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Mike Bennett writesFriday iPod MP3 Shuffle—Happy Birthday Bobbie Gentry Edition
Bobbie Gentry will always be known for “Ode To Billie Joe”, one of the great country pop songs of the ’60s. It still sounds so original today. But Gentry’s unique approach to country, which blended pop and even some R & B, was, for the most part, not commercially viable, but for her later smash, “Fancy”. Accordingly, her career was too short, even though she was a prototype for future genre defying country singers such as Roseanne Cash and Shelby Lynne. This is too bad, as Gentry’s music had a sophistication which has caused it to age very well. Please join me in paying tribute to Ms. Gentry by grabbing your iPod or MP3 player, hitting shuffle, and sharing the first 10 songs that come up.
Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesIn Rotation: Golden Birthday
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Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesIn Rotation: Dirty Projectors
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Karin Fjellman writesTonight! CHIRP Music Quiz at Township!
Think you’re smarter than the average music nerd? Got tons of useless music knowledge and want something to show for it? Get that thinking cap on, muster up a team and show your skills at the CHIRP Music Quiz TONIGHT! Compete in teams of up to 5 people for prizes from local record stores, restaurants, and much more!
Doors open at 7pm, quiz starts at 7:30pm and is hosted by CHIRP DJ Mary Nisi. Registration is just $2 per person and all proceeds benefit CHIRP. There is no cover for spectators, and you must be 21 or over to enter. Township is located at 2200 N. California Ave.
Mike Bennett writesFriday iPod/MP3 Shuffle—Happy Birthday Paul Cook Edition
When you talk about The Sex Pistols, one gets kind of shunted aside. Johnny Rotten was an archetype. I suppose Sid Vicious was too, though more the archetype of an idiot. Steve Jones played with Iggy Pop and reinvented himself as a radio star in L.A. Meanwhile, drummer Paul Cook gets overlooked. But a band can’t sound as powerful as the Pistols did without a steady presence behind the traps, and Cook certainly was that. Additionally, he is the father of Hollie Cook, the splendid reggae-pop singer. Let’s pay tribute to the forgotten Pistol by getting out your iPod or MP3 player, hitting shuffle, and sharing the first 10 songs that come up.