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Elvis 75: Fight the Power?
“Elvis…was a hero to most, but he never meant shit to me, you see, straight out racist the sucker was, simple and plain…”
If you mention the words “Elvis Presley” to me, that will probably be the first thing to come to my mind (#2-Michael Jackson married his daughter), for better or for worse. Granted, I don’t *believe* Elvis was a racist, and even Chuck D. has backed off of that statement. It just kinda underlines […]
Chart Chat 2009 Wrap Up: Susan Boyle Falls Just Short
Soundscan’s 2009 officially ended at midnight on Monday morning, and Taylor Swift and Susan Boyle were racing for the prize for best-selling album of the year. Swift manages to win in a photo finish. “Fearless” sold 3.22 million copies in the calendar year, just a shade over Boyle’s 3.10 million. Boyle can take some consolation in the fact that “I Dreamed a Dream” tops the Billboard album chart for a sixth consecutive week, with sales […]
First Listen: “The High Road” by Broken Bells
A couple of months ago, I wrote a post detailing my excitement upon finding out that James Mercer of The Shins was collaborating with supa-producer Danger Mouse on a full-length album project called Broken Bells. While the album isn’t due until March, the twosome have provided us with a sneak peak of the upcoming opus.
“The High Road” is the album’s first single, and while it’s fairly recognizable as a Danger Mouse track, I wouldn’t have […]