Whether you say Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays or Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noel, Fröhliche Weihnachten, or any other language preferred, let's start the holiday off with your favorite Christmas/Holiday songs.
I had to debate with myself for a while as to whether or not to post a music thread, due to this recent, horrible...
With the recent passing of one of Jazz's pioneers, the great Dave Brubeck, this week's music thread is about Jazz. Any form of Jazz,...
This week's music thread is about songs that make you smile, chuckle or laugh out loud. They say laughter is the best medicine, but after the election, we don't really need the medicine.
In honor of Labor Day, the theme for this weekend's music thread is about working, whether it's working at a job, working at a...

The Beatles?

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  Even the Beatles found it hard to escape their image; they were trapped by it. ~Tina Weymouth All you could do was to see them. We...
My presence is a present; kiss my ass! - Kanye West, "Monster" Kanye West has released the designed-to-be-controversial video for his single, "Monster", and it puts...
American R&B/Jazz guitarist Cornell Dupree passed away last night at age 69. He began his career playing in the Atlantic Records studio band, recording on albums by...

Recovery

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It has been two weeks now since Japan was hit by its worst crisis in over sixty years. Though eastern and northern Honshu are...

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