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Entries tagged “B-52's”

MIXTAPE: Tax Day

By Jim Shearer on 04/15/2009

Filed under: MIXTAPE

I know I've been going crazy with these mixtapes lately, but I couldn't resist dropping one on Tax Day. If you're franticly rushing around trying to finish your tax return, let this playlist of songs bring down your stress levels (take a deep breath, everything's gonna be okay): MORE »

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IFC LIST MONTH: Best Vowel-less Groups in Music

By Jim Shearer on 07/07/2008

Filed under: LISTS

The idea for this list came to me after watching an episode of Wheel of Fortune where contestants were buying vowels at will. As Vanna White tapped the glowing letterboxes, I thought to myself, "What if vowels didn't exist?" (left: Wait, what? I'm not allowed to buy a vowel?) How would society, or music for that matter, survive without the A,E,I,O, or U? Where would The Ramones be--whose signature hooks relied on long vowel sounds--without the freedom of using a few choice A, E, or O's? Pronouncing band names like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, or Led Zeppelin, would... MORE »

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Is It Me? Or...

By Jim Shearer on 05/30/2008

Filed under: IS IT ME? OR...

...is it pointless to go to a wedding this weekend, slow dancing to Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" and be-bopping with your uncle's third cousin during the B-52's "Love Shack," when you could just hear both songs live, from their original creators? Cyndi Lauper and the B-52's (both supporting new releases mind you) are currently out on the True Colors tour (Regina Spektor and Tegan and Sara are also playing many dates along the way). MORE »

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