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Oscar-Winning Leading Lady Confirmed To Play Joni Mitchell in Cameron Crowe Biopic

Oscar-Winning Leading Lady Confirmed To Play Joni Mitchell in Cameron Crowe Biopic2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (391+ words) According to Rolling Stone, Grammy-winning record executive Clive Davis confirmed the casting of Meryl Streep in a forthcoming Joni Mitchell biopic during his annual pre-Grammy bash last week. No idea if the script's good, but Meryl Streep just turns anything…...

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3 Parody Songs That Hilariously Spoofed Some of the Most Iconic Names in Music History

3 Parody Songs That Hilariously Spoofed Some of the Most Iconic Names in Music History1+ week, 1+ day ago   (344+ words) One of, if not the greatest parody movie of all time, is Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. The movie's comedic beats are firing off on every cylinder, as there is not a major moment of 1960s music that is left…...

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3 One-Hit Wonders From 1960s TV Shows That We Can’t Ever Forget

3 One-Hit Wonders From 1960s TV Shows That We Can’t Ever Forget1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (211+ words) It may be hard to imagine now, but several decades ago, when you sat down on your couch to turn on your television set, there were only three channels to choose from. Today, there are about three million options for…...

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Nikki Sixx Calls Out Aging Rock Stars Trying to Look and Act Young

Nikki Sixx Calls Out Aging Rock Stars Trying to Look and Act Young2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (333+ words) Speaking with WTHR 13 News about his music career, Sixx seemed to have an entirely different topic on his mind. And wanting to highlight an issue he had with musicians and singers, he insisted, "Life changes, man. It's cool that it…...

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The Story Behind Adam Sandler's 'Saturday Night Live' Holiday Classic "The Thanksgiving Song"

The Story Behind Adam Sandler's 'Saturday Night Live' Holiday Classic "The Thanksgiving Song"2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (383+ words) Obsessed with The Shirelles when she was a little girl, Tina would sing the legendary group's hit "Soldier Boy" out the window of her Bronx, New York apartment to unsuspecting passersby, then duck when they looked up to find the…...

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The Tragic Story Behind "A Lady Of A Certain Age" by The Divine Comedy

The Tragic Story Behind "A Lady Of A Certain Age" by The Divine Comedy4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (436+ words) The Divine Comedy first popped up as a trio with the 1990 album Fanfare For The Comic Muse. It's an album title that hints at the theatricality and erudition present in their music. That stems from the songwriting of Neil Hannon,…...

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americansongwriter.com > 2-rock-stars-who-really-didnt-like-spinal-tap-and-3-bands-who-inspired-the-2025-reboot

2 Rock Stars Who Really Didn’t Like ‘Spinal Tap’ (And 3 Bands Who Inspired the 2025 Reboot)

2 Rock Stars Who Really Didn’t Like ‘Spinal Tap’ (And 3 Bands Who Inspired the 2025 Reboot)4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (310+ words) The efficacy of Spinal Tap's dry, self-effacing humor was an instant success, developing a cult following in the years that followed. But to musicians, the mockumentary was so close to the real thing that it didn't feel like satire. It…...

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4 Must-Know Country Punk Classics by Social Distortion

4 Must-Know Country Punk Classics by Social Distortion5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (164+ words) Life goes by so fast,You only want to do what you think is right.Close your eyes, and then it's past,Story of my life. Love is a burning thing,And it makes a fiery ring.Bound by wild…...

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americansongwriter.com > grammy-nominated-song-satirist-tom-lehrer-dead-at-97

Grammy-Nominated Song Satirist, Tom Lehrer, Dead at 97

Grammy-Nominated Song Satirist, Tom Lehrer, Dead at 976+ mon, 1+ week ago   (451+ words) Herder did not provide a cause of death to the outlet, and no other details about Lehrer's death have been made available. Lehrer was a mathematics prodigy, having entered Harvard at 15 and earned a degree from the university three years…...

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americansongwriter.com > on-this-day-in-2014-weird-al-makes-chart-history-and-why-he-doesnt-think-itll-happen-again

On This Day in 2014, Weird Al Makes Chart History (And Why He Doesn’t Think It’ll Happen Again)

On This Day in 2014, Weird Al Makes Chart History (And Why He Doesn’t Think It’ll Happen Again)6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (582+ words) Weird Al" Yankovic has been living up to his name since the 1983 release of his self-titled debut, which set off a career that made chart history with his wacky and eccentric parodies. (That self-titled debut featured classics like My Bologna,…...