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  • Social Distortion Bassist Dies In Bicycle Accident

    A decade before Social Distortion broke big, a variety of musicians played with the band, including bassist Brent Liles.

    Liles is now dead at the age of 43 after the bicycle he was riding was hit by a truck.

    He played with the band for two years, including an independent release. It wasn’t until six years after he left the group that Social Distortion broke through to mainstream success with a self-titled release on Epic.

    Spinning In The CD Player Today:

    I was disappointed that Prince didn’t introduce anything new at yesterday’s Super Bowl although he certainly rocked the house. Meanwhile, Nelly Furtado’s Say It Right from Loose is sort of bland in comparison although it is selling massive quantities. Check out the iTunes exclusive copy for a nice twist on that and Promiscuous.

  • Billy Comes Back

    Not exactly the strongest vocalist when he was in his prime, former pop star Billy Joel will sing the national anthem in today’s Super Bowl. He has done Star Spangled Super Bowl duties before, and luckily, gets to perform before Prince, rather than after.

    Joel also announced through his music company that All My Life, a ballad he wrote for his wife, will be streamed live on People magazine’s web site for a week beginning February 7. The song will then be for sale exclusively on iTunes for two weeks.

    All My Life is the first pop music Joel has released since 1993’s River of Dreams. During the intervening 14 years, the Piano Man has seen public breakups and marriages, tours all over the world with Elton John (a fantastic show), rehab and car accidents and the blossoming career of 20 year old daughter Alexa, whose birth may have contributed more material to the Billy Joel song catalog than any other event.

    Knock ’em dead, Billy. The now 58 year old singer rarely won critical acclaim. His vocals during today’s football game will undoubtedly be massacred in the media. But just maybe one of pop music’s best songwriters ever recaptured the magic in All My Life.

    Spinning in the CD Today
    Why, the River of Dreams, of course. Sure, I could listen to new stuff, but I have to get in the mood for a long awaited return.

  • Four Car Brandy Collision Kills One

    Brandy, whose last album was produced by Kanye West and became her biggest hit in 6 years, was involved in a car accident several weeks ago whose details are only leaking out now.

    The one-time child TV from Mississippi is now a 27 year old allegedly hit another car from behind on a Los Angeles freeway. The driver of the vehicle, a 38 year old mother of one, has died according to the AP, quoting a California Highway Patrolman spokesperson. The incident touched off a four vehicle collision.

    Bo Diddley’s little cousin (yep, it’s true) was traveling at a speed estimated at 65 miles per hour when her SUV started the collision. No charges have been filed against the singer or actress.

    Spinning In The CD Player Today:
    B.B. King’s 80, which won a Grammy from Best Blues Album two years ago. The now 81 year old diabetic was hospitalized this weekend, and all thoughts are with him so he is with us for many years to come.