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Phil Collins

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    November 29, 2011

    Six unforgettable George Harrison melodies on the 10th anniversary of his death

    ​It's hard to believe it was already 10 years ago that George Harrison lost his battle with cancer. Most people remember where they were when they learned that Kurt Cobain committed suicide or the Challenger space shuttle fell out of the sky; for whatever reason, I remember the exact moment that I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Joseph Arthur talks about getting an R.E.M. breakup text from Michael Stipe and protesting on Wall Street

    ​Joseph Arthur is a low-key type of guy, having gone vastly unnoticed and living humbly as the existence of a shy folk-star; one whom everyone's heard of, but nobody really knows.

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2011

    Mark Mallman tour diary, Vol. 8: Tour withdrawal

    ​Paul Schrader wrote the script to Taxi Driver while living in a station wagon. Such is the myth of the suffering artist. But beautiful crazy Van Gogh bastard established the archetype. We might stumble onto a kick-ass something in the morning, but by bedtime, the artist suffers by choice.

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Ariel Pink's 'Witchhunt Suite' drops a decade after its recording

    ​A decade ago, in the immediate aftermath of Al Qaeda terrorists commandeering passenger airplanes and piloting them into New York City skyscrapers, an unknown young musician cut a 17-minute-long, eerily prescient song in his bedroom, somewhere in the wilds of California. This uncouth, possib ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    A modest proposal for putting faded pop stars out to pasture

    ​Phil Collins is marginally famous for being the drummer/singer for Genesis, a UK outfit initially known for immersive prog-rock epics like Trespass and Selling England By The Pound, until they sold out and went commercial. He is slightly more well-known for contributing to Disney film soundtracks ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 11, 2010

    Mark Mallman Marathon 3 live blog, day 4

    ​This is it, people. We're in the home stretch of Mark Mallman's 78-hour song, which he started performing on Thursday afternoon at the Turf and will wrap up tonight at 10 p.m.For reasons not even we can explain, we've been live-blogging the majority of Marathon 3 here on Gimme Noise, and will con ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Aimee Mann at the Dakota Jazz Club, 09/13/2010

    Photos by Tony Nelson​Aimee MannSeptember 13, 2010Dakota Jazz Club The first night of a tour is always a precarious occasion for a fan. There are shows where the group hits the stage like a well-oiled machine, completely ready and excited to take on the rigors of the road with an added intensity a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    Ben Ivascu on crushing the drums: Nine bands, no waiting

    Photo by Erik Hess​"Ben is kind of The Dude....he's a maniac and he holds it down so hard." High praise from Stef Leron "POS" Alexander, but drummer Ben Ivascu lives up to the hype every single time he plays. And chances are that he's playing right now. In a set of cities blessed with some o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    Beleagured Universal Health Care Legislation, What's On Your iPod?

    Our first guess? A song by HEALTH, naturally.

  • Blogs

    December 25, 2009

    Top 5: Drink of the week 2009

    Our best of the year countdown continues with our top 5 drink of the week selections of 2009.

  • Calendar

    November 18, 2009

    Switchbladecomb.com Record Party

    Our best of the year countdown continues with our top 5 drink of the week selections of 2009.

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2009

    This week's "Best of Hot Dish"

    We talked about lots of interesting stuff this week, but really all we can think about right now is Phil Collins.

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Drink of the week: Grumpy's NE's Phil Collins

    There is absolutely no reason to be grumpy after having one of these: The Phil Collins at Grumpy's NE is this week's drink of the week.

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2009

    Switchbladecomb.com Record Party

    There is absolutely no reason to be grumpy after having one of these: The Phil Collins at Grumpy's NE is this week's drink of the week.

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    John Martyn dead at age 60

    The immensely influential, deeply troubled singer-songwriter died yesterday in a Glasgow hospital after a four decade career in music.

  • Calendar

    November 26, 2008

    Switchbladecomb.com Record Party

    The immensely influential, deeply troubled singer-songwriter died yesterday in a Glasgow hospital after a four decade career in music.

  • Music

    July 16, 2008

    The songs we can't escape

    The immensely influential, deeply troubled singer-songwriter died yesterday in a Glasgow hospital after a four decade career in music.

  • Arts

    December 12, 2007

    It's never been easier to start your own (fake) band

    The immensely influential, deeply troubled singer-songwriter died yesterday in a Glasgow hospital after a four decade career in music.

  • Arts

    December 12, 2007

    Culture Jamming

    The year's best action pic tops this week's pop culture picks

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2006

    10/18 Morning Communiqué

    The year's best action pic tops this week's pop culture picks

  • Movies

    July 26, 2006

    The Heat Is On

    Michael Mann's 'Miami Vice' update is a scorcher

  • News

    March 8, 2006

    She Bop

    It Didn't Start with Babes in Toyland: A Short and Eccentric History of Women in Local Music, 1931-Present

  • Columns

    February 22, 2006

    Savage Love

    It Didn't Start with Babes in Toyland: A Short and Eccentric History of Women in Local Music, 1931-Present

  • Music

    April 20, 2005

    M83: Before the Dawn Heals Us

    It Didn't Start with Babes in Toyland: A Short and Eccentric History of Women in Local Music, 1931-Present

  • News

    December 17, 2003

    Local Music Yearbook '03

    We Sang. We Danced. We Set things on Fire. And Sometime after the Bar Closed, We Wrote It All Down for You.

  • News

    October 15, 2003

    I Buried Paul

    More than a decade into Paul Westerberg's solo career, it's time to replace The Replacements

  • Arts

    May 23, 2001

    The Plaisir Principle

    Or, Cannes 2001: How to love the movies without hating yourself

  • Movies

    May 9, 2001

    Electric Cannes Opener

    Or, Cannes 2001: How to love the movies without hating yourself

  • Movies

    June 23, 1999

    Disney Gets Deep

    Or, Cannes 2001: How to love the movies without hating yourself

  • Movies

    June 23, 1999

    Hollywood and Vine

    Disney's Tarzan swings for evolution but slouches toward the primitive

  • Music

    March 25, 1998

    Queen Pen-My Melody

    Disney's Tarzan swings for evolution but slouches toward the primitive

  • Arts

    December 10, 1997

    Holiday Roundup

    Silent Night Fever's Martini & Olive.

  • Music

    May 15, 1996

    Music Notes

    Silent Night Fever's Martini & Olive.

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