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Birthdays This Week
June 8:
Alex Band (The Calling) (1981)
Nicci Gilbert (Brownstone) (1970)
Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) (1962)
Mick Hucknall (Simply Red) (1960)
Bonnie Tyler (1953)
Boz Scaggs (1944)
Chuck Negron (Three Dog Knight)
(1942)
Nancy Sinatra (1940)
June 9:
Dean Felber (Hootie & The
Blowfish) (1967)
Dean Dinning (Toad The Wet Sprocket)
(1967)
Jon Lord (Deep Purple) (1941)
June 10:
Faith Evans (1973)
Lemisha Grinsted (702) (1973)
Jo-Jo (K-Ci & JoJo) (1971)
Dan Lavery (Tonic) (1969)
Jimmy Chamberlain (Smashing
Pumpkins) (1967)
Maxi Priest (1961)
Shirley Alston (The Shirelles)
(1941)
June 11:
Dan Lavery (Tonic) (1969)
Joey Santiago (The Pixies)
(1965)
Kim and Kelley Deal (The Breeders)
(1961)
Donnie Van Zandt (38 Special)
(1952)
Frank Beard (ZZ Top) (1949)
June 12:
Robyn (1979)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd (1977)
Bardi Martin (Candlebox) (1969)
Grandmaster Dee (Whodini) (1962)
Michael Hausman ('til tuesday)
(1960)
John Linnell (They Might Be
Giants) (1959)
Brad Delp (Boston) (1951) Died March 9, 2007
Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick)
(1951)
June 13:
Raz B (B2K) (1985)
Rivers Cuomo (Weezer) (1970)
Soren Rasted (Aqua) (1969)
Paul DeLisle (Smash Mouth)
(1963)
Dennis Locoriere (Dr. Hook)
(1949)
June 14:
Billie Myers (1971)
Chris DeGarmo (Queensryche)
(1963)
Boy George (Culture Club) (1961)
Alan White (Yes) (1949)
Rod Argent (The Zombies) (1945)
June 15:
Dryden Mitchell (Alien Ant
Farm) (1976)
Ice Cube (1969)
Scott Rockenfield (Queensryche)
(1963)
Steve Walsh (Kansas) (1952)
Garry Roberts (Boomtown Rats)
(1954)
James Smith (The Stylistics)
(1950)
Russell Hitchcock (Air Supply)
(1949)
Ian Matthews (1946)
June 16:
Gino Vanelli (1952)
Edward Levert (The O'Jays)
(1942)
June 17:
Kevin Thornton (Color Me Badd)
(1969)
Paul Young (1956)
Barry Manilow (1946)
June 18:
Nathan Morris (Boyz II Men)
(1971)
Dizzy Reed (Guns N' Roses)
(1963)
Alison Moyet (1961)
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
(1957)
Paul McCartney (1942)
June 19:
Brian Welch (Korn) (1969)
Brian Vander Ark (The Verve
Pipe) (1964)
Paula Abdul (1962)
Ann Wilson (Heart) (1950)
June 20:
Twiggy Ramirez (Marilyn Manson)
(1972)
Murphy Karges (Sugar Ray) (1968)
John Taylor (Duran Duran) (1960)
Michael Anthony (Van Halen)
(1955)
Cyndi Lauper (1953)
Lionel Richie (1949)
Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys)
(1942)
Gene Simmons Accused of Sexual Assault
 May 28, 2010 – How could a meeting between a make-up artist and Kiss’ Gene Simmons go so wrong? Well according to documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday the guitarist wanted more from her than she was willing to give and it didn’t involve make-up. More
Bret Michaels Didn’t Tell His Doc About American Idol
 May 28, 2010 – Didn’t Bret Michaels look healthy on American Idol on Wednesday night? There is a chance he wasn’t. More
Don’t Let Elton Cook You Dinner
 May 27, 2010 - File this under “You can’t be good at everything.” Elton John was arguably the biggest solo musician in the world in the seventies and he was easily in the top 10 in the eighties but it seems he was too busy conquering the world to learn to cook. More
Reformed Faces Set for Vintage at Goodwood Without Stewart
 May 27, 2010 – The good news is the Faces are back together but the not-so-fine print says Rod Stewart will not be in the mix. More
Only 2% Separated Final Two On Low-Rated American Idol Finale
 May 28, 2010 – “What-eva” seems to be what many are saying about Wednesday’s American Idol finale. While 24.2 million viewers checked out Simon Cowell’s swan song it was the show’s lowest rated finale since season one which could spell trouble for winner Lee DeWyze. More
Paul McCartney’s Daughter Controls his Touring
 May 27, 2010 – It sure sounds like Paul McCartney is a responsible dad. The former Beatle say he never tours when it’s his turn to look after his daughter Beatrice – his child with ex-wife Heather Mills. More
Slash Yawns at New Rock Scene
 May 27, 2010 – Slash says he’s not holding his breath for the next big thing in Rock. In fact the former Guns N’ Roses guitarist is disappointed in the current Rock scene. More
Jones Experimenting With Summer Festivals
 May 18, 2010 – Norah Jones says she hasn’t done too many festivals in the past because her music was too “intimate and quiet.” More
Phil Collins, Huge Alamo Fan
 May 11, 2010 – The name Phil Collins reminds us of countless hits, huge arena tours and complicated drumming. How about the Alamo? More
Sting Says Legalize Marijuana
 April 5, 2010 – Sting seems to be fed up with our paradigms around pot! The singer says we, as a society, spend too much time putting marijuana users in jail when legalizing the substance could feed the hungry of the world. More
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Where’s My Teeth – The Grammys - All Live? My Ass!
 February 15, 2009 – Just because someone tells you something doesn’t make it true. We’ve learned that, right? It’s especially true on TV. I remember Kelsey Grammer laughing at his own network, NBC, in 2004 as both his series, ‘Fraiser,’ and ‘Friends’ were winding down with big finales. The peacock network were proclaiming Friends as, "the best comedy ever," to which Grammer said, "I don't blame them for saying that, although we all know it's not true." Sure, ‘Friends’ was at the top alright, but only for people whose Chia pets talked back. Really, it’s all smoke and mirrors. TV has become a habitual liar. If Rob Blagojevich divorced the toaster and Casey Anthony was too busy rotting in hell, he could marry his TV – after all ‘like attracts like’ and you gotta watch what you stick in a toaster.
TV tried to make us believe that Beyonce actually washed her hair with L’oreal. Does she even touch her own hair? A couple of weeks ago I thought Jennifer Hudson, the nice comeback kid that she is was telling the truth. She, in a side-winding way, lied about singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl. Maybe she justified it since everyone else lied as well. More
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Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Get 5 Grammy’s
 February 9, 2009 – You could say all the Led Zeppelin reunion buzz didn’t hurt Robert Plant last night. The singer left the Grammy stage for the last time last night with 5 trophies in hand for his duo album with Alison Krauss. Their ‘Raising Sand’ album won for ‘Album,’ ‘Pop Collaboration with Vocals,’ ‘Country Collaboration,’ ‘Best Contemporary Folk/Americana album’ and their tune ‘Please Read the Letter’ won for ‘Best Record.’
Interestingly, Plant won two previous Grammy’s before the ceremony but never as a member of Zeppelin.
The evening started with a performance by U2 whick clearly seemed lip-synched but unlike her crappy pre-taped Super Bowl anthem Jennifer Hudson brought many fans to tears and appeared to sing live. The Oscar winning actress also won her first ever Grammy for ‘Best R&B Album.’ "I want to thank my family in heaven and those who are with me today," said Hudson, and accepting the award from Whitney Houston who seemed to have a learning disability. When taking the stage Houston’s voice sounded rough and the singer had problems putting her thoughts together.
Just before the show rumours flew like firecrackers that Chris Brown had assaulted girlfriend Rihanna. No one seemed to know for sure if Brown was in custody but by shows end most of the ugly rumours were confirmed with charges against the singer.
Performances by Paul McCartney with Foo Fighters Dave Grohl on drums scored high points while Justine Timberlake’s lack of musical prowess was mostly embarrassing while singing next to Al Green. The stinky factor was pale in comparison to Stevie Wonder sharing the stage with the Jonas Brothers – What was he thinking?
Rapper Lil Wayne won four Grammys, Duffy won a Grammy for ‘Best Pop Vocal Album’ for ‘Rockferry.’
Coldplay won three Grammy’s while Joe Satriani was probably punching the wall. He is seeking legal action for plaigerism against the band. Coldplay’s ‘Viv La Vida’ was a huge hit last year.
English singer Adele saved us all from the Jonas Brothers being named ‘Best New Artist’ she graciously accepted the award. – by Kari Graham |
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Where's My Teeth? - Grammy’s Make Me Feel Old
Dec. 5, 2008 – I remember when the Grammy’s meant something to me. When I actually cheered in front of the TV when someone, I cared about, won a trophy. Last year I endured a pretentious Alicia Keys singing with a very dead Frank Sinatra and Beyonce, who I barely consider an actual musician, trying to make the Tina Turner tribute all about her. Sure, Rock’n’Roll has always been about egos, inflated and rude, but to me it’s now about celebrity over what their business cards should read – musician! Is Ashlee Simpson really a musician or Britney? Hell, I’ve never considered Madonna a musician. Just seeing her wearing a top hat and strumming a guitar on her new tour always makes me laugh out loud. Yeah right, Madge, you holding that guitar changes everything. Half the new artists on the radio today would have to enroll in the School of Rock for a dozen years just to qualify for the “I Think My Ballad Just Shit Itself” category. Don’t get me started on the Jonas Brothers being nominated. More |
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Lil Wayne, Coldplay Lead Grammy Nominations
 Dec. 4, 2008 – Lil Wayne is feeling like he owns the town! The rapper was nominated for 8 Grammy’s last night including album of the year and best rap album for "Tha Carter III," best rap song for "Lollipop" and best rap/sung collaboration for "Got Money" featuring T-Pain.
Coldplay got seven nominations and Jay-Z, Ne-Yo and Kane West each had six.
The popular ‘Album of the Year’ category included, Coldplay for "Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends," Lil Wayne for "Tha Carter III," Ne-Yo for "Year of the Gentlemen," Robert Plant and Alison Krauss for "Raising Sand" and Radiohead for "In Rainbows.".
For 'Record of the Year', the nominees were: Adele for "Chasing Pavements," Coldplay for "Viva La Vida," Leona Lewis for "Bleeding Love," M.I.A. for "Paper Planes" and Plant & Krauss for "Please Read the Letter."
'Song of the Year' nominees include: "American Boy," by songwriters William Adams, Keith Harris, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, John Stephens, Estelle Swaray and Kanye West; "Chasing Pavements" by songwriters Adele Adkins and Eg White; "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz; "Love Song" by Sara Bareilles; and "Viva La Vida" by songwriters Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin.
Best new artist nominees are, Adele, Duffy, t he Jonas Brothers, Lady Antebellum and Jazmine Sullivan received nominations.
The 'Pop Collaboration category with Vocals' nominees were: Alicia Keys and John Mayer for "Lessons Learned," Madonna, Justin Timberlake and Timbaland for "4 Minutes," Plant and Krauss for "Rich Woman," Rihanna and Maroon 5 for "If I Never See Your Face Again" and Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown for "No Air."
For 'Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals': Brooks & Dunn's "God Must Be Busy," Lady Antebellum's "Love Don't Live Here," Rascal Flatts' "Everyday," the SteelDrivers' "Blue Side of the Mountain" and Sugarland's "Stay.”
The 51st Annual Grammy Awards will be held Feb. 8, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles and again broadcast on CBS. – by John Rohn |
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Foo Fighters and John Mayer Added to Grammy Nominations Concert
 Nov. 18, 2008 – Even folks who don’t believe in the Grammy’s agree the performances can go big! No exception for the Grammy Nominations concert to be held Dec. 3.
So far the bill includes Foo Fighters, John Mayer and B.B. King for the show at Nokia Theatre L.A. It will be broadcast on CBS. Hosts for the nominations show include Mariah Carey, LL Cool J and Taylor Swift.
Proceeds from the evening will go straight to the Grammy Museum in L.A.
The 2009 Grammy’s will be held Feb. 8. – by John Rohn |
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50th Grammy Awards - Plethora of Pretentious Divas
 February 11, 2008 - It was the 50th Grammy Awards and the promise was to combine classic talent with today's big iTunes stars. Having heard early that Alicia Keys was set to perform with a dead Frank Sinatra. I could almost feel the shakes coming on from memories of Celine Dion's laughable, cringe inducing duet with Elvis on the American Idol fiasco "Idol Gives Back." There is something that happens to stars who's skewed version of their own self importance flies out of control and no one is a better example of that than Alicia Keys. Didn't you grow up with a Celine, Beyonce or Alicia? Worse yet maybe you were imprisoned in music class with a little "Look at me" irritating clown in the making. To make it completely unbearable these little Divas like their adult versions actually had talent but I ask you this, why is it so hard to watch them? Last night I was cowering behind my 4 year old as Alicia talked to the dead president of the board, "Yeah, Frank," she coaxed. "You're freakin' embarrassing yourself" I yelled causing my four year old to caution "Dad, that's a bad word, look, she's really pretty." Maybe I was taking myself a little too seriously? Why didn't Keys management warn her that maybe the exploitation of a dead celebrity would technically allow "old blue eyes" to haunt her for eternity. I'm sure that's a rule somewhere or will be after last night's performance.
Also in the cringe hall of fame, Beyonce's derivitive Janet Jackcson cabaret intro to Tina Turner's tribute was like bad carrot-top kareoke but all was good once Turner took to the stage. Sure, Tina's voice is not what it used to be but she's earned her props.
Poor Dave Koz was part of the awkward Keely Smith tribute. Smith performed at the very first Grammy telecast and was paired up with every mother's nightmare, Kid Rock who asked the 75-year-old singer what she wanted to do, not once but twice Smith said, "Any thing you want me to do."…awkward! Koz as usual sounding fantastic and was a shining light at the awards.
Also props to Foo Fighters for their outdoors primal, riveting performance with "My Grammy Moment" winner Ann Marie Calhoun and John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin serving as conductor. It's rare to hear a performance that actually makes you want to buy an album. That was certainly one of those.
Maybe someone will corral Alicia and Beyonce in a little room today and force the divas to actually watch their performance with honest eyes. I know, know, there's a better chance of Barack Obama winning a Grammy right? hey wait! - by John Beaudin - Story courtesy of Smooth Jazz Now.com |
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Retro Review: Linda Ronstadt - The Very Best of -Sept. 24, 2002 - In high school my best buddy John Scott could never understand how I, a rocker, preferred Barbra Streisand over Linda Ronstadt. |
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Retro Review: Bruce Hornsby - Spirit Trail- Oct. 16, 1998 - No one could ever accuse Hornsby of not paying attention. Every lyric on 'Spirit Trail,' his sixth album, describes his unquenchable thirst to understand what were all doing here. |
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