Welcome to This or That, a new weekly segment here on DC9 where we'll stream an unmarked song and ask, simply enough, "Is this [POP BAND X] or just another crappy local band?" Why? Because we don't think you'll be able to tell the difference between the real thing and the crappy, cheap knockoff.Los Angeles' Maroon 5 has been something of a pop radio force, for better or worse, for the past couple of years, thanks to semi-hard rock- and funk-influenced licks backing frontman Adam Levine's falsett
No doubt your Today in Music News item's forthcoming. But till then, this bonus video from last night's so-so 30 Rock season ender, where, as Pete has pointed out a few times, a certain Old 97 made a cameo alongside the likes of Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Michael McDonald, Moby, Mary J. Blige, Clay Aiken, two-thirds of the Beastie Boys, Cyndi Lauper, Steve Earle, Adam Levine and on and on. (Also guesting was another former local, Norah Jones. So, bonus.) Those who need the whole set-up to this
