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Posted: 22 Feb 2012 02:56 AM PST


The Bells Of Hell!
After the recent hubbub of the Grammys, the sad demise of Whitney Houston, and the surrealistic news of further recorded collaborations by contemporary singing stars Rihanna and Chris Brown, one might say...anything goes! And so, to celebrate, to get in the mood--to, in a sense, cleanse my palate of all that today's music scene has [...]

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 06:48 PM PST


Songs To Invent A Board Game With
A lot of you may not be aware that I have a lot going on in addition to creating playlists for Yahoo. Today, I thought I would share another part of my life. Namely, my painting, and a brand new board game that I've invented. This playlist features 16 songs that had the heaviest rotation [...]

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:21 PM PST


Suggested Replacement Judges For "The X Factor": A Wishlist
Ever since it was shockingly announced that Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger had been axed from "The X Factor," speculation has run rampant regarding who might replace them. Simon Cowell quashed rumors that Beyonce and Mariah Carey were in the running, and while he recently revealed that Whitney Houston had been considered, obviously that was [...]

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 03:51 PM PST


The Voice, The Day After: Episode 4 Dish
Last night, episode 4 of "The Voice" aired--and while there were a few standout singers in the mix, the talent was not quite as impressive as it was during this season's first three Blind Auditions rounds. A few contestants that probably shouldn't have made it through somehow inspired at least one judge's chair to spin [...]

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 03:07 PM PST


Whitney Houston's Friends Respond To Rumors About Bobbi Kristina's Well-Being
Follow me on Facebook, Twitter. Concern for the well-being of Whitney Houston's daughter, Bobbi Kristina, 18, heightened after Houston's funeral Saturday at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. According to The Daily Beast, Bobbi Kristina disappeared and the family was looking for her before Houston's burial Sunday at the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, N.J.

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 01:36 PM PST


Season 10 'Idol' Darling Brett Loewenstern Performs at Yahoo!
This week, "American Idol's" Season 11 top 24 semifinalists will at long last be revealed. But about a year ago this time, one of my favorite Season 10 contestants, Brett Loewenstern, was receiving similar good news, when he made it to the top 12 boys. Sadly, Brett's time on Season 10 was cut short--he didn't [...]

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 12:04 PM PST


Chart Watch Extra: Adele & Whitney
Adele's 21 is about to break the record for the longest run at #1 by a female artist since The Billboard 200 album chart became a weekly feature in 1956. When the charts are published on Wednesday morning, 21 will log its 21st week on top with a Grammy-fueled sales tally in the range of [...]

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 12:04 PM PST


Remembering Michael Davis of the MC5: Ten Great MC5 Tunes!
Michael Davi, the bassist for Detroit's seminal late-60s rock band, died of liver failure at the age of 68. He later co-founded the non-profit Music Is Revolution Foundation, dedicated to supporting music education programs in public schools and to indoctrinating kids into becoming huge MC5 fans. Considering how widely ignored the MC5 have been among [...]