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December 2008
2008...Never Say Never
By Jim Shearer on 12/30/2008
Filed under: IT'S LIKE THATIronically, Metallica released a single in 2008 called "The Day That Never Comes." (left: Oh the memories of '08.) But in many ways, 2008 was "The Day That Did Come," even for the band mentioned above, who released a back-to-form album, Death Magnetic, which included 8-minute songs, guitar solos, and the return of the old Metallica logo (surfaces of high school desks beware). For those who have ever uttered the word "never," 2008 was a year for them to eat their words:... MORE »
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LUNCHBOX: 2008 Golden Guitar Awards
By Jim Shearer on 12/30/2008
Filed under: '08 WAS GREAT!, VIDEO BLOGLadies and Gentlemen, time to hand out some Golden Guitar Awards for outstanding performances in 2008: The flash 8 plugin was not detected. var so = new SWFObject("/static/bc/ifc_generic_blog.swf", "yearend", "380", "295", "8", "#ffffff"); so.addParam("wmode", "transparent"); //change player width so.addVariable("pwidth", 380); //change player height so.addVariable("pheight", 285); //distinguish between different videos so.addVariable("s_movieID", "yearend"); //insert brightcove title id here so.addVariable("bctid", 5663608001); so.write("yearend"); MORE »
My 10 Favorite Albums of 2008
By Jim Shearer on 12/29/2008
Filed under: '08 WAS GREAT!, LISTSThe following is not a list of the Top-10 Albums of the Year (c'mon, I'm one man, who am I to say if these are the best albums of 2008?), instead, this is simply a list of my Top-10 favorite albums of the year: 10. Girl Talk, Feed The Animals Yes, he's just a mash-up artist, and what can a mash-up artist do besides layer acapellas over well-known instrumentals? Well, if you're Girl Talk you take hundreds and hundreds of not just instrumentals, but bleeps, breaks, and beats and masterfully intertwine them with the naughtiest dirty south rap lyrics you... MORE »
'08 WAS GREAT!: Top 5 Shows
By Sarah Pesin on 12/29/2008
Filed under: '08 WAS GREAT!, LIVEAnother day, another dollar. Does that phrase work for the whole year? Another year, another $365. Doesn't have the same ring to it. Ah well, another year has come and gone and probably most of us don't even have $365 to show for it. But with the bad comes the good. Let's not forget all the awesome things that happened in 2008. My personal favorite was of course the summer Olympics. While it may not seem that I would be into sports, I'm obsessed with the Olympics. So much so that when I was younger and able to stay... MORE »
Favorite Music Videos of '08
By Jim Shearer on 12/26/2008
Filed under: VIDEO BLOGIn all honesty, I don't watch nearly as many music videos these days as I have in the past, but c'mon--we're living in a YouTube world baby--music videos are so last century. That being said, a good music video still does something special to me. Here are my favorites of the past year: Gnarls Barkley, "Who's Gonna Save My Soul?" Not only is the relationship dialogue spot on, but the animated heart--which is literally ripped out of the chest--adds another layer of depth to this fantastic break-up story. I also love the fact that Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo are in... MORE »
'08 WAS GREAT!: Lil' Wayne, Artist of the Year?
By Jim Shearer on 12/26/2008
Filed under: '08 WAS GREAT!, IT'S LIKE THATLet me begin by saying that I like Lil' Wayne. I've met Lil' Wayne, and, yes, he's a very friendly guy. He's got a magnetic personality, and his demeanor alone could sell a few thousand albums. That being said, it still zaps my mind (much like that vein tattoo on Lil' Wayne's forehead) that he became music's most praised star in 2008. And we're not just talking about Dwayne Carter getting fist pounds from fellow hip-hoppers. He was loved by the pop set, mainstream music lovers, and even--no lie--the indie elite. (A certain Chicago emcee/producer is secretly wiping his... MORE »
LUNCHBOX: 2008's Pop Star of the Year!
By Jim Shearer on 12/23/2008
Filed under: VIDEO BLOGYeah that's right, I pulled some strings and managed to book the biggest star of popular music in 2008 for this episode of Lunchbox. Think of it as an early Christmas gift: The flash 8 plugin was not detected. var so = new SWFObject("/static/bc/ifc_generic_blog.swf", "vocoder", "380", "295", "8", "#ffffff"); so.addParam("wmode", "transparent"); //change player width so.addVariable("pwidth", 380); //change player height so.addVariable("pheight", 285); //distinguish between different videos so.addVariable("s_movieID", "vocoder"); //insert brightcove title id here so.addVariable("bctid", 5343924001); so.write("vocoder"); CORRECTION: Shortly after taping this piece I realized that I have been mispronouncing the word "vocoder" for years (pronouncing it with an "r," vocorder). I... MORE »
SUPER TUESDAY: New Album Releases (Dec. 23)
By Jim Shearer on 12/23/2008
Filed under: SUPER TUESDAYAs you probably guessed, the Tuesday before Christmas isn't one of the bigger release days of the year. Why would you wait until now to release an album, when you could reap the benefits of the holiday season? With many musicians, managers, record label peeps, bloggers, and reviewers having one foot out the door, ready to enjoy their holiday break, this Tuesday isn't even worthy of the "super" title. We trudge on nonetheless: Savage, Savage Island If you could judge a book by it's cover, this album really sucks! Brutha, Brutha Is this A.) An R&B Group, B.) A... MORE »
'08 WAS GREAT!: Mash-Ups w/ Mash-Up Videos
By Jim Shearer on 12/22/2008
Filed under: '08 WAS GREAT!In 2008, Girl Talk released his brand new mash-up masterpiece Feed The Animals. Not only did we get a collection of mash-up songs this year, but a collection of mash-up videos as well. Nice! Girl Talk, "What It's All About" MORE »
Now Everybody, Have You Heard?
By Jim Shearer on 12/22/2008
Filed under: NEWSThis weekend, Billy Squier (yes, the Billy Squier) wrote me a letter. I guess I shouldn't feel so special, since I am on his fansite's e-mail list and a whole bunch of people received his hand-type letter which was filled with tidings of comfort and joy. Here's the the good news: Billy Squier will be touring next year! He's also writing new material. Squier toured this year as part of Ringo Starr's backing band, but in 2009, he will tour with the spotlight shining solely on him (the way it should be). A few years ago, I started to... MORE »
'08 WAS GREAT!: Best Way To Market Music
By Jim Shearer on 12/19/2008
Filed under: '08 WAS GREAT!In 2008 there was no better way to market your music than to get inside of Michael Phelps' iPod. When we wasn't in the water, Phelps could be seen bobbing his head with a pair of ear-buds tucked inside his swim cap. Gold medal after gold medal, reporters asked him what he was listening to before each race. His answer? Lil' Wayne. Before you knew it NBC was shouting out Lil' Wayne like it was a Cash Money class reunion. Phelps won eight gold medals and Lil' Wayne scored eight grammy nominations, becoming one of this year's biggest success... MORE »
IS IT ME? OR...
By Jim Shearer on 12/19/2008
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR......is it getting harder to tell the difference between the Kings of Leon and the Jonas Brothers? Go ahead, take a stab: Kings of Leon? Or Brothers Jonas? 1. _______________ 2. _______________ 3. _______________ 4. _______________ 5. _______________ 6. _______________ 7. _______________ 8. _______________ MORE »
Pitchfork's Album Of The Year
By Jim Shearer on 12/19/2008
Filed under: HODGEPODGEToday, Pitchfork Media unveiled their Top Albums of 2008, and surprisingly their #1 was not TV On The Radio's Dear Science. MORE »
'08 WAS GREAT!: Best Educational Stage Banter
By Jim Shearer on 12/18/2008
Filed under: '08 WAS GREAT!In 2008 Public Enemy celebrated the 20th Anniversary of their groundbreaking hip-hop masterpiece, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back. The group (with all of their members intact, except Terminator X) played the album in its entirety at select tour stops. In between songs, Chuck D would drop a little history on the audience. Before P.E. broke into track #9, "Show 'Em Whatcha Got," Chuck told the crowd that the group used to sequence their albums with cassette tapes in mind--creating both an A-side and a B-Side. (above: Chuck D's stage banter: educational and informative!) Right... MORE »
'08 WAS GREAT!: Best Song About Punctuation
By Jim Shearer on 12/18/2008
Filed under: '08 WAS GREAT!When I was a kid in school I used to curse out periods, colons, and quotation marks, but in 2008, Vampire Weekend took cursing out punctuation to new heights with their song "Oxford Comma." Yeah, who gives a f_ck about an Oxford Comma!?! MORE »
2009: Year Of The Bouncing Soul
By Jim Shearer on 12/17/2008
Filed under: NEWSThe Bouncing Souls, one of my favorite groups of all-time, will be celebrating their 20th year of existence in 2009. (left: The Pete and Greg chipping away in the studio.) For those that don't know, New Jersey's Bouncing Souls have been making catchy east coast punk anthems since 1989, and besides bringing a smile to the mosh pit, they have also kept up a steady regimen of touring and have never signed to a major label (though they've been courted several times). For their debut full-length album, 1994's The Good, The Bad & The Argyle, the Bouncing Souls even... MORE »
ME LIKEY: Christmas With Weezer
By Jim Shearer on 12/17/2008
Filed under: ME LIKEYFor those of you who are tired of throwing non-Christmas Weezer songs ("Holiday," "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived") on your yearly holiday mixes, or if you don't want to recycle "The Christmas Song" or "Christmas Celebration" (the two songs Weezer released in 2000 as a special 2-track EP), you'll be happy to know that the band made available yesterday, their 6-song song Christmas With Weezer EP that was originally recorded for the Tap Tap Revenge iPhone game. (left: First the Red Album, than this? What a Weezer-iffic year it's been!) I know it was just yesterday when I... MORE »
The Thermals Set Release Date
By Jim Shearer on 12/17/2008
Filed under: NEWSPortland-basement-rockers, The Thermals, last released an album in 2006; the catchy The Body, The Blood, The Machine. Since then they've lost a drummer (then added one, Westin Glass) and switched indie record labels (Sub Pop to Kill Rock Stars). (left: Kathy and Hutch have a new label, a new drummer, and a new album set to be released.) The Thermals announced that their new album, Now We Can See, will be released on April 7, 2009. Their self titled single will drop on March 10, which will be followed by a trip to SXSW. Here's a peak at the... MORE »
LUNCHBOX: Songs That Double as Christmas Carols
By Jim Shearer on 12/16/2008
Filed under: VIDEO BLOGSick of hearing Christmas carols? I've got a remedy that should fill everyone with the joy of the holiday season... The flash 8 plugin was not detected. var so = new SWFObject("/static/bc/ifc_generic_blog.swf", "carols", "380", "295", "8", "#ffffff"); so.addParam("wmode", "transparent"); //change player width so.addVariable("pwidth", 380); //change player height so.addVariable("pheight", 285); //distinguish between different videos so.addVariable("s_movieID", "carols"); //insert brightcove title id here so.addVariable("bctid", 4691273001); so.write("carols"); MORE »
Best Songs Used in Commercials for 2008
By Jim Shearer on 12/16/2008
Filed under: HODGEPODGEAdvertsing Age recently released their list for Ad Songs of The Year. Topping the list is one we discussed earlier this year. (left: A song about reparations used in a sneaker commercial was Ad Age's favorite.) [VIA] MORE »
SUPER TUESDAY: New Album Releases (Dec. 16)
By Jim Shearer on 12/16/2008
Filed under: SUPER TUESDAYFall Out Boy, Folie à Deux (left) They pushed back their album from Election Day to Christmas time, genius (although doing all this press during the holiday season has got to suck). All-American Rejects, When The World Comes Down Just making a point here, but certain people may consider this act and the previous one the biggest American rock bands of the 2000's. I'm just sayin'. Anthony Hamilton, The Point Of It All May not be your thing, but this guy can sing his ass off. Keyshia Cole, A Different Me Remember when Natalie Cole sang a duet with... MORE »
"Never Better" for a free "Goodbye"
By Jim Shearer on 12/15/2008
Filed under: FREE SONGSRhymesayers Entertainment's P.O.S. will be releasing his brand new album, Never Better, early next year on February 3, 2009. Here's a track from it, "Goodbye." Don't say I never gave you anything. Goodbye.mp3 MORE »
TV On The Radio, Best of 2008?
By Jim Shearer on 12/15/2008
Filed under: HODGEPODGE, IT'S LIKE THATLots of people love the month of December. This is the magical time of year for them to partake in the joys of drinking eggnog, singing holiday tunes, and shopping until they're physically unable to walk anymore (yes, believe it or not, some people do find joy in this). Music critics love the month of December--maybe not so much for the reasons mentioned above--but because this is the time of year for them to release their Top-10 (20,30,40, 50, whatever) albums of the year list. I always find it a tad unbelievable when a handful of music outlets share... MORE »
IT'S LIKE THAT: Songs with St-St-Stutters
By Jim Shearer on 12/12/2008
Filed under: IT'S LIKE THAT, LISTSBritney Spears' name is not one we bring up often here on the Indie Ear, but I'm not going to lie to you, it does happen from time to time. So if you're against such things, go to your other 5,000 favorite indie music blogs and catch up on all of your favorite redundantly named bands. Anyway, here goes: Right now, I'm going to tell you why I like Britney Spears' current single, "Womanizer" (and before you throw stones, just to listen to me for a second). I like the song, because, it gave me an epiphany. You heard... MORE »
Animal Collective on Wax
By Jim Shearer on 12/12/2008
Filed under: SOONAnimal Collective's brand new album, Merriweather Post Pavillion, will be released properly on CD/digitial outlets on January 20, however if you would like to get the album a couple weeks earlier, you'll be able to do so if you purchase the vinyl copy of the album (yeah, we used to call those records, Animal Collective kickin' it old-school) on January 6. The band will also include a full album download card with the vinyl release, so you can kick it new school as well. (left: Not that you'll be doing this with your brand new Animal Collective album, but... MORE »
Metallica's "All Nightmare Long"
By Jim Shearer on 12/11/2008
Filed under: VIDEO BLOGMetallica release another long music video from their album Death Magnetic, because, well, all the songs on Death Magnetic are pretty long. Here's some VJ-speak I used back in the day, Check it out: Metallica, "All Nightmare Long" MORE »
Brody's Back
By Jim Shearer on 12/11/2008
Filed under: NEWSBrody Dalle. She came into our lives about eight years ago when her last name was Armstrong and she was in a band called The Distillers. Her last name was Armstrong, you see, because her husband was Tim Armstrong of the punk band Rancid. Tim and Brody were the most punk rock couple around and they both lived happily ever after (but not really). (left: Smile? Yeah right.) While on the festival circuit in the early 2000's Brody fell in love with Josh Homme from Queens of The Stone Age and ended up divorcing Tim, marrying Homme, dissolving The... MORE »
Four Paws Mixtape
By Jim Shearer on 12/10/2008
Filed under: HODGEPODGEFour Paws, a NJ-based publicity company that "celebrates the nurturing of free expression through music," recently assembled a mixtape, highlighting many of the artists they worked with in 2008, including Deerhoof, Hawnay Troof, Xiu Xiu, and Mirror Mirror. (left: Side A is the dog, Side B is the cat.) Listen HERE. MORE »
LIKE IT? LOVE IT? HATE IT?
By Jim Shearer on 12/10/2008
Filed under: LIKE IT? LOVE IT? HATE IT?Common and hip-hop pioneer, Afrika Bambaataa doing a Microsoft Zune commercial? Once again, the only reason I ask is because I'm undecided myself. I'm torn, damn it. Afrika Bambaataa on prime time TV is pretty freakin' awesome, so is the fact that an artist is talking about where he gets his musical inspiration from, but I just don't know about that girl who utters my cringe-worthy word of the month: amazing. Thoughts? MORE »
Girl Talk Exposed
By Jim Shearer on 12/10/2008
Filed under: NEWSI do love me some girl talk, and I'm not just talking about the kind I overhear from the ladies' powder room. I'm also a fan of Girl Talk, the mash-up artist from my hometown of Pittsburgh who not only managed to release an album this year, Feed The Animals, with hundreds and hundreds of uncleared samples (and he wasn't sued once!), but also landed himself a Microsoft PC ad. His album (the one I was talking about in the previous paragraph) is also in contention for my Top 10 Albums of the year. All in all, Girl Talk... MORE »
LUNCHBOX: Sebastien Grainger
By Jim Shearer on 12/09/2008
Filed under: VIDEO BLOGSebastien Grainger, former singer/drummer of Death From Above 1979 talks about the break-up of that band and the formation of his new one, which sees him step out from behind the drum kit and take center stage... The flash 8 plugin was not detected. var so = new SWFObject("/static/bc/ifc_generic_blog.swf", "grainger", "380", "295", "8", "#ffffff"); so.addParam("wmode", "transparent"); //change player width so.addVariable("pwidth", 380); //change player height so.addVariable("pheight", 285); //distinguish between different videos so.addVariable("s_movieID", "grainger"); //insert brightcove title id here so.addVariable("bctid", 4334761001); so.write("grainger"); MORE »
Name That Band...
By Jim Shearer on 12/09/2008
Filed under: HODGEPODGESometimes the mind wonders and does stupid things (this is is one of those times). Play along with me here, okay? Can you name this band (continue reading to find the answer): MORE »
SUPER TUESDAY: New Album Releases (Dec. 9)
By Jim Shearer on 12/09/2008
Filed under: SUPER TUESDAYEPMD, We Mean Business (left) First album in nine years, and as usual, including the word "business" in the album title. Cat Power, Dark End Of The Street EP Extra songs from the Jukebox sessions. Justice, A Cross The Universe A live CD/documentary DVD (nice wordplay to include their signature cross logo in the title). The Damned, So, Who's Paranoid A splendid week of releases, first one from old-school hip-hippers EPMD, now one from old-school punk rockers, The Damned. Common, Universal Mind Control With some extra mind control from Kanye, Pharrell, and Cee-Lo. Brandy, Human If we weren't knee-deep... MORE »
IS IT ME? OR...
By Jim Shearer on 12/08/2008
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR......does Gym Class Heroes' most recent 70's-inspired video, with title screens, fake mustaches, karate masters, and chase scenes on a hotel balcony, remind you of another 70's inspired video with title screens, fake mustaches, karate masters, and chase scenes on a hotel balcony? Gym Class Heroes, "Guilty As Charged" MORE »
WISH LIST: Something About Airplanes (re-issue)
By Jim Shearer on 12/08/2008
Filed under: FREE SONGSIf you're looking to find something special for that indie music fan in your life, Death Cab For Cutie recently released a re-issue of their very first album, Something About Airplanes. The deluxe limited edition album includes a bonus disc of a "recently-unearthed recording of the band's first ever show" which took place at the legendary Crocodile Cafe (a venue that made a surprisingly good brunch!) and redesigned artwork with extensive liner notes from Harvey Danger's, Sean Nelson. The folks at Barsuk Records gave us permission to post, track #3 from the album, "Champagne From A Paper Cup." 03... MORE »
IT'S LIKE THAT: The Power of the Package
By Jim Shearer on 12/05/2008
Filed under: IT'S LIKE THATIn an age where some bands don't even have album artwork anymore, while others are releasing their albums in eco-friendly, thinner-than-a-slice-of-American-cheese, recycled cardboard sleeves, I was somewhat surprised (and a little confused) earlier this year, when I received No Age's brand new album, Nouns. Unless your name is Conor Oberst, indie bands and labels usually don't splurge on anything over a tri-fold album cover, but No Age's Nouns is a ¼" thick and includes a 36-page colored--yeah, that's right, I said "colored"--booklet. Five pages of the booklet are dedicated to album info and lyrics, while the other 31 are... MORE »
Yes...A Brand New I.S.H.C. Song!
By Jim Shearer on 12/05/2008
Filed under: HODGEPODGEOne of my biggest surprises of 2008 was the International Superheroes of Hardcore. For those that don't know, this is the "hardcore" alter-ego of pop-punkers New Found Glory. This year they released an entire hardcore album that not only sounds legit (yes, Madball and Sick Of It All would approve), but it's hilarious as hell. This week they released a new song, "Keepin' It Real," on their MySpace page. The guys may get upset with me saying this, but I think New Found Glory (at least at this point in time) should take a back seat and let Captain... MORE »
Bonnaroo '09 Announced (Kind Of)
By Jim Shearer on 12/04/2008
Filed under: NEWSThe 8th Annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has officially been confirmed for June 11-14, 2009. The 4-day music and camping festival will be held, once again, in Manchester, TN. Even though the line-up will not be announced until "late January/early February" you can take a great leap of faith with the festival promoters and purchase General Admission or VIP tickets at 12PM today, as part of a holiday pre-sale. (left: Christmas is the time to say "I love you" by buying your significant other tickets to Bonnaroo.) Though Bonnaroo has always kept true to its jam-band roots, the... MORE »
IS IT ME? OR...
By Jim Shearer on 12/04/2008
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR......is winning a free trip to see Nickelback sound just as enticing as coming down with a bad case of the small pox? (left: No wonder why Citigroup needed to be bailed out.) MORE »
iTunes' Indie Ear
By Jim Shearer on 12/03/2008
Filed under: LISTS, NEWSThought you might find this interesting... iTunes Indie Spotlight series recently named their best albums of 2008. Apparently, the list is not in any particular order, although iTunes did mention in an intro paragraph that The Morning Benders' Talking Through Tin Cans (left) "made the biggest impression on us." The Morning Benders, Talking Through Tin Cans Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend Of Montreal, Skeletal Lamping Foals, Antidotes Port O' Brien, All We Could Do Was Sing Black Mountain, In The Future Sigur Ros, Med sud I eyrum vid spillum endalaust TV On The Radio, Dear Science Blitzen Trapp, Furr Miles... MORE »
Wishing You A Rave Christmas
By Jim Shearer on 12/03/2008
Filed under: NEWSBesides releasing a proper studio album, Lust Lust Lust, earlier this year, The Raveonettes have put out three digitial EP's throughout 2008, the most recent one being the holiday-themed Wishing You A Rave Christmas. 1.) Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 2.) Come On Santa 3.) Christmas Ghosts 4.) Christmas In Cleveland If you purchase the album through Amazon you also get the stocking stuffer, "Forever In Your Arms," a b-side from Lust Lust Lust. (left: Ah, what a beautiful album cover. Too bad it's for a digital release.) As you may know, The Raveonettes are no strangers to Christmas... MORE »
ME LIKEY: Robert Bobbert & The Bubble Machine
By Jim Shearer on 12/03/2008
Filed under: ME LIKEYIt makes perfectly, perfectly, perfectly good sense that Robert Schneider of The Apples In Stereo has just announced that he will be releasing a children's album early next year on February 17, 2009. Schneider is among one of the most positive and bubbly people I have ever met in my life. If you close your eyes, and just listen to him talk, you might even think he was a kid. Schneider, who apparently tested out some of the material on his son Max, will take the persona of inventor/scientist character Robert Bobbert, and his album will be appropriately titled... MORE »
LUNCHBOX: Jim Shearer Vs. Todd Moakes
By Jim Shearer on 12/02/2008
Filed under: VIDEO BLOGThere's no better way to settle a heated rivalry between two music bloggers than to sit down face-to-face and battle each other in a game of Guess Who?. The flash 8 plugin was not detected. var so = new SWFObject("/static/bc/ifc_generic_blog.swf", "guesswho", "380", "295", "8", "#ffffff"); so.addParam("wmode", "transparent"); //change player width so.addVariable("pwidth", 380); //change player height so.addVariable("pheight", 285); //distinguish between different videos so.addVariable("s_movieID", "guesswho"); //insert brightcove title id here so.addVariable("bctid", 3655696001); so.write("guesswho"); MORE »
SUPER TUESDAY: New Album Releases (Dec. 2)
By Jim Shearer on 12/02/2008
Filed under: SUPER TUESDAYLast Tuesday was probably the last "super" Tuesday of the year, as artists (like retailers) wanted to cash in on the biggest shopping day of the year. However, here's a few new releases for you today: Hot Lava, Lavalogy (left) Best MySpace pun used by a Virigina-based band? Hot Lava with: Virginia is for Lavas! Britney Spears, Circus Ah yeah, she's back baby! (Didn't we say the same thing when she released an album last year?) Scarface, Emeritus emeritus, noun (\i-ˈmer-ə-təs\) : one retired from professional life but permitted to retain as an honorary title the rank of the... MORE »
Totally, Amazing
By Jim Shearer on 12/01/2008
Filed under: HODGEPODGEI hereby declare that creators of indie music podcasts should no longer use the words "totally" or "amazing" unless something is truly, "totally amazing." Thank you. MORE »
"Thriller's" Monopoly of the Dance Floor
By Jim Shearer on 12/01/2008
Filed under: IT'S LIKE THATThis weekend my wife and I attended our seventh wedding of the year (I think that has to be some kind of record for us). Anyway, we had a great time visiting with friends and family, the cake was delicious (love the fruit filling), the weather was nice, but one thing irked me (as it has during the other weddings I've been to this year): When did Michael Jackson's "Thriller" become a mandatory crowd participation dance? I understand there are a gazillion YouTube videos with wedding parties doing the "Thriller" choreography to a T. There's also world record attempts... MORE »
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