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10RW: You Should Be Excited About Lollapalooza
By Jim Shearer on 04/22/2009
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Yesterday, the official line-up was announced for this year's Lollapalooza festival, which will be held in Chicago's Grant Park on the weekend of April 7-9. This is the fifth year of the re-vamped Lollapalooza--which transformed from traveling tour in the '90s to one-stop-shop festival in the '00s--and the fifth time it will take place in Chicago (festival organizers have a 10-year agreement with the city's park district). MORE »
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10RW: Henry's Got It
By Jim Shearer on 04/09/2009
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Henry isn't a certified YouTube star (yet), but he's on his way. Logging six digits worth of views ain't a bad place to start, and once he goes seven (if you're good at math you'll know that's at least a million) lil' Henry will be on the same path as "Shoes" and "What What", and may even get a pork-and-beans related phone call from Weezer. MORE »
10RW: I'm Liking "Zero"
By Jim Shearer on 03/11/2009
Filed under: 10RW (10 Reasons Why)Here's the just-released music video for "Zero", the lead single off the Yeah Yeah Yeah's brand new album, It's Blitz, which just came out yesterday. (Yeah Yeah Yeahs moved up the release date due to all the internet leakage.) MORE »
10RW: You Should Watch The Grammys
By Jim Shearer on 02/06/2009
Filed under: 10RW (10 Reasons Why)This Sunday night marks the 51st edition of The Grammy Awards. If the last few years are any indication, the organizers will attempt to woo all demographics by pairing together older musicians with younger ones, and even pair together an unknown with a Grammy nominee. Does this yearly spectacle truly honor the best of the best in music? That's a debate for another day, but I can give you at least 10 Reasons Why you should watch the Grammy's this Sunday: (left: A lot of these will be handed out on Sunday night.) #10. C'mon Now It's winter, it's... MORE »
10RW: You Should Root For Pittsburgh
By Jim Shearer on 01/30/2009
Filed under: 10RW (10 Reasons Why)Another Super Bowl blog posting? Sorry, but on the Friday before Super Bowl Sunday my typing fingers or my mind won't let me concentrate on anything else besides the Pittsburgh Steelers. (left: Don't know who to root for in the Super Bowl yet? Let me sell you on Pittsburgh.) Spend anytime in this fine city and you'll quickly learn why we're all like this. It might be the only city in America where jocks, grandmothers, hipsters, young kids, old men, couch potatoes, yoga enthusiasts, Catholics, Protestants, and any other oddball character you can throw in there come together for... MORE »
10RW: Bret Michaels Would Love "The Wrestler"
By Jim Shearer on 01/16/2009
Filed under: 10RW (10 Reasons Why)Before he became a reality show master of ceremonies, Bret Michaels was the tight-pants-wearing frontman of the 1980s pop-metal band, Poison. (left: Ram Jam! Ram Jam! Ram Jam!) If Michaels hasn't had a chance to see the critically acclaimed film, The Wrestler, yet--or any other rocker that yearns for the decadent days of the 1980s--here's 10 Reasons Why they won't leave the theater disappointed: MORE »
