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UK Top 10 Albums 11-23-13

Celine Dion: she might well be a working class phenom but she still is the most overblown singer on the planet; I can’t take her. She can’t express an emotion without drawing you a diagram

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UK Top 10 Singles 11-23-13

This isn’t a bad top ten, 17 year old Dutch sensation Martin Garrixx has a wonderful slice of House beats here that have taken Europe by storm and Lily Allen, who I may well be congenitally incapable of saying a word against has for the second time in her career released a cover that cuts the original

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Active Viewin': rock nyc concert picks week of 11-18-13

This is the big one, Kanye west being opened for by Kendrick Lamar. Four nights, and I have tix for two, one at Barclay Center and, more importantly, a Saturday night gig at MSG. I’ve seen West twice In the past year, both times, the 12-12-12 gig and closing down Governor’s Ball, have been the sort of gigs you think about for a long time to come

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Balance and Composure "Tiny Raindrop" Video Reviewed

“First off, that’s been done a hundred times and knowing that Jon Simmons, the frontman, is so against ‘selling out’ and is, frankly, a bit full of himself for it, it’s pretty hypocritical. Also, it’s just plain and boring. Simple can be effective, but not in this case. “

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Lady Gaga "Eating Art"

This isn’t about her music but rather her eccentricity. All drama queens require fresh drama so here is your current serving. Lady Gaga was addicted to pot. An addict so bad that it required a cold turkey intervention from none other that Maria Abromovic

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9-11Transmogrified

The victims of, and the remains of the victims of, 9-11-01 did not lend themselves to what amounts to a form of anthropomorphism: essentially, changing their character to make them what Springsteen needed them to be in order to fit into his true blue collar tableau

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Morrissey's "Satellite Of Love" Cover Reviewed

“I really don’t understand how someone who was a fan of Moz couldn’t like this version. It’s beautiful and sounds like a song he would’ve written in the first place. His flawlessness takes a mediocre song by a mediocre man to a brilliant song sung by a legend.”

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David Crosby Tour Dates

This guy, one of the legends of our time has a financial net worth of just $40 million dollars. Would you expect that to be more? But hey- the bills are paid and at that advanced age how it’s good to earn royalties.

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Is Arcade Fire Cool Enough?

‘Win tripped and got super pissed, so I don’t think he enjoyed the second half of the song (I think he tripped on a photographer at the base of the stage because after the song, he was yelling “Get the f out!” really angrily

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US Top 10 Singles 11-25-13

“The Monster” sales slide is owed to iTunes’ customers who opted to “complete” the “Marshall” album by upgrading their earlier purchases of “Monster” to a full album. Effectively, consumers who completed the album were returning a song

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US Top 10 Albums 11-23-13

Eminem has sold as many copiess, nearly a million, as #2 – #32 combined. Eminem is a big star and the album is a serious continuation of Part One, but even so the explanation here is that sales fall off so precipitiously that once you’re past the Top 20 at best, they are essentually meaningless.

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Justin Timberlake And My Own 20/20 Experience

Justin Timberlake and the Tennessee Kids take to the stage with Pusher Love Girl. The backdrop is white with shadows of JT and the band with streaming white lights – simple, sexy. What I love about Justin Timberlake – he is a contemporary artist with ‘real’ sophistication

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