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Raging Against Christmas: Anarchy in the U.K.
It’s quite a big deal to have the #1 single in the UK over Christmas. Over the years, that spot has hosted artists ranging from Band Aid (whose “Do They Know It’s Christmas” topped the chart in 1984) to Mr. Blobby (don’t feel bad if you don’t know who that is…unfortunately, I do).
Anyway, for the past few years, the Christmas #1 in Britain has been tied in with “X Factor”, AKA the British version of […]
Not Necessarily the News: RHCP, Timbo & Weezy!!
*John Frusciante has quit the Red Hot Chili Peppers-AGAIN. The guitarist, who was famoulsy replaced by Dave Navarro briefly in the late Nineties-confirmed the split this week via his MySpace page. There appears to be no drama behind the split, but if you’re like me, you’re wondering how Anthony, Flea and Chad will brave this split. The band became megastars with Frusciante as their guitarist, and the one peak-era album they recorded without him (“One […]
First Look: Rihanna’s “Hard”
If there’s any silver lining in Chris Brown’s chart failure, it’s that Rihanna’s latest album isn’t exactly burning up the charts either.
As a matter of fact, “Rated R” currently sits at #28 on the national charts. It’s sold a respectable 300,000 copies so far, and will certainly attain Gold status, but when you consider her last album spun off seven hit singles and sold 2 million copies, it’s easy to see that “Rated R” is […]