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  • Jay Bennett, Formerly of Wilco, Dies at 45

    Jay Bennett, a former member of Grammy winning alt-country/alternative/folk/rock band Wilco, passed away Sunday night from unknown causes. Bennett was a multi-instrumentalist and engineer for the band, who was kicked out in 2001 after well-documented squabbles with band leader Jeff Tweedy (which continued after Bennett was ousted from the band). Recently, Bennett filed suit against Tweedy, claiming he was owed royalties for work he did while a member of Wilco.

    In addition to his work with Wilco (which included the critically adored 2001 album “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot”), Bennett recorded a handful of solo albums and also worked as a session musician for artists including Sheryl Crow.

  • First Look: Beyonce’s “Ego”

    Hey, have you checked out my friends (including me, occasionally) at The Round Table? They’ve got a new web address and a new look, which you can see here. Also, my people at Popdose have a new look as well, make sure you check them out.

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    Now, on to Sasha Fier…uh, Beyonce.

    If it works once, why not do it again? That’s obviously what Beyonce was thinking when she decided to make a video for “Ego”, the fifth (fifth!!) single from “I Am…Sasha Fierce”. Rocking the same three girl-dancing lineup that made “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on it)” a viral sensation (and a surefire nominee for Best Video at this year’s VMAs), “Ego” showcases even more sexy dance moves, with Beyonce rocking the mother of all fright wigs and showing off those gargantuan peanut-butter thighs. DAMN!!!!

    As for the song itself? Meh. I wasn’t crazy about the album when I first heard it, and I can’t say that many of the songs have grown on me over the past six or seven months. Allegedly Kanye West is on tap to appear on this song’s remix. Kanye. Appearing on a song called “Ego”. ‘Magine that.

    I can’t help but think that this song’s about Jay-Z and the word “ego” is being used as a euphemism for…oh man, perish the thought!! Is Beyonce even that clever of a songwriter?

    Anyway, peep the video and let us know what you think.

  • Alicia Keys: Good Girl Gone Bad?

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    So there’ve been rumors floating around forever about Alicia Keys making time with hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz. Most of the general public laughed it off. “Alicia Keys is a good girl”, they said. “And Swizzy’s a married-or rather in the process of getting divorced- man (to R&B singer Mashonda)”. Well, guess what, boys and girls? The hip-hop producer has recently confirmed that he and Keys are an item, which is sure to put a dent in Alicia’s good-girl image.

    According to the New York Daily News, Swizz has professed his love for the sexy award-winning songstress/actress, but “we’re nowhere ready for a baby or a ring”. Gotta keep it hip-hop, I guess, huh Swizzy?

    Of course, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, so Mashonda, who filed for divorce earlier this year, is looking for Swizz to hand over just a tad bit more paper in child support. Ooh, the plot thickens.

    Sounds like Alicia got herself into some serious drama. Something tells me that the lyrics on her next album will be pretty damn interesting…