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Sun February 17, 2008

(Some Guy)	What music people are listening to around the world. Who knew Guns N' Roses still sold records in Kazakhstan	(22)
	A Canadian folk music legend is gone. Godspeed, Willie P. Bennett	(5)
	In honor of Ice-T's 50th birthday, here's some Body Count	(22)
	Behold the sexiest and most sensual music video ever from Lisa Stansfield, one of the most underrated soul singers ever (borderline SFW)	(12)
	Bands now releasing USB drives of their music with extra features for the hardcore fan	(18)
(Some Guy)	Nearly 100 arrested at Good Vibrations festival. Brian Wilson, Mark Wahlberg unavailable for comment	(4)

Sat February 16, 2008

	She's just a kid, but she's a better guitar player than you'll ever be	(59)
(Some Beatle)	Did you like Across the Universe? Here's ten more bands whose music ought to be turned into a film	(105)
	Paul Cole, anonymous bystander on Abbey Road album cover, dies at 96. Forrest Gump unimpressed	(34)
	Feh ~ I see your Walken singing & dancing to Tom Jones and raise you the Welsh God, himself, with the dance chops to put anyone to shame	(17)
	Musicians sue Universal Music for lost royalties	(22)
	Slideshow of 30 top male rock stars from the 80's. Many of them have held up about as well as their music	(50)

Fri February 15, 2008

	If we can't get them back, we can at least watch Faith No More do a Stripsearch	(28)
	The Bird and the Bee "Polite Dance Song"	(8)
	New documentary claims Blue Cheer's "Summertime Blues" was the very first heavy metal song. Evidence: "The band could not play and the lead singer could not sing"	(38)
(KSAT.com)	Tom Scholz of Boston fame on Mike Huckabee using "More Than A Feeling" during campaign stops: "I think I've been ripped off, dude." Bonus: Huckabee plays bass in a band called Capital Offense	(32)
	The current Spice Girls tour is likely their last. Thank the deity of your choice (atheists can just yell "woo hoo")	(32)
	Twenty-three years ago this week, the greatest song about American history was released as a single. LGT live performance of it from 2005	(88)
	Kenny Chesney scraps impromptu 'keg in the closet' shows because word gets out too early and spreads faster than a cowboy on Brokeback Mountain	(11)

Thu February 14, 2008

	Presenting, for your viewing pleasure, the most awesome music video ever made: Beck's "Sexx Laws." Guest-starring Jack Black and featuring a refrigerator humping a stove	(34)
	For the married farkmen this Valentine's Day, we present Lyle Lovett's "She's No Lady, She's My Wife"	(11)
	For Valentine's Day: "Love Song" by Tesla. Love will find a way, indeed	(21)
	Willie Nelson began smoking marijuana at just 10 years old. The moral of this story is smoking marijuana at a young age will make you a famous country singer	(19)
	The 25 most unromantic songs for Valentine's Day, because love... well, you know	(80)
(FMQB)	For the first time in over seven years, Scott Weiland reclaims his Pilot wings	(21)
	Scarlett Johansson latest to join Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Jennifer Lopez and Minnie Driver in "Actresses Who Think They Can Sing" club	(95)
	For Valentine's Day, My Bloody Valentine	(33)
	For Valentine's Day, I give you a rare performance of "Be Bop a Lula" by the great Gene Vincent	(8)

Wed February 13, 2008

(Wikipedia)	RIP to Scot Halpin, who in November 1973 enjoyed 15 minutes of fame after playing drums with The Who after Keith Moon passed out during a concert at the Cow Palace	(34)
	Gorillaz live with De La Soul in the awesome "Feel Good Inc." Enjoy	(32)
	Mel B gets the blame (or should that be "credit") for breaking up the Spice Girls	(8)
	Mariah Carey to release new album in April. In related news, the sale of earplugs has skyrocketed	(16)
	Pretty boy violin prodigy's stage stumble results in fail so epic that even a £60,000 repair bill might not be enough to undo the damage	(194)
	Lionel Richie sings "Hello" . . . on helium	(7)
	Not Funny: Man fails at GUITAR HERO. Funny: It's Scott Ian of Anthrax. FARK: He's playing his own song	(74)
	So what are your thoughts on the brand new REM single "Supernatural Superserious"? LGT song	(52)
(Some Maiden fan)	Iron Maiden DVD "Live After Death" #1 in UK. Up the irons	(30)

Tue February 12, 2008

	Britney Spears planning world tour. Unfortunately, it's of our world, not hers	(37)
	To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Cowboy Junkies' album "The Trinity Session," artists influenced by it gather at the church to re-record the songs - including Natalie Merchant and Ryan Adams	(33)
(Some fan of parody-folk)	Not news: Band plays unannounced concert. News: In a small, home-town video store. Fark: The day after winning a Grammy	(23)
	Peter Gabriel (58 today) is too old for crowd-surfing the way he used to during "Lay Your Hands On Me"	(26)
	Yoko Ono to sue to stop a singer named Lennon form using her own name. With insanely hittable pic	(34)
	Twenty-five facts about the "Thriller" video. How many did you know?	(30)
	Joe Jackson loves music, defends smoking, gots the time	(27)
(people.com)	Amy Winehouse's mother says she is "'on road to recovery." And by "road to recovery," she means Amy won't allow anyone to videotape her smoking crack in the future	(16)
(Some Guy)	Slash on Axl's mythical "Chinese Democracy": "I don't have the anticipation that everyone else has"	(38)
	Having trainwrecked all other options, corporate radio tries a quaint little format where DJs pick the music	(69)
(NY Daily News)	Another smooth jazz station bites the dust, disapointing tens of Kenny G fans	(47)
	Avril Lavigne to launch signature perfume, allowing fans to smell just like her. In other words, like the Napanee River during a fish kill in July	(66)
	"Hello, I Love You, Won't You Get Off My Lawn?" Happy 73rd birthday to Ray Manzarek of The Doors	(28)
	Twenty-fifth anniversary "Thriller" album released today. Boxed set comes with Jesus juice and posable Macaulay Culkin doll	(69)
	Lenny Kravitz admitted to hospital for treatment of severe suck. Are you gonna go his way?	(66)
(Backseat Cuddler)	Bobby Brown likes to pee on people	(38)
(Some Guy)	The Game pleads no contest to possession of firearm, stupid name	(8)
	The Viper Room, the venerable Sunset Strip venue, has been sold to the owner of the Pink Taco	(11)

Mon February 11, 2008

	Dolly Parton's breasts are a career asset until they make her back sore and cause her to postpone her 2008 tour. Whoops	(15)
	Mike Oldfield, Mike Oldfield, Mike Oldfield, and a few more Mike Oldfields perform the William Tell Overture	(13)
	Son Volt - Countering the recent whirlwind of "country" suck	(49)
	Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton fight over whose singing career Timbaland will resurrect. Yes, they each believe they had a functioning singing career	(34)
	Natalie Cole, who got off coke and then used a computerized zombie version of her father to sell records before earning a Grammy, thinks Amy Winehouse didn't deserve hers	(28)
	One of the best country songs to get radio play in a while... which isn't saying much, but it's still worth a listen	(52)
	Slayer won a Grammy last night. Here's "Seasons In The Abyss" in all its video awesomeness	(34)
	Electric Light Orchestra doing a cover of "Day Tripper" in 1974	(4)
(Bitten and Bound)	The COMPLETE list of Grammy Award winners, because subby out there truly wants to know that the best Polka album is “Come Share the Wine,” Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra	(86)
	If you thought the Futurama theme sounded like it was composed by some French guy 40 years ago, you're not alone	(34)
(Bitten and Bound)	68-year-old Tina Turner proves she can still rock it out in her "Proud Mary" performance with Beyonce at the Grammys	(16)