Singers Who Can’t Sing
January 7th, 2009Everyone is still having a fit about Kanye West’s SNL performance of “Heartless” the other week. Did he lip-synch? Didn’t he? The debate misses the bigger issue: Kanye can’t sing. Truth be told, ability is not always the most important thing when it comes to singing. The proper amount of attitude, charm, and self-deprecation go a long way to replace actual vocal chops. Ask David Lee Roth and Bob Dylan, two dudes who can’t sing a note but make up for it with sheer chutzpah (and in Dylan’s case, an ungodly amount of lyrical prowess). Singers who know they can’t sing are always forgiven. See more… »

Jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, whose scorching rhythms left an indelible imprint on the instrumental music world, has died. Hubbard, who played with such greats as Miles Davis and John Coltrane, passed away Monday at 70 years of age. Hubbard played on literally hundreds of recordings in a career dating from 1958, the year he arrived in New York from his hometown of Indianapolis, where he had studied at the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music and with the Indianapolis Symphony.
Antony Hegarty exudes the air of a rumpled Buddhist monk, says The Guardian’s Alex Needham. Hegarty’s new album embraces environmental issues. Seated in a semi-swanky London hotel bar, the man opposite is a benign and playful presence, joshing that he’d like a gin and tonic (despite it being 11.30am), spying Cameron Diaz on the front of InStyle magazine and crying, “Look, they’ve put me on the cover!” and trying to convince the Guide that he’s planning a special outdoor show hung from balloons. However, there are more serious issues on his mind. 
SCRANTON, Pennsylvania: When George Downey and other lacrosse players at Marywood University volunteered to take Viagra for a study, he received a snickering nickname from his high school coach. His parents jokingly told their friends. Inquiring minds sent messages to his Facebook page.
2009 is time to start your own record label…and for peanuts!



