Dressed head to toe in black, creepers, cloves and all, in high school I remember being somewhat mortified to find out that Strawberry Switchblade 's Jolene was actually a Dolly Parton cover. Never mind of course that all the eyeliner in world couldn't disguise the fact that, musically speaking, SS's synth pop barely passed for goth. Bah, youth! Did I mention we also got a couple of versions from The White Stripes today as well? Strawberry Switchblade - Jolene [...]
The Norwegian-by-way-of-Sweden marvel Ane Brun made a stop in our lovely burough, bringing her sweet soulful voice and acoustic guitar for a few intimate shows. Dubbed (by the American media, mind you) the Swedish Dolly Parton (despite being Norwegian), Ane brings a power to her songs through her voice while displaying a seemingly effortless ability to craft indelible - and often times jarring and despairing - personal songs of intimacy. The term singer/songwriter could not pertain to a more appropriate subject. Self-taught on the guitar, Brun wields a passion [...]
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It looked for a moment at the beginning of Britney: For the Record that she might be making the full transition into this decade's Courtney Love—that she might show us how the sausage was made, as it were, with a behind-the-scenes look not so much at her life but at the business of putting together a major-label pop release, with all the players present by name and all the machinations revealed. We didn't get that, of course, but what we got was pretty good anyway. It wasn't a puff piece or an installment of the [...]
"Green gameboy DMG running Little Sound DJ. One banjo track. Three vocal tracks. Tracked and mixed in Sonar." Dat zijn de de ingrediënten waar Professor Zero One Zero het mee doet. Oftewel: chiptunes, een banjo en repeterende vocalen. Nog even en zelfs Dolly Parton gaat voor het 8-bitgeluid! De muziek van Professor Zero One Zero is trouwens gratis te downloaden via het netlabel van Your Sister's Music . (met dank aan Ronnie en zijn infameuze chiptunesact RGBoy ). Click here to view the embedded video. En als bonus [...]
I went to PS 112 in Astoria to vote this morning, and while the school's lobby was bake-sale-free, casting my ballot and walking to the subway put me in a good mood. The sun was shining, the air was crisp, and the promise of not being bombarded with election-related speculation was close on the horizon, at least until some idiot commentator utters the word "2012" while scrambling to fill space on whatever cable-news channel has given him airtime. Which is probably why I had Andrew WK's "Party Hard" in my head: Sure, it was barely after nine in the [...]
It's time for you to tell us again Which Is Better?? Here we have 4 versions of the song Jolene! The artist include: Dolly Parton, Olivia Newton-John, Sophie Ellis-Bextor & Strawberry Switchblade! They are all quite good... but what do you think, let us know Which Is Better?? [...]
Tara Reid is Frightening From Behind - Hollywood Tuna NYC Food, Duuude - City Rag What Is Miranda Kerr Wearing On Her Head? - The Bastardly She Kissed the Floor and We Liked it - Celebrity Smack Mischa Barton is Stoned Again - Ninja Dude Dolly Parton Still Has Really Big Boobs - Popbytes [...]
Gettin' his fix - Tabloid Junkie.
In light of the recent Palin/Clinton dominated political scene, Jamsbio presents the lady warriors of the pop music world in our fantasy grudge matches for the hearts of music fans everywhere. Vote or die! #1. BATTLE OF THE BANGS Jenny Lewis "Acid Tongue"[See post to listen to audio] Secret Weapon: Redhead with a sharply receding hemline. [...]
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NPR's All Things Considered took a look at Dolly Parton's "Jolene" this week, which is not only the lone song my wife will sing at karaoke, but a popular target for actual musicians as well. (It was also performed by an unnamed fifth grader at my son's elementary school talent show last week. When a song hits the talent show playlist, you know it's moved into "classic" territory.) "It's a great chord progression—people love that 'Jolene' lick," Parton told NPR. "It's as much a part of the song almost as the song. And because it's [...]
Art by Matt Dorfman You know I love Dolly . And Dolly Parton is everywhere right now. Yesterday, NPR posted a great article about Dolly Parton's song, Jolene, detailing the origin and history of the song. Parton says that she got the story for her song from another redhead in her life at the time — a bank teller who was giving Parton's new husband a little more interest than he had coming. From Jolene : [...]
1st Single I bought = I've never bought a single.... 1st Album I bought = Natalie Imbruglia " Left of the Middle " – (DL the title track) 1st Album I really, properly enjoyed (and my favourite song from it) = see above..and I still do Song I can remember listening to heavily in my Youth = Dolly Parton - " Here You Come Again " – (DL) Song that will always makes me [...]
I had to put up something to divert you all from that horrid picture of Bush down below (oh goddess, how I wish he was down below, and no, I don't mean below my desk right now, you pervs!). So, while traipsing through my files I've noticed a few of you have searched for my Dolly Parton cover of Stairway to Heaven (which I took down prematurely) and I just felt it needed re-airing. I'll add another track from that album so you know what Dolly should sound like too. Plus I know how [...]
On a whim I went to a goth-cello concert a few weeks back because it sounded unique. Rasputina is just that, dueling cellos with an aggressive percussionist who plays songs with titles like “1816, The Year Without a Summer” and "Desert Vampire.” A couple amazing covers they did during their show, one of which is below, inspired a little gothic cover action. So light some candles, put on your black lipstick, and join me in my lair. Rasputina - Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival) In concert Melora [...]
Dolly Parton: Coat Of Many Colors [ purchase ] I've always admired Dolly Parton. This song in particular gets to the core of how great a songwriter she is, because it's beautiful, simple, and tells a story, and not just any story, but a very personal story that is also inspirational. My mother always looks a bit misty-eyed when this song is on. Being a farmer's daughter herself, and being the girl wearing the flour sack dress to school and never feeling like she fit in because of [...]
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Popbytes has an extremely enthusiastic review of the Dolly Parton-assisted musical based off the workplace comedy 9 To 5 , which is now playing in Los Angeles and scheduled to hit Broadway this spring. i was so very impressed and being a huge fan of the movie i was worried it might get lost in musical translation but dolly parton did an INCREDIBLE job with the all the music & lyrics (plus the plot remains completely intact - props to patricia resnick for the book) dolly is totally [...]
Catch the living legend this fall at: 10.17 Boca Raton, FL M Park Amphitheatre 10.18 Orlando, FL UCF Arena 10.20 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall 10.21 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville VM Arena 10.24 Atlanta, GA C Park Amphitheatre 10.25 Richmond, KY EKU Brock Auditorium 10.26 Louisville, KY Louisville Palace 10.31 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center 11.1 Providence, RI Providence PA Center 11.2 Mashantucket, CT The MGM Grand 11.6 Norfolk, VA Constant Convocation Center 11.7 Reading, PA Sovereign Center 11.9 Rama, Ontario Casino 11.10 Rama, Ontario Casino Visit Dolly on MySpace. [...]
A SIDE 1. Travelin' Thru 2. Islands In the Stream (w/Kenny Rogers) 3. Joelene "I love all the songs like my children and just like my children, I expect them to support me someday.” Gettin' his drink on - Tabloid Junkie.
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I had to put up something to divert you all from that horrid picture of Bush down below (oh goddess, how I wish he was down below, and no, I don't mean below my desk right now, you pervs!). So, while traipsing through my files I've noticed a few of you have searched for my Dolly Parton cover of Stairway to Heaven (which I took down prematurely) and I just felt it needed re-airing. I'll add another track from that album so you know what Dolly should sound like too. Plus I know how [...]
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