Author Archives: DEBBIE DRISCOLL

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THE FIREMAN | ELECTRIC ARGUMENTS

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GENRE | CRED WITHDRAWAL

VERDICT | TO PAY THE DIVORCE LAWYER

RELEASE | 11.25.08

LABEL | ATO RECORDS

THEFIREMANMUSIC.COM

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NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK | MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS

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NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK | MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS

ORIGINAL RELEASE | 1989

LABEL | LEGACY

Fun holiday party game! Who looks like the biggest asshaton this cover? I’m going with Donnie. All in.

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Britney Spears

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BRITNEY SPEARS | CIRCUS

GENRE | POP AND GAG

VERDICT | STOP, PLEASE STOP

RELEASE | 11.2.08

LABEL | JIVE

BRITNEYSPEARS.COM

More from the fish about her fishbowl. The themes are tired and the melodies are snoring. And lyrics? "I don’t care / I don’t care / I don’t care / I don’t care." Continue reading

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Melissa Etheridge

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MELISSA ETHERIDGE | A NEW THOUGHT FOR CHRISTMAS

GENRE | ATHEIST SPIRITUALS

VERDICT | YULETIDE GHEY

RELEASE | 9.30.08

LABEL | ISLAND

MELISSAETHERIDGE.COM

When Etheridge’s growl barrels into "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" and she takes in that sexy, clenched inhale, it gives me the shudders.

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Sammy Hagar

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SAMMY HAGAR | COSMIC UNIVERSAL FASHION

GENRE | TILA NYQUILA

VERDICT | AND ME WITHOUT A GRENADE

RELEASE | 11.18.08

LABEL | LOUD & PROUD

REDROCKER.COM

As his most recent birthday bash at his Cabo Wabo resort, Hagar welcomed a few thousands friends, including Ted Nugent, Toby Keith, Chad Kroeger of Nickelback and Kenny Chesney. Continue reading

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Spectacle

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SPECTACLE | ELVIS COSTELLO WITH …

SUNDANCE CHANNEL | 12.3.08, 9PM

If you’ve ever dreamed of an Inside the Actor’s Studio for aged musicians, prepare to pinch yourself. Continue reading

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Beyonce

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BEYONCE | I AM … SASHA FIERCE

GENRE | DOUBLE-DISC DOO

VERDICT | WHY WHAT NO DON’T

RELEASE | 11.18.08

LABEL | SONY

BEYONCEONLINE.COM

Beyonce, it’s me, Debbie. Are you really doing the Garth Brooks/Chris Gaines thing? Continue reading

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ALL TOGETHER NOW

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ALL TOGETHER NOW | A DOCUMENTARY FILM

EMI MUSIC | 10.21.08

Just in time to soak the Beatles-lusting baby boomers for their seasonal fleecing comes All Together Now, a documentary film about Cirque Du Soleil making a circus-performance based on the remastered music of the Beatles at The Mirage in Las Vegas. Continue reading

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Nickelback

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NICKELBACK | DARK HORSE

GENRE | S-TOOL SAMPLES

VERDICT | NONONONONONONONONONONO

RELEASE | 11.18.08

LABEL | ROADRUNNER

NICKELBACK.COM

Chad Kroeger, you fucker. Continue reading

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KEVIN COSTNER & THE MODERN WEST

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KEVIN COSTNER & THE MODERN WEST | UNTOLD TRUTHS

GENRE | DANCES WITH DRECK

VERDICT | UN-NEEDED, UNWANTED

RELEASE | 11.11.08

LABEL | UNIVERSAL RECORDS SOUTH

KEVINCOSTNER.COM

Until we got this in the mail, we didn’t know this even existed. Continue reading

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WATERWORLD

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UNIVERSAL STUDIOS | 11.4.08

Anyone dying to see the three-hour version of one of Hollywood’s most notorious catastrophes is either a movie critic in need of deodorant or a Kevin Costner devotee in need of a vibrator. All the same, in the repugnant way corporations are churning out resource-draining dreck, here’s a two-disc set of Costner filming Costner as the savior of mankind. After an environmental disaster, one child has the key to “Dryland” and Costner must ward off Dennis “Paycheck” Hopper to get the secret. Dull by definition.

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INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL

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PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT | 10.14.08

Boy was I jazzed when this came in house, as I’d finally get to see what the promotional whip, the posters, the talk and constant hype was about. Continue reading

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