Today, the Wall Street Journal reports that some taxpayers should file early in order to receive the largest possible COVID-19 stimulus payment. This got me thinking about songs that celebrate speed. I settled on the Miranda Lambert hit, “Fastest Girl In Town,” even though she is using the word “fastest” figuratively.
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Feb. 3 – Song of the Day
The big entertainment news today is that “The Crown” and “Mank” lead all Golden Globes nominees. This got me thinking about how obsessed many are by the idea of royalty (just check out the number of movies, TV shows and gossip columns devoted to the topic), which got me thinking about the fantastic 2013 song “Royals” by Lorde.
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Feb. 2 – Song of the Day
Today, Natalie Hanson-Ross, a fine reporter at one of my local news outlets, the Enterprise Record, did a story noting that the cleanup of homeless encampments is continuing in Chico, CA. This is happening amidst ongoing concerns that the pandemic is increasing homelessness nationwide. Concerns about the complex issue of homelessness were in the news long before the pandemic, of course, and the great grunge rock band Pearl Jam spoke to them in the 1991 anthem “Even Flow.”
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Video Verdict: Reviews of ‘Boyhood’ and ‘Get On Up’
Ellar Coltrane stars in the Richard Linklater film “Boyhood.”
Photo courtesy of Paramount
This week’s home video releases are anchored by a much-hyped project from writer-director Richard Linklater.
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Katy Perry visits the troops at Fleet Week
Recently Katy Perry visited with U.S. troops in New York. Fans will get a chance to see Perry on the big screen when her 3D movie, “Katy Perry: Part of Me,” hits theaters over the July 4 weekend. For more information, check out this video:
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Joe Satriani interview in the Reno Gazette-Journal
I recently interviewed guitarist Joe Satriani for the Reno Gazette-Journal. He’s performing in Reno on Jan. 14. If you’re a fan of his music, check out the story here: http://www.rgj.com/article/20110107/ENT02/101070312/1056/ENT/Satriani-proves-success-is-possible-minus-stereotypes
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Smash Mouth ready for Sparks show
Smash Mouth is playing a free concert Saturday in Sparks, Nevada.
Smash Mouth bassist Paul De Lisle says it doesn’t matter if the band is playing a festival, a club or even a free show at an outdoor mall, as it will Saturday night at Legends at Sparks Marina.
“We’ve played in the weirdest places and the weirdest situations,” De Lisle said. “It honestly doesn’t matter to us, man. If we’re gigging, we’re happy. “We approach every show the same way.”
Click here for full story: http://rgj.com/article/20090731/ENT02/907310313/1056/ENT/A-sunny-outlook-for-Smash-Mouth
Reno Philharmonic goes Gershwin
When the Reno Philharmonic played its first concert on Aug. 3, 1969, then-music-director Gregory Stone rolled out a lush program populated solely by George Gershwin tunes.
This weekend, in celebration of the philharmonic’s 40th anniversary, new music director and conductor Laura Jackson is taking the orchestra back to its roots. Her first program as artistic leader of the orchestra is an all-Gershwin affair featuring guest vocalist Anita Johnson and Reno pianist Jim Winn.
Click here for full story: http://rgj.com/article/20090731/ENT02/907310314/1056/ENT/Philharmonic-marks-40-years-as-new-conductor-makes-debut
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Funk Brothers keep Motown alive
Eddie Willis, left, and Bob Babbitt, original Motown Funk Brothers, will perform Aug. 1 for Artown.
Don’t expect Bob Babbitt to hang up his bass any time soon. The veteran musician, best known for playing on Motown hits during the late 1960s and early 1970s, says his instrument is a “fountain of youth.”
“My sister once said to me, ‘Bob, are you ever gonna retire?’ And you know what I said to her? ‘What makes you think I work?’ I don’t care what you do, if you honestly and truly love it, it’s not work.”
So, Babbitt keeps playing, and Aug. 1 he’ll be in Reno to close the 2009 Artown festival with a free performance by his band, the Funk Brothers.
Click here for full story: http://rgj.com/article/20090726/ENT/907260302/1056/Funk-Brothers-carry-Motown-tradition-to-close-of-Artown
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