- Thievery in Pop Music
While The Postal Service was charged with illegally using the U.S. Postal Service’s name, Green Day’s American Idiot was a second attempt at an album whose first set of tracks had been stolen. The two Postal Services reached an agreement, in which the band will play a rare live performance at a U.S.P.S. gala. Green Day, meanwhile, has released one of the most successful albums of its career. Moral of the story: keep on stealing.
- Political Prognosticating
Many ballots in Ohio weren’t even cold before people started talking of a Hillary Clinton/Barack Obama ticket in 2008, and Washington continues to remain abuzz with talk over who will compose Bush’s second-term cabinet. 250 miles away in Durham, we’re already sick of it.
- MTV Ultimate Mash-ups: Jay-Z vs. Linkin Park
This isn’t your older brother’s Jay-Z MTV Unplugged. The latest effort by the channel to remix your favorite music through live performances is a Jay-Z/Linkin Park collaboration that has taken the form of a live concert and soon-to-be released album. LP adds crunchiness and driving guitars to Jay’s infectious beats and tempers his rap braggadocio with their heavy metal whining. The result is rap-rock for real.
- Jude Law - Seriously, recess just can’t get enough of this man about town. His new film Alfie just blew us away, paving the way for eight more smash hits before January. Don’t blink, you might miss one. Schucks.
- Seinfeld on DVD - They’re coming out of THE VAULT! Seinfeld is back, and recess couldn’t be more excited. We can finally relive our wildest Sein-fantasies. So we’re weird. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
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