http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:01:01 -0700 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:38:02 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d19-John-Prine-primed-and-prone-to-work?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner John Prine and his guitar, Flocked wallpaper sold separately.John's Prine's upcoming appearance at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix is not to promote anything but the continued propagation of John Prine’s lifeblood —singing and performing fo... John Prine Mac Wiseman Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:38:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d19-John-Prine-primed-and-prone-to-work?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d12-The-Great-Vinyl-Purge-Part-6--The-Beatles-albums-you-only-bought-once?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner "On 2-Long Playing Records"? Not bloody likely!Great Vinyl Purgers, I feel your pain.If the recent Beatles CD remasters have proven anything, it’s that diehard Beatles fans are doomed to purchase and repurchase Beatles albums on avera... Beatles remasters Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:47:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d12-The-Great-Vinyl-Purge-Part-6--The-Beatles-albums-you-only-bought-once?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Great-Vinyl-Purge-Part-7-More-of-the-Beatle-albums-you-only-bought-once?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner Hope you enjoyed the first part of Those Beatles albums you only bought once. And now, MORE of the Beatle albums you only bought once.Merry Crimble to you!The Beatles Christmas Album (1970)Almost 40 years after it was mailed to Beatles fan club fans ... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:46:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Great-Vinyl-Purge-Part-7-More-of-the-Beatle-albums-you-only-bought-once?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Did-Steven-Tyler-quit-Aeosmith-or-was-he-pushed?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner An early example of Steven "Brand-Tyler" at work!The failure to communcate clearly is consuming Aerosmith at the moment as guitarist Joe Perry has said that singer Steven Tyler has quit the band "as far as I can tell." Those of u... Sesame Street Aerosmith Sgt. Pepper Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:17:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Did-Steven-Tyler-quit-Aeosmith-or-was-he-pushed?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Sesame-Streets-40th-anniversary-The-Best-Rock-Moments?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner This week marks the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street , first broadcast on PBS on November 10, 1969. It's provided us with lots of great memories and some superlative rock and roll moments. Here are just five.1. Smokey Robinson getting manhandled by ... Beatles Beach Boys Sesame Street Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:58:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Sesame-Streets-40th-anniversary-The-Best-Rock-Moments?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d5-The-Great-Vinyl-Purge-Part-6-Wiping-Out-The-Beach-Boys?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner Clearly, that Sammy Hagar lookalike is checking out this Surfer Girl's pineapple! There isn't a band in my stupid record collection that I've had to defend against space hungry girlfriends more than the Beach Boys. For some reason, girls that I've kn... Beatles Beach Boys Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:55:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d5-The-Great-Vinyl-Purge-Part-6-Wiping-Out-The-Beach-Boys?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d3-The-Great-Vinyl-Purge-part-4-Animals-Archies-Armadtrading-and-the-Association?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner They made me believe in magic. And now they're gonna disappear!All you Great Vinyl Purgents still recovering from last week's expulsion of your record collection's "A" section, hunker down because we'e about to obliterate your B's wax!! The... Beatles Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:19:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m11d3-The-Great-Vinyl-Purge-part-4-Animals-Archies-Armadtrading-and-the-Association?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Is-This-Is-It-Michael-Jacksons-Let-It-Be?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner No body double for Joe Jackson in this movie. I looked..The comparisons are inevitable and not just for the short philosophical three word titles. Both were the most important entertainers of their era.  Both were coming to the end their careers... Beatles Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:21:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Is-This-Is-It-Michael-Jacksons-Let-It-Be?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d27-The-Great-Vinyl-Purge-part-4-Animals-Archies-Armadtrading-and-the-Association?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner Don’t let this album cover fool you- the Archies ARE NOT REAL PEOPLE!In order to be a  Great Vinyl Purger, sometimes you have to let good music go when you stand on your principals. No, I can't abide LIARS!!The Animals on Tour This ain&rsq... Aerosmith Association The Archies Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:33:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d27-The-Great-Vinyl-Purge-part-4-Animals-Archies-Armadtrading-and-the-Association?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d26-The-Great-Vinyl-Purge-part-3-Adam-Ant-Aeorsmith-Alpert-and-Angel?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner Not the "Angel" that  Aerosmith was singing about.All right all you  Great Vinyl Purgers, more of the A’s to weed through but will A stand for “A-listers” or “Also rans”?  Adam & The Ants &nd... Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:21:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d26-The-Great-Vinyl-Purge-part-3-Adam-Ant-Aeorsmith-Alpert-and-Angel?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d24-The-Great-Vinyl-Purge-part-2-Have-the-ABBA-record-met-their-Waterloo?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner Toss Arrival out the window and it will come back to you.Those of you who are joining me on this Great Vinyl Purge are either feeling a rush of exhilaration right now, as if you were about to lance a giant boil out of your existence or extreme trepid... Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:37:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d24-The-Great-Vinyl-Purge-part-2-Have-the-ABBA-record-met-their-Waterloo?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Soupy-Sales-Dies-at-83-Let-a-Man-Come-in-and-Do-the-Mouse?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner Comedian and actor Milton Supman, better known as Soupy Sales, died late Thursday in New York at the age of 83.By his own estimate he took 20,000 pies to the face for our amusement during his years hosting a children's afternoon show. Then he tested ... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:37:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Soupy-Sales-Dies-at-83-Let-a-Man-Come-in-and-Do-the-Mouse?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d23-The-Great-Vinyl-Purge-Part-1-Admitting-theres-a-problem?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner Above: Example of a manageable sized vinyl record  collection. When you break up with someone, your first tendency is to blame the other person. Then you blame yourself. Then you blame your massive record collection.Surely it’s this ... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:23:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d23-The-Great-Vinyl-Purge-Part-1-Admitting-theres-a-problem?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Bill-Cosbys-musical-legacy-part-2-from-Fat-Albert-to-hiphop?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner   "Anybody here know how to play a radiator?"continued from part 1 "This is Bill Cosby comin' at you with music and fun, and if you're not careful you may learn something before it's done. So let's get ready, OK? Hey, hey, h... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:47:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Bill-Cosbys-musical-legacy-part-2-from-Fat-Albert-to-hiphop?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Bill-Cosbys-musical-legacy--from-HickyBurr-to-hiphop-part-1-The-60s?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner Are you ready for the Cosnarati?"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everyone"Thus posted the Cos today in response to some of the snarkier comments that went up earlier today and were quickly taken ... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:03:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Bill-Cosbys-musical-legacy--from-HickyBurr-to-hiphop-part-1-The-60s?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Kanye-West-is-alive-but-Paul-had-the-best-death-hoax-of-all-time?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner   Kanye West with Sir Paul McCartney in 2006. The wheels were turning…An internet hoax that Kanye West was killed in a car crash that spread on Facebook and Twitter on Tuesday has been refuted today by his girlfriend Amber Rose, whose twe... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:13:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Kanye-West-is-alive-but-Paul-had-the-best-death-hoax-of-all-time?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Vic-Mizzy-dies-Are-the-Green-Acres-and-The-Addams-Family-themes-the-same-song?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner The composer of such irresistible TV theme songs as  "The Addams Family" and "Green Acres"  died.at his home n Bel Air this past Saturday.  Vic Mizzy was 93, Vic Mizzy was also Don Knotts' composer of choice, writin... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:22:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Vic-Mizzy-dies-Are-the-Green-Acres-and-The-Addams-Family-themes-the-same-song?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Building-a-better-Rod-Stewart-Soulbook-part-2--The-Warner-Brothers-years?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner In Part One of this discourse, we contended that anyone armed with a dozen or so Rod Stewart albums could crib together a better "Soulbook" than the collection of soul standards  he put out this week. Having collected up all the soul n... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:58:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Building-a-better-Rod-Stewart-Soulbook-part-2--The-Warner-Brothers-years?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Building-a-better-Rod-Stewart-Soulbook-yourself-Part-One-The-Mercury-Years?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner Rod Stewart’s just released “Soulbook” album is a transparent attempt to launch another new series of successful cover albums like his multi-platinum “The Great American Songbook” series which apparently every man, woman... Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:16:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Building-a-better-Rod-Stewart-Soulbook-yourself-Part-One-The-Mercury-Years?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Dylan-handily-exceeds-lowered-expectaions-at-AZ-State-Fair?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner Phoenix, ArizonaArizona State FairOctober 17, 2009Most speculate the reason for Bob Dylan’s appearance at the Arizona State Fair was that this was a makeup date for the August 11 show at Camelback Ranch that Dylan canceled on the excuse of &ldq... Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:14:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14346-Phoenix-Music-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Dylan-handily-exceeds-lowered-expectaions-at-AZ-State-Fair?cid=exrss-Phoenix-Music-Examiner