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Musicians' Strange Pre-Concert Rituals

Posted Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:00am PDT
Life on the road is filled with meet-and-greets, sound checks, and photo ops. It can be mind-numbing, soul-sucking, and disorienting. That's why many musicians create all sorts of rituals in order to maintain their delicate creative balance... and sa More »
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My Spinal Tap Fan Letter

Posted Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:00am PDT
Dear Nigel, Derek, and David,It's good to have you back. Your new album, "Back From the Dead," is your best since "Smell the Glove," and if I hadn't blown all my money on Lotto tickets, I'd catch your Wembley show on June 30. I gotta b More »
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It's The E.N.D. of the Black Eyed Peas

Posted Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:13am PDT
I've been listing to this thing for a week and here's all you need to know: in the Black Eyed Peas' vision of the future, everyone has a Vocoder and a video game. Their new album, "The E.N.D. ... More »
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"How Do You Expect Me to Live on $10 Million a Year?": Famous Musician Bankruptcies

Posted Fri Jun 12, 2009 6:00am PDT
Here are some of the more harrowing musician bankruptcy stories. As the jobless rate approaches 10 percent, and foreclosures are at an all-time high, it's comforting to know we're not alone. It's hard making ends meet on just a few million a year. More »
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Now Hiring: Jobs for Musicians Who Can't Do Anything Else

Posted Thu Jun 11, 2009 5:00am PDT
As summer approaches and out-of-work students compete with out-of-work musicians for jobs, here are some ideas to get you started. And all of you unemployed musicians, back off - this blog is mine. I'm not going back to that supermarket job. More »
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This Week's Crazy Fan Art

Posted Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:00am PDT
This week's crazy fan art winner, Dan Corson,is a 26-year-old musician based in North Carolina who draws as a hobby. He's also pretty fanatical about Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs. More »
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In Praise of '80s Video Vixens

Posted Tue Jun 9, 2009 7:36am PDT
Ah, the good ol' days. MTV played videos and those videos featured real people. Better yet, most of those real people were hot-looking women who really had no business being in a video. Except for the fact that they were hot. In all honesty, some wer More »
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My Fan Letter to Wonder Woman: Singer

Posted Mon Jun 8, 2009 9:22am PDT
Dear Lynda, Is it cool if I call you Wonder Woman? I know you're a serious singer now, but to me you'll always be stuck in my 1970s pubescent dreams. Look, I'll be straight with you. I haven't heard your new album, "At Last," and I'm no More »
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GetBack's 2009 Recessionary Summer Concert Guide

Posted Fri Jun 5, 2009 6:01am PDT
As another GetBack public service, here's our list of summer concert musts and misses. Just because you choose to spend money standing in the mosh pit instead of buying food for your family doesn't mean you should buy tickets to just any show. More »
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Crazy Fan Art

Posted Thu Jun 4, 2009 10:45am PDT
Fan art know no bounds. Some dedicate their entire lives to building the perfect pop culture shrine. Others dedicate their entire bodies. Here is our crazy fan art of the week. We'll post new ones as we get them submitted. The more obsessive the bett More »
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