1. “East Side Story” by Bob Seger & The Last Heard, on Robin Seymour’s “Swingin’ Time” show on Windsor’s Channel 9. For this lip-synched performance (in which Seger rocks a cool Smokey Robinson meets Bob Dylan look), his band includes Pep Perrine on drums and Dan Honaker on bass, with the addition of a … Continue Reading →
The Grobes dethrones the Biebs on this week’s Billboard’s Top 200 albums chart, as Josh Groban debuts at No. 1 with his latest, “All That Echoes.” “All That Echoes” sold 145,000 copies its first week in stores, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It marks Josh “Mothergrabbin” Groban’s third No. 1 album, following his previous chart toppers … Continue Reading →
The first two episodes of the Eminem-produced web series “Detroit Rubber” have combined for nearly 500,000 views in two weeks. In the third installment, which goes live today, the gang heads to Big Sean’s concert at the Palace of Auburn Hills and runs into a few friends along the way. Have a look: New … Continue Reading →
It’s been a long, cold post-holiday sales daze, with artists like Chris Tomlin and Gary Allan topping the charts during the month of January (brrr!). But Justin Bieber is here to change that, as the teen heartthrob debuts at No. 1 with his “Believe Acoustic” set, which injected a little life back into the charts … Continue Reading →
Last week, the first episode of the Eminem-produced web series “Detroit Rubber” debuted online and made quite a splash, racking up more than 220,000 views in a week. Last week’s episode concerned the hunt for a rare pair of Eminem-branded Air Jordan IVs. In this week’s installment, the store deals with some remodeling issues, a … Continue Reading →
Here is the trailer for HBO’s Phil Spector movie, titled — wait for it — “Phil Spector.” In it, the madman music producer is played by Al Pacino, who judging by this trailer is giving Phil Spector the full Al Pacino treatment. Al Pacino knows that Phil Spector was not Al Pacino, right? Because Pacino … Continue Reading →
My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James lit up “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” on Monday with a performance of “A New Life,” the first single from his solo album “Regions of Light and Sound of God,” out today. The performance begins with James alone, surrounded by darkness. By the end of the clip he’s joined … Continue Reading →
My fave ads from Super Bowl XLVII: “Rav4 Genie” — Kaley Cuoco shines in this Toyota ad as a genie come to grant a family’s wishes. Suddenly the daughter is leading an army to war and the Rav4 is flying through outer space. Well-written and paced, and wise enough to lean on Cuoco’s timing instead … Continue Reading →
It is not often you see talking squirrels, The Rock, an Oreo cookie melee, a guy duct-taped to the ceiling and a supermodel kiss a nerd all within two hours of television. But, hey, it’s the Super Bowl, and when it comes to the commercials, pretty much anything goes. It went well in some cases, … Continue Reading →
Some Super Bowl ads just can’t wait for the big game. For the past couple of weeks YouTube has been displaying tease’s for some of today’s big ads, and in some cases the ad in its entirety. Why? Well, in some cases — looking at you Volkswagen — an ad can stir controversy, which is … Continue Reading →