Thursday, January 22, 2009 12:30PM - By davidhall
Earlier this morning, I was reading the New York Times and decided it would be interesting to count exactly how many times the word ‘Obama’ was printed on the front page… I got dizzy before the fold. True, our new commander-in-chief is receiving massive amounts of exposure from media that’s saturated with Obama-this and Obama-that, but countless musicians across the globe are working even harder to get the word out about the new Prez.
Some of them are genuinely well-written songs; some are just so absurd it’s hilarious. Out of the many tributes, here are my top ten Obama songs:
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Monday, November 10, 2008 11:40AM - By Kevin
According to a Billboard report, Island Def Jam Records is pushing up the release of The Killers new album Day & Age as well as new albums by Kanye West and Ludacris.
The albums were due out on Tuesday, November 25 and are now being released on Monday, November 24. Yes, they are pushing the albums up one day. The move is being made in a hope to cash-in on Thanksgiving week shoppers. It seems ridiculous, but it’s true.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008 4:07PM - By Winnie Jaing
There aren’t a lot of really good releases today – personally, the only one I would actually consider buying would probably be Of Montreal‘s Skeletal Lamping. I do know, however, that there are superb artists coming out with great albums, like Brett Dennen‘s Hope for the Hopeless, or for all you hip-hop lovers, Ludacris‘s Theater of the Mind. Without further ado, your CD releases for the week:
Bohren & der Club of Gore | Dolores Preview and Buy
Brett Dennen | Hope for the Hopeless Preview and Buy
Electric Six | Flashy Preview and Buy
Hospital Ships | Oh, Ramona Preview and Buy
Ludacris | Theater of the Mind Preview and Buy
Matisyahu | Shattered EP Preview and Buy
Of Montreal | Skeletal Lamping Preview and Buy
pH10 | Well Connected Preview and Buy
Matt Sims | Happily Ever After
Social Code | He Said, She Said EP Preview and Buy
Super XX Man | Volume XII: There’ll Be Diamonds
Various Artists | All Aboard: A Tribute To Johnny Cash Preview and Buy
Lee Ann Womack | Call Me Crazy Preview and Buy
