Nickelback Hatred Finally Explained by Science

15 Apr 2016 Leave a comment

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(via msn entertainment)

Allow yourself to be blinded by science.

Finnish student Salli Anttonen has completed a study determining why Canadian pop-grunge combo Nickelback is so universally despised.

The findings: People can’t stand them because there’s not much there. And yet, there’s too much there. (Yes, this is complicated. It’s science, after all.)

After combing through 14 years of Nickelback reviews, Anttonen determined that the group suffers from an authenticity deficit in music journalists’ eyes…

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/nickelback-hatred-finally-explained-by-science/ar-BBrLP88?ocid=spartandhp

Songs You May Have Missed #584

14 Apr 2016 Leave a comment

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Dwight Yoakam: “Ain’t That Lonely Yet” (1993)

At the height of Garth mania in the early 90’s, Dwight Yoakam’s Bakersfield sound had more of an attraction for me than the typical Nashville product. He seemed to record songs that had more of an authentic emotional pull as opposed to melodrama. And his hooks–like the harmonized, reverb-drenched chorus of this weeper–seemed to owe more to classic pop than Nashville assembly line craftsmanship.

These things are highly subjective of course. All I know for sure is that this is one song that had a way of insinuating itself into my brain and staying there for extended periods of time.

On a Lighter Note…

13 Apr 2016 Leave a comment

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Led Zeppelin is going to trial for allegedly lifting the opening chords to ‘Stairway to Heaven’

12 Apr 2016 Leave a comment

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(via The Week)

Led Zeppelin’s 1971 classic “Stairway to Heaven” is taking them straight to court. A U.S. judge ruled Friday that the song has “substantial” enough similarities to the instrumental piece “Taurus,” written by the band Spirit in 1967, that a jury should decide whether Led Zeppelin’s members are liable for copyright infringement…

Read more: http://theweek.com/speedreads/617902/led-zeppelin-going-trial-allegedly-lifting-opening-chords-stairway-heaven

Video of the Week: The Incomparable Nicholas Brothers

10 Apr 2016 2 Comments

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Brothers Fayard and Harold Nicholas a.k.a. the Nicholas Brothers formed one of history’s greatest and most beloved dance teams, rising from the nightclub circuit to a successful career on the big screen.

The above scene is from their personal favorite of their over 30 films, 1943’s Stormy Weather. And it just may be the greatest dance routine ever filmed. They come in at 1:30.

Among those the Nicholas brothers later gave dancing instruction to: Janet and Michael Jackson.

Songs You May Have Missed #583

09 Apr 2016 Leave a comment

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Eric Bachmann: “Mercy” (2016)

You know how people try to console you with that philosophical bit of banality that “everything happens for a reason”?

Eric Bachmann isn’t having it.

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With a self-titled release that signals a break from his snide and sneering Archers of Loaf and Crooked Fingers records of the past, Bachmann shows a newfound earnest directness in his lyrical approach.

“Mercy” bathes one such very direct message in early 60’s retro glory with an arrangement that’s equal parts Phil Spector and Four Seasons. While Bachmann reminds us that “there is chaos in the violence” and “there are those who suffer for no reason every day” the ultimate take-away message is to “fill your heart with love and cherish what you can while you are here”.

It’s what I’d call tough love.

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