[Mp3.com] seem to go out of their way to mislead the gullible and stupid by encouraging "payola" and jockeying for position on their meaningless charts. Look, the top 40 charts, the real charts, are as fake, bought and paid for as Donald Trump's wives.
His elegant mono-drone sounded alternately sinister and sensual -- imagine a lecherous French Leonard Cohen huskily exhaling toxic sweet nothings in your ear.
I have but one aching regret: I wish I could have had the opportunity to vigorously shake his hand, give him a great big ol' bear hug, and profusely thank him from the bottom of my heart for the numerous years of spirited pleasure his voice has provided my ears.
Joey Ramone
1951-2001
Joey Ramone, lead singer of the Ramones, died Sunday, April 15, in a New York City hospital where he was being treated for lymphoma. He was 49 years old.
Let's face it, for every site with downloadable music worth visiting regularly, there are...a hundred? A thousand? A million?...sites that, while their creators almost certainly mean well, just aren't worthwhile.
Those freak-mutants among us now have a far superior avenue for finding out about the music we're actually interested in, as opposed to the constant stream of pabulum streaming from any radio.
Brian Archer of Fat threw himself into the rope in something between a drunken stumble and a Huntington Beach strut, then crashed down the line, barely in control. The clubbers shirked away, stunned. They didn't know that this was the eve of the third annual DIY Bowling Tournament.