Okay, let’s pretend I watched American Idol, and I need to chime in…
Did anyone else besides me experience such a high level of unadulterated, pure joy while watching Jason Castro forget the lines to “Mr. Tamborine Man“? Oh, such good entertainment (will someone dump the Youtube link in the comments when it’s available? I wish [...]

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Yippee kay-yay MF’ers! The Austin City Limits Music Festival lineup has been announced, and it’s a doozie. Check out the list of artists after the jump.
I have my 3-day pass already. Who’s with me?
And who lives in Austin and wants a music blogger sleeping on their floor?? 
Ready for the lineup? Deep breath and…

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Question for the regulars. Have you had problems over the last few weeks with my web site timing out, or being unavailable? Has it happened more than once for you? And most importantly, is it getting to the point where it’s a nuisance for you?
I’ve been on a new host, Hostmonster, since mid March. While [...]

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Please standby….
*queue pleasant hold music*
Update: aaaand we’re back!

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I’m generally a ‘card guy’. I like giving cards, receiving cards and making cards and this year I made my wife an “old school mix-tape” card (only it was a CD because, you know, who has a cassette recorder anymore?) Here’s what was on her mix:
Hem – Waltz (from Rabbit Songs)
Peter Gabriel – In Your [...]

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As the shadow of Amy Winehouse’s brunette beehive casts a shadow on the 2008 Grammy Awards - it is time, friends, to open the refrigerator, fetch a cold Heineken Premium Lite, and drink my way through this ceremony. The official rules for Ickmusic’s Grammy Drinking Game can be found here.
The telecast starts here in [...]

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Here’s what I have so far. By all means, feel free to add more rules in the comments. I’ll be adding live commentary beginning at 7:00pm MST.

Every time someone thanks God (or any higher power) during an acceptance speech – point to the sky – 3 drinks
Every time music cuts off an acceptance speech – [...]

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If you’re watching the Grammys on Sunday night, don’t forget to dial up Ickmusic for some live commentary from me and Michael, as well as the premier Ickmusic Grammy Drinking Game ®. If somebody thanks a higher power during an acceptance speech? Point to the sky and take 3 big gulps! Kanye West appearing visibly [...]

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Here’s a newsworthy item for a Prince geek like me… According to this Billboard article, Rihanna will be joined by none other than the Time for a performance at next weekend’s Grammys.

I’ll be adding my sometimes snide, sometimes cynical, but honest commentary all night in year 2 of my live blogging of the Grammys. [...]

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If you’re here, you love music. And if you love music, you should be on LastFM - a free social music networking site. Especially with this morning’s news…
LastFM, which CBS bought last year, just announced a major deal with all four major labels, and thousands of indie labels, that will allow you - the music [...]

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