This is the week that was in matters musical … 1951, Ike Turner and his Kings of Rhythm record "Rocket 88" credited by many rock historians to be the first rock ‘n’ roll record … produced by the legendary Sam Phillips at Sun Records in Memphis, it’s consider...

I have to say there is nothing better than reading about a band that has had some success and then start to become overly indulgent in the recording of their new album.  When these bands were starting out they would have stabbed a homeless man for any kind of studio time but now after some success ...

Bob emails: Luke, This is perfect for you. Get life advice from a celebrity advisor on a new TV show. Free guidance plus an opportunity make an ass of yourself on national TV. You could kill two birds with one stone. http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/tfr/1006131088.html Fred emails: I notice that...

Dennis Prager says Scott McClellan’s new memoir about his years working as a press secretary for President Bush raises a character issue. "That is very rare for me [to criticize the man rather than the act]. Prager: "I have sympathy for James Carville’s remark that there was a ...

Marilyn Manson . © 2008 - Ben Heine .Biography (Source: Manson Wiki) Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), better known by his stage name Marilyn Manson, is a professional musician. He is the lead singer of the industrial metal band that bears the same name. His stage name is formed from the na...

… No one wants to work with them. It’s not just that they’re not great at what they do — Lindsay Lohan is a talented actress when she wants to be, Ricky Williams had the potential to be a hall-of-fame running back someday. No, it’s not that. No one wants to work with them because of of...

Lindsay Lohan has signed on to play Manson Family member Nancy Pittman in Manson Girls. This is hot. The Charlie Manson case is chilling, yet fascinating. And I can totally see Lohan following a psychotic guru and trying to massacre Los Angeles. Just give her some 'shrooms and a steady supply of pen...

"... so the ethics challenge remains... ": " ...so we could install a government that would sell us oil at a good price... " "corruption is why we win": Democracy's Negotiating Table: Watching the "Ownership Society": follow-ups on Shareholder Surveillance... Why torture & war crimes courts exist: t...

"Goody-goodies are the Thieves of Virtue" - Confucious "The 3 Vinegar Tasters": views of Eastern Philosophy Spinoza on Freedom, Ethics & Politics the more you legislate or criminalize vices on the grounds of morality, the fewer ' perfect ' men you will find to enforce the Will of the People in repre...

This is the week that was in matters musical … 1962, signaling a changing of the guard in pop music, Frank Sinatra records his final session for Capitol Records in Hollywood … meanwhile, across the pond, The Beatles perform on the BBC for the first time … prophetically, the show...