ago, a great musician was born.

No, not lame-o Chris Henderson of NASCAR rockers 3 Doors Down (although, this is his 38th  b-day, meh.).

We’re talking about the red-headed stranger himself: Willie Nelson.

Nelson is 76 today, and we’re not sure whether his longevity is attributable to his music, or if he’s just smoked like a ham. Either way, the man is hitting the road for a massive summer tour, including 22 shows at baseball parks alongside Bob Dylan and John Mellencamp.

At 76, he’s rocking the globe? We’re not nearly that old, and we can barely convince ourselves to get out of bed before noon. Keep it up, Willie.

Above, Willie takes a stab at Dave Matthews’s bummer of a song, “Gravedigger.” We think this was supposed to have the same heartbreaking impact as Johnny Cash doing Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt,” but Willie just kinda looks worried and confused through the whole thing…which is sad in a different way. Willie plays multiple characters in the video, including a priest, chauffeur, gravedigger and a corpse.

After the Jump: Willie Nelson 2009 Tour Dates.
Plus, a live version of a classic tune with Bob Dylan. Continue reading »

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Tax Relief Music with Beatles, Kinks, Johnny Cash and More

Published April 15th, 2009 by Karen

“Taxman’s taken all my dough…”

 

The saying goes that the only certainties in life are death and taxes, and while we certainly hope that everyone makes it through the day, we also hope everyone remembered to file their taxes.

Tax day is a drag, but it has inspired some great songs, including the Kinks classic “Sunny Afternoon” (above) and the Beatles’ “Taxman” (featured in a fun animated video below).

 

Of course, plenty of stars have had problems with the tax man over the years. Keep reading for the scoop on some well-known tax-evaders, and let us know what songs to add to our playlist of topical tunes (so far, we’ve got Johnny Cash, Relient K, Cheap Trick-who should we add?). Continue reading »

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THIEF: Adam Lambert Stole Performance from Rockstar: Supernova

Published March 18th, 2009 by Karen

 

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Quick! Someone call the police on Adam Lambert. No, not the fashion police, the real police-this kid is a thief!

On Tuesday’s country music themed episode of American Idol, resident flat-iron rocker Adam Lambert dished out an oddly Arabian version of Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire.”

The judges all went crazy over how weird and original Lambert’s interpretation was, but we can’t help thinking that it sounded suspiciously similar to the version of the song performed by Dilana on RockStar Supernova. (Yeah, we’re busting out the Supernova on you, deal with it.)

Check out the videos of Dilana’s 2006 performance and Adam’s performance from last night, then tell us if you think he copied his act from her. (Um, he TOTALLY did!)

We say ADAM LAMBERT is a THIEF!

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American Idol Recap: Country Music Night Worse than Michael Jackson Night?

Published March 18th, 2009 by Karen

 


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In case you didn’t bother to Tivo last night’s episode of American Idol, we’ve got the highlights/lowlights from the show.

The theme of the night was country music, and the guest mentor was Randy Travis. (Remember him? He was popular in the ’80s…for some reason. “Forever and Ever, Amen“? No. Ok.) Why Travis was this week’s mentor is beyond us. With his nasal singing voice, Travis has one of the most limited singing ranges in country music.

However, since it was Grand Ol’ Opry night, the show was probably trying to gain a little credibility by bringing in an older, hopefully wiser, singer like Travis rather than a youngster like Taylor Swift.

We’re willing to bet that NONE of the contestants had any idea who this cowboy was.

The show featured a wide variety of country cover songs, some good, some bad, but most really, really bad. Of course, it was still better than the horror of last week’s Michael Jackson night.

The best part of 16-year-old Allison Iraheta’s performance was her hair, as always. Meanwhile, fellow rocker Adam Lambert dished out an oddly Arabian version of Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire.” The judges all went crazy over how weird and original Lambert’s interpretation was, but we can’t help thinking that it sounded  remarkably similar to the version of the song performed by Dilana on RockStar: Supernova. (Yeah, we’re busting out the Supernova on you, deal with it.) Continue reading »

"when he sang Ring of Fire I got sick!! this dud is really pukie, and that is a understatement. I'm with who ever wants this dude to go HOME!!"
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American Idol Playist: Country Songs for Grand Ole Opry Night

Published March 18th, 2009 by Karen

 

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In some sort of misguided tribute to the Grand Ole Opry, Tuesday was Country Music Night on American Idol.

In case you didn’t bother to watch, we’ve got the playlist from the show. You can almost imagine how awful this was just by looking at the song selections.

Thankfully, on Wednesday one of these singers will be eliminated.

Let’s hope it is Adam Lambert.

For country music night Lambert performed a version of Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” that he totally copied from a contestant from Rockstar: Supernova. (Get more info about the Adam Lambert scandal, here.)

American Idol Playlist: Country Music Night Continue reading »

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Johnny Cash is a Hip-Hop Star? Well, sort of. Joaquin Phoenix rap video

Published January 19th, 2009 by Karen

While it has become common to hear recordings of Johnny Cash singing songs by Nine Inch Nails, Soundgarden and Neil Diamond, are hip-hop songs next?

Well, sort of.

Joaquin Phoenix rose to superstardom thanks to his starring role in the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, and while the oddball actor declared his retirement from acting in the fall, it seems that he may be pursuing a new career—in hip-hop. (Yup, there’s a video. Keep reading.) Continue reading »