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Tell Me Why You’re Crying My Son
Mary Travers of Peter, Paul & Mary dies at 72 from cancer. Sonic Clash looks at her life and legacy.
Chart Chat 9/16/09: Jigga and the Fabs
Jay-Z makes history on this week’s Billboard 200 Album Chart. “The Blueprint 3” crashes in at the #1 spot, scanning over 475,000 copies. This is Jay’s 11th chart topping album, giving him more #1 albums than any solo artist in history. More than Elvis. More than Michael Jackson. More than Billy Joel, Barbra Streisand or any artist in history than…
…The Beatles, who make some chart noise of their own this week. Their recently reissued catalog […]
The Kanye West Backlash
It’s been talked about ad nauseum and Money Mike and I wrote our immediate thoughts here and here.
Let’s quickly restate the facts.
– Taylor Swift wins her first MTV Video Music Award.
– Kanye West rudely interrupts her speech as a way to both direct attention to himself, and to Beyonce, who he thinks should’ve won.
– Beyonce lets Taylor Swift join her onstage so that she can accept her award officially, since West rudely interrupted her […]