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Chart Chat 9/24/09: The MTV Bump
Three big pieces of news on the Billboard Album charts this week…
First, there were debuts aplenty thanks to a majorly packed new release schedule. Top honors went to Brit prog-rockers Muse, who entered at #3 on the strength of 128,000 copies sold. It’s their best first week and highest debut ever. Right behind is Kanye West protege Kid Cudi, who clears a handsome 104K with his debut. Hip-hop phenom Drake enters at #6 with his […]
Happy Birthday Boss
The day may almost be over, but we at SonicClash would be remiss if we didn’t acknowledge the fact that September 23, 2009 marks the 60th birthday of one Bruce Springsteen.
New Jersey’s favorite son, in a 35+ year career, has won Grammys, Oscars and established himself as one of the most important songwriters of all time. As important as he is as a songwriter and singer (and bandleader), he also deserves notice as one of […]
2010 Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame Nominees: A Musical Smorgasbord
Rock snobs, get ready to argue.
The Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame has just announced the nominees for their 2010 induction ceremony. Of these twelve nominees, five will be inducted. As usual, there is plenty of diversity in the nominees and there are a couple of head-scratchers here as well.
The 12 finalists are Swedish pop icons ABBA, prototype girl group The Chantels, reggae legend Jimmy Cliff, prog-rock turned pop supergroup Genesis, sixties (and early seventies) […]