Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Music

Hillary Clinton’s Ghost Writer Once Fronted Band as “Lord Rockingham”

As we await the publication of Hillary Clinton's "Hard Choices" next Tuesday, here's a little more about her ghostwriter, Ted Widmer. Like Bill Clinton,...

Mariah Carey’s Album Comes in At Number 3, With Disappointing Sales So Far

Mariah Carey's "Me I am Mariah" got the best reviews for the singer in about ten years. But sales have not immediately translated. Carey...

Allman Brothers Band Will Play Final Shows in New York this October

It's just about time to say goodbye to the Allman Brothers Band. The group, together in this form for 14 years, will play their...

Rock Hall of Shame Edits Beatles, Stones’ Manager Induction Speech to Shreds

Peter Asher has not complained to me. I haven't even talked to him about this. But the Rock and Roll Hall of Shame edited...

Rock Hall of Shame Dishonors Beatles, Stones Managers on Tonight’s Show

When the taping of last month's annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert is shown tonight on HBO, the Hall will make yet...

Apple Pays $3 Billion for a Fashion Accessory, and a War on Spotify and Pandora

Everyone is asking: why would Apple pay $3 billion for Beats headphones? Are they really so good? The answer is: they're not. The headphones...

Michael Jackson “Xscape” Drops 58% as Coldplay Rocks to Number 1

Michael Jackson's "Xscape" album dropped 58% in its second week of sales. After moving 161,000 copies in its debut, "Xscape" moved only 68,000 copies...

Michael Jackson Album Swamped in Sales this Week by Coldplay

The "Xscape" phenom is over. Billboard put it at number 2 in its debut, hitsdailydouble.com gave it number 1. But even Hits concedes the...