Category: Pop (Page 201 of 216)

Because “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” just wasn’t enough…

April 22, 2006 / Will Harris

…Rhino Handmade now provides you with that ukelele standard, plus 106 more songs by Tiny Tim, courtesy of their new, limited-edition (only 3,000 copies) release, God Bless Tiny Tim.

And if you don’t know who Tiny Tim is, well, that’s not so surprising. He’s definitely the textbook definition of Andy Warhol’s oft-quoted “15 minutes of fame” comment, having earned a novelty hit with “Tulips,” then being such a – let’s not mince words here – freak that his marriage of Miss Vicki on “The Tonight Show” scored Johnny Carson some of the highest ratings of his career:

In all seriousness, I may well buy this set from Rhino.

Scoff if you will, but mark my words: this will sell out sooner than later…so if you want a sure-fire investment, buy it now and sell it in a year or so on eBay. I did it with Handmade’s Josie and the Pussycats CD, and I doubled my money…

Artists, News, Pop

Yes, but will they promise to set her on fire while shooting the commercial?

April 20, 2006 / Deb Medsker

Former “Glitter” star and overrated songstress Mariah Carey will partner with Pepsi and Motorola to produce “20 original voice and music ringtones” to be released this summer.

No word yet on whether Carey’s work will manage to weave in Pepsi’s “brown & bubbly” tagline launched during this year’s Super Bowl. Following in the footsteps of former Pepsi shills P Diddly Duffster, Britney Spears, and the oh-so-flammable Michael Jackson, Carey will also appear in a TV commercial promoting the sugary soft drink and the exclusive ringtones.

This is a wonderful development (even if she doesn’t get set on fire) — because if I could make a Mariah Carey song stop playing just by answering my phone, I would do it every time.

Artists, Pop

American Idol: Ace Not “Forever Young”

April 20, 2006 / Mike Farley

Good karma does count for something. Recently while drawing $20 from the ATM, a $50 bill came out and I did the right thing and returned it to the bank teller. Yes, my friends, Art Marley is a good person. Not only did the bank give me a cash reward, but last night Ace Young got kicked off “American Idol,” just as I had wished for a day earlier.

Of course, even though the show was thirty minutes long, we had to endure the agony of Ryan Seacrest trying to fill time and Rod Stewart performing. Actually the old man wasn’t so bad doing a rendition of “The Way You Look Tonight” from his latest collection of standards.

Then it was all business….Ryan divvied up the remaining seven contestants into groups of 3, plus one.
The plus one was Taylor Hicks, who was immediately told he was safe. I’m not stupid….the reason he was the first to safety was because he got the highest number of votes Tuesday night. Look out America, the fifth Idol just might have gray hair.

Then Taylor was asked to stand by the group he thought was safe…..Elliott, Kellie and Katharine…or Ace, Chris and Paris. He faked a move, shaking Chris’ hand, then moving to the other group…and he was correct. I guess Elliott really is going to keep hanging around….I mean, dude can sing his ass off, so it’s all good. But Kellie not in the bottom 3 after that awful showing Tuesday?

So then it was down to Ace, Paris and Chris and Paris was the first one of the three to be put back to safety. Then it came down to Chris and Ace….look, I didn’t count the votes but I can almost guarantee there was about a 10 million vote differential between Chris and Ace. Vocally at least, there is no comparison. America, you got it right.

Next week, the classically trained Italian pop singer Andre Bocelli will be guiding the Idols as they choose from the greatest love songs of all time. Thankfully we don’t have to see Ace sing a sappy ballad and watch Paula Abdul drool in her Coke cup. But more importantly, we’ve got a half dozen contestants left…..which means we’re only a handful of weeks from crowning our next Idol.

Wow, has this season been a blur? It has, and now we’re left with a final six of contestants that are all worthy of winning it all. Thankfully. See you next week my friends…

Marley, OUT.

American Idol, Pop, Rock

Nick Lachey revealed to be a big, whiny baby…on the next “Entertainment Tonight”!

April 19, 2006 / Will Harris

Yes, in an interview with “Rolling Stone,” Nick Lacey finally opened up about the closing of his marriage to Jessica Simpson, and, more importantly to those who enjoy a bit of a giggle at someone else’s expense, started crying at various points during the interivew.

I haven’t read the interview yet…just the synopsis of it in this piece written by the fine folks at “Entertainment: Tonight” …but the description of the conversation actually makes you feel sorry for the guy.

He claims he found out his marriage was over when Jessica told him it was over…on the way home from the American freakin’ Music Awards, fer chrissakes!…and when he asked her not to make any rash decisions and to sleep on it, she apparently thought he said, “Sleep with someone else,” because when the next morning rolled around, her decision remained unchanged.

“I never wanted a divorce,” clarified Lachey. “I wanted us to be happy. I guess we differed on strategy.”

I guess.

Artists, Interviews, News, Pop

I just know this is somehow linked to recent high gas prices

April 19, 2006 / Will Harris

Word on the street is that Michael Jackson is recording his new album in Bahrain.

You know, I am about as sick of hearing about ol’ Wacko Jacko working on new material as I am of hearing Axl Rose make assurances that Chinese Democracy is coming out soon. He STILL hasn’t put out that damned Hurricane Katrina relief single; judging by the state of his finances, by the time it comes out, New Orleans will say, “Hey, Mike, why don’t you keep the proceeds? Looks like you need it more than we do.”