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Sun March 22, 2009

	The most amazing player ever	(55)
	Sunday Heavy Metal House Call goes back in time a little. Two minutes back in time to be exact. Iron Maiden - "2 Minutes to Midnight"	(82)
(theGauntlet)	Guns N' Roses announce another guitarist who will never record or tour with the band	(29)
	Jurors in the Phil Spector murder retrial have the option of a manslaughter conviction, are advised not to post one more farking NewsFlash about the story	(13)
	6-year old can play jazz piano better than you can	(7)
(Topless Robot)	The seven most depressing songs ever sung by a Muppet	(72)
	Some have called him the best clarinetist since Goodman -- Ken Peplowski, backed by Frank Vignola (himself no slouch on a guitar), go way back into the archives for "Tiger Rag"	(15)
	Paul Simon was right: Art Garfunkel is a dick	(69)

Sat March 21, 2009

	Woodstock co-founder hopes to have 40th anniversary concert. Snoopy, Spike, Pigpen, Sherman, Little Red-Haired Girl and Joe Shlabotnik unavailable for comment	(14)
	Apparently, American Idol trading cards aren't enough. There's now a Bizzaro World version of David Cook	(6)
(Some Guy)	One of the last original delta blues guitarists is now gone. Rest well, Mel Brown	(10)
	Metallica invades SXSW as "young band from Norway", still suck	(40)
(Some Guy)	Billy Corgan's longtime friend and drummer now tired of putting up with his crap	(55)

Fri March 20, 2009

	This one will get under your skin: Sinatra backed by Count Basie, 1965	(24)
(Perez Hilton)	Family of LeAnn Rimes' husband confirms that he's gayer than an Oscar party at Elton John's house	(33)
	50 Cent to "make history" with Fall Out Boy. If by "make history" he means "set my ears on fire", they he's probably correct	(40)
(Some Guy)	This headline almost makes sense: "Obituary guitar being auctioned for decapitated singer"	(33)
	Rihanna may be able to take a punch but she can't stand the idea of her wild sextape hitting the internet	(123)
	Louis Armstrong & Jack Teagarden tear it up at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival. Audience responds as you would expect	(45)
	Sam and Dave live, backed by Booker T and the MG's, belt out "Hold On, I'm Coming," 1966...fancy footwork included	(31)
	New Order does a cover of the song that put them on the map	(44)
	Simon and Garfunkel reuniting for "Bridge Over Troubled Finances" tour	(47)

Thu March 19, 2009

	Prince to perform live in your home via the internet for $77. Bonus: he'll take requests live too	(57)
	Frank Zappa fans in Lithuania give bust of singer to his hometown Baltimore. Will not accept Spiro Agnew bust as a return gift	(37)
(Some Guy)	"... today, sober and wiser, VH1's 'Behind the Music' is getting back into the studio and rediscovering its passion"	(78)
	Behold the mighty King Crimson doing an improvisation in 1973	(63)

Wed March 18, 2009

	Michael Jackson, 50, is so pleased with the way tickets are selling for his London shows that he feels like a kid again. Also feels more youthful	(45)
	Rapper 'King Tut' commits suicide. He could'a won a Grammy, will be buried in his jammies	(34)
	Geddy Lee on Canada: "It's really farkin' cold." No, really, he said "farkin'". Speculation about his Fark handle to the right	(206)
	Rough economic times are forcing major artists to lower concert ticket prices. "I don't think anybody is looking around and going, 'Boy, I think I can sell out at $150 a ticket.' That's just not today's reality"	(60)
	Country music icon Taylor Swift: "...as much as I can prevent people picturing me naked, I'm going to". What's the opposite of Giggity?	(70)
	Today would've been Wilson Pickett's 68th birthday - and here's the Man-And-A-Half himself on Soul Tran with "I'm In Love"	(22)
(Some Guy)	Kanye West is playing a failed rapper on the Family Guy spinoff 'cause playing a failed singer would be too easy	(44)

Tue March 17, 2009

	Bob Dylan leaves a portable toilet out so his neighbors could smell what was blowing in the wind. Neighbor pissed	(42)
(Some Guy)	Embittered ex-drummer for legendary Canadian band April Wine reflects on a career touring cultural backwaters like Bugfuque, Que. and Edmonton: "We went to the places nobody else went"	(50)
	Stone Roses to reform?	(55)
	Beyonce is only one of a handful of black celebrities to appear on the cover of Vogue; "It's our annual shape issue, and Beyonce has arguably the best shape in the business"	(84)
	The Pogues. And the Dubliners. "The Irish Rover". Bonus: Shane with teeth	(31)
	Iron Maiden cancel plans to call it quits after next album; say they're having too much fun making music that pales in comparison to that of their heyday in the 80s and plan to stick around into their own 80s	(44)
	This Band Was Punk Before Punk Was Punk	(92)

Mon March 16, 2009

	John Hughes soundtrack bands unite: Simple Minds, OMD to tour North America this fall	(19)
	Sid Vicious listed as the most controversial rock star of all time. Cannibal Corpse unavailable for comment, too busy singing about sodomizing cadavers	(90)
(Some Guy)	Rock star shocked that eating only raw veggies didn't prevent cancer: "When you get diagnosed with cancer and you're a raw food vegan -- for 10 years You think they're lying to you, or they got your chart mixed up."	(57)
(Some Guy)	Irish punk bands: How to tell your Dropkick Murphys from your Flogging Mollys	(75)
	Song by Song list of character deaths by the Decemberists. Expected to draw enough views to make Obama's character death list a huge hit	(23)
	Bob Dylan, The Dead top Rothbury Festival lineup. Your dad wants tickets	(18)
	Wes Montgomery, late jazz guitar giant, and his Quartet with a nice rendition of Full House	(28)
	No, THIS is Spinal Tap: Six ridiculous rock & roll stories	(25)