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Today In Music News: Top 10 Gay Songs, Lady Gaga Continues Her Inappropriateness And Kanye Loves The Kids

By Lance LesterJune 10, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, June 10, 2010…Can you really “out” a song and peg it as gay when most of the songs on the list are by gay artists?  It’s like shooting fish in a fabulous barrel, right?Good thing Lady Gaga knows to dress appropriately…

Today In Music News: Snow Patrol Scheduled For ’11, Pauly D Pisses Off Real DJ’s And Coolio Makes A Life Mistake

By Lance LesterJune 9, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, June 9, 2010…Soccer moms and tender hearted dudes have something to look forward to next year… Snow Patrol will release their album!The best way to piss off a real DJ? Nominate Jersey Shore’s Pauly D as one of “America’s Best DJ’s”.Either…

Today In Music News: One Isley Down, Isaac Brock Becomes Immortal And Stuart Cable Found Dead

By Lance LesterJune 8, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, June 8, 2010…Marvin Isley is dead… Isaac Brock has a painting of himself hanging in the office of Portland mayor.Stuart Cable, ex-drummer for Stereophonics, has been found dead…

Today In Music News: RZA Sees Wu-Tang On Broadway, Lil’ Jon Comes Back And Lady Gaga Fans Get Angry

By Lance LesterJune 7, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, June 8, 2010…RZA wants to take Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers to broadway. Lil’ Jon has come back to get y’all crunked up!Apparently fans of Lady Gaga don’t really dig on cannibalism…

Today In Music News: David Sitek Steps Out, DeWyze Isn’t So Hot And Johnny Greenwood Gets Into Lists

By Lance LesterJune 4, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, June 4, 2010…TV on the Radio’s David Sitek is following in the footsteps of bandmate Kyp Malone and will release a solo record.Judging by the tepid response for new American Idol winner Lee DeWyze, maybe we’re all getting a little tired…

Today In Music News: The Opry Will Be Back, Sir Paul Finds His Own Songs Forgettable And Christians Hate Lady Gaga

By Lance LesterJune 3, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, June 3, 2010…The Grand Ole Opry will be back on it’s feet in no time. Sir Paul seems to have a little trouble remembering his songs as he gets up in age.  Let’s hope he doesn’t remember how to marry money-hungry…

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Today In Music News: Rice And Lewis Team Up, Joe Walsh Is Marked For Death And Ray Stevens Is Not Dead

By Lance LesterJune 2, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, June 2, 2010…Nothing says “I love you” like joining your boo and making music together.Joe Walsh’s neighbor hates him. No, he hates him… I honestly thought Ray Stevens was dead… but, he’s not. And he seems to not like illegal immigrants…

Today In Music News: Carl Newman Loves Syrup, Haley Williams Peek-A-Boo And Web Developer Hates Justin Bieber

By Lance LesterJune 1, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, June 1, 2010…Sometimes it’s not enough to be indie-rock royalty, you need a hobby too.Paramore’s Haley Williams learned a valuable lesson for the internet age: there is no such thing as a private topless photo. I didn’t realize web developers hated…

Today In Music News: Gettin’ Back In Time, Rage Heads To Arizona And Diplo Sees Through M.I.A.

By Lance LesterMay 28, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, May 28, 2010…Because there was one band everyone missed, and now it is back. Ladies and gentlemen… The Time.Rage Against The Machine are headed to Arizona to protest their new immigration law.  Now, where again were it during the Bush administration?Looks…

Today In Music News: iTunes Gets Sued, 50 Cent Goes All Out And A Kid That Sounds Like Dylan

By Lance LesterMay 27, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, May 27, 2010…Under investigation for anti-trust violations? There’s an app for that!Damn! Fitty needs to eat somethin’!A 14-year-old boy won a Bob Dylan “sound alike” contest.  Is that really something he’s going to brag to his friends about?…

Today In Music News: Bono Hurts His Back, Security Don’t Know A Gibb And Ellen Starts A Record Label

By Lance LesterMay 26, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, May 26, 2010…U2 have had to postpone all of it’s North American tour because Bono had emergency back surgery.  It’s hard on the ol’ back to carry around that much pompousness, no?Screaming “DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I AM” doesn’t help much…

Today In Music News: Slipknot Bassist Dead, Limp Bizkit Cancel Tour And Paula Abdul Comes Back

By Lance LesterMay 25, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, May 25, 2010…Slipknot’s bass player has been found dead. Limp Bizkit canceling their summer tour because they are not an “amphitheater band” is code for “not selling enough tickets.”Our long national nightmare is over, Paula Abdul is returning to television!…

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Today In Music News: CBGB’s Gets Remembered, We Are Scientists Give Advice And Crazy Christians Are At It Again

By Lance LesterMay 24, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, May 24, 2010…Nothing says I loved this place like recreated an absolutely disgusting bathroom. We Are Scientists offer up it’s advice on how to be an awesome music blogger. Those crazy-ass members of the Westboro Baptist Church are at it again…

Today In Music News: Bret Michaels Gets Honest, Ryan Adams Gets Nerdy And Kate Moss Will Hook Up With Anybody

By Lance LesterMay 21, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, May 21, 2010…Now the world can finally know what Bret Michaels was watching when he had a brain hemorrage–Busty Cops 3.  Somehow that seems poetic.Ryan Adams has harnessed his Sci-Fi nerdyness for his new album.Rule #1 to hooking up with Kate…

Today In Music News: Slash Tells His Story, Karen Elson Pulls Out And Amy Winehouse Just Doesn’t Learn

By Lance LesterMay 20, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, May 20, 2010…In case there is still anyone who cares about Velvet Revolver… Slash has something to say. Karen Elson has been “forced” to cancel her tour because of things “out of her control.”  Is lack of talent something that is…

Today In Music News: You Can’t Trick Axl Rose, Van Morrison Hates Fun Times And Lilith Hasn’t Been Missed So Much

By Lance LesterMay 19, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, May 19, 2010…There could be worse things than being tricked into touring with your old bandmates… but not for Axl Rose.Looks like Van Morrison doesn’t want any kind of fun happening at his concert.  ‘Cause, that’s like the last place fun…

Today In Music News: Famous Offspring Starts Tribute Band, Jazz Legend Dies And Someone Loves Their Boner Pills

By Lance LesterMay 18, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, May 18, 2010…What is it with drummers and their tribute bands?  Looks like Jason Bonham took a page out of Steven Adler’s book.Jazz legend Hank Jones has passed away.You expect a band member to overdose on any variety of drugs… but,…

Today In Music News: Metal Titan Dies, Even Manson Likes Lost And Dave Matthews Take A Break

By Lance LesterMay 17, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, May 17, 2010…Inventor of the metal hand sign and metal titan Ronnie James Dio has died.  RIP.Even Marilyn Manson gets swept up in the Lost whirlwind…Dave Matthews needs some time off…

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Today In Music News: Bow Wow Learns Valuable Lesson, Rules Of The Roadies And 2Pac Lives!

By Lance LesterMay 14, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, May 14, 2010…Bow Wow has learned the rules of social politics:  deny, deny deny…  and blame it on Chris Brown. Looks like roadies live by the same rules as blog commenters…2Pac continues his reign as the hardest working dead man alive…

Today In Music News: Weezy Gets Busted, More Beatle Stuff Is Sold And M.I.A. Keeps Opening Her Mouth

By Lance LesterMay 13, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, May 13, 2010…A “prison rat” tipped off officials at Rikers Island that Lil’ Wayne was in possession of contraband. Time for Weezy sharpen up that toothbrush and get some prison justice!Is there anything that is associated with The Beatles that people…

Today In Music News: Blur To Record New Songs, Josh Ritter Gets All Scooby-Doo-ish And Miranda Lambert Is Off The Market

By Lance LesterMay 12, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, May 12, 2010…Woo hoo! Blur will make new songs together…  prolly just not a whole album.What do Josh Ritter and Scooby-Doo have in common? They both involve stories that revolve around mummies.Tishomingo, Oklahoma’s first couple of Country music are gettin’ hitched!…

Today In Music News: Smashing Pumpkins Get New Bassist, Carlos D Splits And Chili Peppes Get Different

By Lance LesterMay 11, 2010

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, May 11, 2010…Billy Corgan sure does have a thing for female bass players… and being an ego maniac.Carlos D and his sweet over-the-shoulder pistol holster has quit Interpol.The Red Hot Chili Peppers are hard at work on a “different sound” on…

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