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A Coldplay Salute to Beastie Boy Adam Yauch

smash — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:58:17 +0000

It’s not just that we’re surprised that Chris Martin of Coldplay and his bandmates were fans of the Beastie Boys, but to devote part of their Hollywood Bowl show last Friday night to the memory of Adam Yauch, aka MCA, who sadly passed away last week of cancer at the age of 47, then it [...]

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Free Tacos at Del Taco! What a Way to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

smash — Sat, 05 May 2012 20:13:46 +0000

OK, quiz time! What the hell is Cinco de Mayo. Yes, it means “Fifth of May”. But what does it stand for? Give up? You don’t know why you’re about to swim in pitchers of frozen margaritas and flauta and chimichanga platters tomorrow? Wear a stupid sombrero and attend some loud fiesta? Well, most Americans could [...]

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Your ‘American Idol Top 5′ for 2012: Who Will Win and Why

smash — Fri, 04 May 2012 05:46:56 +0000

Lest anyone think that American Idol is a snoozer this year would be quite surprised. The show, which has gone through some significant changes in recent years –notably the exit of Simon Cowell—has been a snoozer in, say, the last couple of years. Last year was arguably the worst, and it wasn’t just because of [...]

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And We’re Back…

smash — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:55:28 +0000

When you consider the airtime on C-SPAN, almost five hours, and the intense online coverage, you really have to wonder about the level of intelligent discourse in this country. The other night, inside the cavernous Hilton Hotel ballroom in Washington DC, hundreds of political and celebrity luminaries, including the President himself, gathered for the annual [...]

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DUMP NICKELBACK –AND VOTE FOR MAYER HAWTHORNE FOR THANKSGIVING HALFTIME SHOW

smash — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:00:46 +0000

It’s a small thrill to occasionally “discover” a musical artist or group that you haven’t heard before, something that sounds creative and fresh. Not the latest Top 10 artist either, or the pablum that radio stations spit out ad nauseam 50 times a day on their computers. Mind you, this discovery is meaningful because you [...]

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Susan Boyle Covers Depeche Mode: And the World Doesn’t End

smash — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:03:31 +0000

For her upcoming CD, “Someone to Watch Over Me”, to be released November 1, 50-year-old Scottish superstar singer Susan Boyle has once again plumbed a classic song that is another unlikely choice. You remember SuBo from a couple of years back, when you and probably the entire globe stopped everything to watch the formerly dowdy [...]

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Tesla Finally Rolls Out the Model S Sedan

smash — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 06:54:12 +0000

Last night at the Tesla auto plant in Fremont, CA, onlookers marveled at the new Tesla Model S luxury sedan, which finally made its debut after a long wait. Technically speaking, the unveiling of the new luxurious sedan was for the approximately 2,000 customers who have put down deposits of $5000, but these were prototypes, [...]

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5 WAYS TO MAKE ABC’s “THE CHEW” TOLERABLE

smash — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:49:01 +0000

5 WAYS TO MAKE ABC’s “THE CHEW” TOLERABLE The loud trainwreck that is “The Chew”, which premiered this past Monday on ABC not only as yet another food-theme show but also as replacement for “All My Children” the 40+ year legendary soap that ABC killed earlier this year, has not been the smashing success that the [...]

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Singin’ The Songs of Summer 2011

smash — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 04:12:33 +0000

Yikes! It’s Labor Day weekend! School’s already started in some parts of the country. Is the summer over? Didn’t school used to start in September? What’s the rush? Does this mean the lazy days of what has been a steamy summer in many parts –well, do we have to pack it in for the fall [...]

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President Obama, President Bad Ass

smash — Thu, 05 May 2011 00:28:18 +0000

You really don’t want to be around Obama nowadays. He will kick your ass. And he’ll be smooth about it. Let’s look at the last 72 hours or so of his schedule and take a look at what finesse and general bad-assness he has displayed. On Friday, instead of just tucking in and watching the Royal [...]

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