My Relationship with John Lennon

My Relationship with John Lennon
Millions of people throughout the world are taking a few moments today to remember the tragic death of John Lennon, arguably the greatest musician we’ve ever had.  Thirty years ago today, Lennon was shot four times in the back by a fan; someone who loved Lennon so much that he had asked for, and...

Why Apple’s iTunes Needed The Beatles

Why Apple’s iTunes Needed The Beatles
There has been speculation for years that the catalog of music from The Beatles was going to be available on Apple’s iTunes music store.  For each announcement from Apple that something was going to change with iTunes, people threw up their pre-saved blog posts and reactionary tweets and facebook...

Top Sports Michael Jackson Tribute

Top Sports Michael Jackson Tribute
Big League Stew, posting on Yahoo! Sports, showing us Ken Griffey, Jr.’s tribute to Michael Jackson.  Griffey has always been a favorite of mine and this just keeps him at the top of the list.

R.I.P Michael Jackson

R.I.P Michael Jackson
With Michael Jackson’s memorial service dominating the news cycle today, I figured I would throw in my two cents with my top five MJ songs: 1. Black or White 2. Do You Remember the Time 3. Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 4. The Way You Make Me Feel 5. Billie Jean The crazy thing about...

Bobby Smith – Unconditional Love

Low Blow by Indians, No Blow for Beckett

The Cleveland Indians have announced that country music singer Danielle Peck will sing the National Anthem before Game 5 of the ALCS tonight. This wouldn’t necessarily be news of any kind, except for the fact that Peck is Josh Beckett’s ex-girlfriend. Yes, the same Josh Beckett who will...

Clearly no one can resist the foam finger…

Catch The Wind – Donovan

In the chilly hours and minutes of uncertaintyI want to be in the warm hold of your loving mindTo feel you all around me and to take your hand along the sandAh, but I may as well try and catch the wind When sundown pales the skyI want to hide a whileBehind your smileAnd everywhere I’d look, your...

Thoughts on Music by Steve Jobs

With the stunning global success of Apple’s iPod music player and iTunes online music store, some have called for Apple to “open” the digital rights management (DRM) system that Apple uses to protect its music against theft, so that music purchased from iTunes can be played on digital...

Aries Spears Rap Impersonation of LL Cool J, Snoop Dogg, DMX and Jay-Z