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If the extreme bass sound known as infrasound produces anxiety, extreme sorrow and chills in people, what would this note do, make an entire nebula soil itself? Astronomers say they have heard the sound of a black hole singing. And what it is singing, and perhaps has been singing for …

Just as their run with Sweet was petering out in 1974, songwriters Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn hooked up with a spunky little leather-clad rocker from Detroit, transplanted to London, Suzi Quatro. When rehearsals for her first album were coming together, producer Mickie Most brought in the Chinnichap team to …

While Manfred Mann was classic ’60s British Invasion pop-rock, Sweet came along in the early-’70s and added power to the pop on the strength of slamming, goofy tunes by songwriters Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn (“Chinnichap”). The third song the pair wrote was “Funny Funny,” a takeoff on the Archies’ …

We pretty much all know that Saudi Arabia is a smug powder keg waiting to explode under the corrupt, venal, hypocritical, terrorist-breeding, terrorist-appeasing, misogynistic autocratic rule of Prince Asshole and his 999 Wahhabi Thieves. Thank God (Allah has nothing to do with it) we are pulling our military out of …

Classic reggae group Culture honored by NYC: A proclamation from the great city of New York was presented to reggae legend Joseph Hill and his band Culture recently by New York City Council member Yvette Clarke. During a touching ceremony before an SRO audience at SOB’s nightclub, Councilwoman Clarke honored …

Call it a stinging rebuke, call it a swift kick to the nutsack, but FCC Chairman Michael Powell’s leadership has been eviscerated by the U.S. Senate: The Senate voted 55 to 40 today to wipe out all of the Federal Communication Commission’s controversial new media rules, employing a little used …

The blogosphere is awash in controversy lately over this decision. Some right wing folks have different ideas of what should be done with their tax dollars – and using them to pay for school lunches isn’t one of them. The moderates among us are outraged at the callousness, and they …

I find myself inexplicably in the company of Elvis Costello cultists – you know who you are. Now please don’t get me wrong (a nice Pretenders song, by the way), Elvis is a major talent in every category, belongs absolutely in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and will …

What a great year for American reggae, and in particular dub, with the triumph of Easy Star All Stars’ Dub Side of the Moon, and now 10 Ft. Ganja Plant’s Midnight Landing, a rootsy, dubby wonder. A mysterious studio collective of upstate New Yorkers affiliated with the roots reggae band …

Trent mentioned that Prince was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame after becoming eligible for the first time. I would say there is virtually zero doubt that Prince will get in on the first ballot, fulfilling as he does every possible criteria for inclusion: artistic and commercial …