Still Hearing the Bells Ring
“Hear the bells ringing/They’re singing that you can be born again/Hear the bells ringing/They’re singing Christ is risen from the dead.” Those splendid lyrics bounce
“Hear the bells ringing/They’re singing that you can be born again/Hear the bells ringing/They’re singing Christ is risen from the dead.” Those splendid lyrics bounce
In the R-rated romantic comedy High Fidelity, record store owner Rob Gordon (played by John Cusack) ponders this chicken-and-egg conundrum: What came first, the music
It’s Friday, Friday, had to write a blog on Friday. So what better person to write about today than Rebecca Black? For those who haven’t
Lots of folks have been parsing Billy Ray Cyrus’ extensive interview in the March issue of GQ. Talking to interviewer Chris Heath, Cyrus spoke in
Move over, Elvis. Looks like there’s a new king in town. I’m talking, of course, about Fox’s hit show Glee—and the fact that as of
Jazz musician Esperanza Spalding won the Grammy for Best New Artist on Sunday night. (If you’re like me, you said, “Esperanza Who?“) Almost immediately, the
In the wake of Jared Lee Loughner’s shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., the press and behavioral experts have swarmed over every bit of evidence from
This just in, ripped from the week’s headlines: “Justin Bieber is more influential than Barack Obama and Dalai Lama.” Yeah, I had to question that
Once upon a time, the path to becoming a rock god was simple and clear: Grow your hair out. Raise your fist at everything polite
Sometimes, nice girls do finish first. Country charmer Taylor Swift’s new album, Speak Now, sold more than 1 million albums in its first week, making
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