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He Wants You! He Wants You! He Wants You To Know He Still Exists!

Like the National Biscuit Company and Kentucky Fried Chicken before them, the Young Men’s Christian Association, heretofore known as the YMCA, has adopted the popular abbreviation of their official corporate identity as their official official corporate identity. The group will now simply be known as the Y. This change, of course, has serious ramifications for disco lovers and wedding reception attendees around the world. If YMCA (the organization) is now to be […]

By Paul Lorentz|July 13th, 2010|News, People|18 Comments

First Impressions: Sons of Sylvia

Hey! Remember this show? Remember the band who won it? Maybe not. It was three years ago, after all, and unlike the American Idol which all but guarantees an annual outlet for its past winners and finalists to remind their fickle-by-design audience that they still exist, the Next Great American Band has not since returned to the airwaves. (I’m actually still holding out hope for Season 2 of Bands on […]

By Paul Lorentz|July 9th, 2010|New Music, People, Reviews, Videos|356 Comments

R.I.P. Allyn Ferguson 1924-2010

Among many other fine, eminently respectable achievements – many Emmy nominated scores for TV movies of literary classics; arrangement credits on records by some of the pre-eminent pop singers of the 50s and 60s, etc. – Allyn Ferguson will forever be remembered as the composer of The. Greatest. TV Theme Song. Ever. Seriously. The awesomeness of this bassline simply cannot be overstated. If for nothing else, thank you, Mr. Ferguson, […]

By Paul Lorentz|June 29th, 2010|News, People|17 Comments

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