Liam Gallagher of Oasis
My “This Week In Music History” feature went out again this week over at the Spinner.
For anyone who had floppy hair and thinks they’re British it was a week to celebrate the debut of Oasis‘ Definitely Maybe album. To guitar geeks it was the week Stevie Ray Vaughan died. And to Elvis fans it was the week that someone almost successfully dug up and stole his dead body.
To find out more things that made music history, click here.
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Elijah Wood
Remember that epic half-hour Beastie Boys video for “Fight For Your Right (Revisited)”?
There was hooliganism, Will Arnett getting hit with a flying beer, and a literal pissing contest… man, it was great stuff.
One of the principal actors in the video was Elijah Wood and Sarah spoke to him recently about it for Spinner.
Basically Wood called it one of the best experiences of his life.
To read the story click here.
And do yourself a favour and watch the video:
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Morrissey
UPDATE: Because Spinner is RIP I’ve unearthed this listicle at the following location.
As the (proud?) owner of over 50 Morrissey and The Smiths CDs, and as someone who qualifies as at least two different things that Morrissey loathes (being Canadian and a music journalist), I felt I was uniquely qualified to mine the depths of the Mozzer’s hatescape to create the feature “16 Things Morrissey Hates” for Spinner.
To find out why the Brit miserablist hates rain, dogs and Natalie Merchant, click here.
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Black Mountain
The latest edition of my Polaris People column is online over at the Polaris Music Prize website.
Black Mountain are back and doing shows, Sarah Harmer wants people to bring bathing suits to a picnic, and Malajube are getting covered by Plants And Animals.
To find out what this all means, go here.
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Lady Gaga & Aaliyah
My “This Week In Music History” feature went out again this week over at the Spinner.
It was this week in 2008 when Lady Gaga first introduced herself to us with her debut album. Joe Strummer of The Clash was also introduced to the world in a literal sense — it was his birthday. Oh, and Aaliyah died.
To find out more things that made music history, click here.
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I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 