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    Kenny G best musician-golfer

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

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    Kenny G is No. 1 on Golf Digest's ranking of the 'Top 100 in Music'

     

    LOS ANGELES (AP) - Saxophonist Kenny G has more to brag about than his world-class horn-playing. He's now the best golfer among music-makers, according to Golf Digest's ranking of the "Top 100 in Music."

     

    The Grammy winner beats out country stars Vince Gill, Marty Roe and Steve Azar, and No Doubt drummer Adrian Young, who round out the top 5. The list also includes Bob Dylan (No. 63), Snoop Dogg (No. 44) and fellow sax player Branford Marsalis (No. 29).

     

    The list will be published Tuesday on the magazine's website, as well as in its December issue, on newsstands Nov. 7.

     

    The ranking is based on handicaps, some official, some not-so-official. Kenny G's handicap is a plus-0.6, meaning his average score is better than par.

     

    And he tells the magazine he still needs improvement.

     

    "With the sax, I learned technique well enough so that it feels like part of my body and I just express myself," he said. "That's where I want to get in golf."

     

    Gill, a scratch golfer (0 handicap), said, "musicians and golfers understand each other."

     

    "We know what it takes to have to perform," he said. "We know there is a lot of alone time."

     

    Rocker Alice Cooper, who ranked 11th on the list with a 5.3 handicap, said playing golf helped him kick his drug habit.

     

    "Golf is the crack of sports," he told the magazine. "Once I took it seriously, I loved it. It absolutely saved my life."

     

    Other stars on the Golf Digest rankings include Justin Timberlake (No. 15), Englebert Humperdinck (23), Celine Dion (62), Nick Lachey (95) and Pink (100).

    Heartbreaking News

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    Dear Tweedys:

     

    I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. I know words on a chat board can never begin to properly express what you are going through but just know that my thoughts are with you. Look after each other.

    Banter, Best Of

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    My favorite was from a Fillmore show; I'm paraphrasing but "Some of our favorite shows have been here....... Electric Flag, Country Joe and the Fish, Grateful Dead" [probably not the right bands but you get the idea]

     

    "Don't go away; the Rolling Stones are up next"

     

    And if this is banter and not strictly comedy, calling Toronto fans motherf**kers should make the cut

    When you think of artists influenced by Dylan....

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Got the following from Bob's people this morning:

     

     

     

    New Contest Featuring Bob Dylan

     

    A handful of music sites have teamed up to sponsor a contest for the fans of Bob Dylan and the artists who have been influenced by him.

    Enter now to win a home theater system, Bob Dylan's new album Modern Times and music from artists that have been inspired by him such as James Blunt, G. Love, The Format and Dashboard Confessional.

     

    Enter now -- http://www.sonybmgemail.com/arch/Hit?m=tccmf93zt&u=fo3mc

    [BT] Weakerthans 9-16-06

    in After The Show

    Posted

    That would make sense. You probably know this already - but they are married.

    Yeah, I knew she was married to him. I'm married too but I still love her now.

     

    It was just kind of odd that he showed up, did background vocals on one song and was not acknowledged at all.

    I love that video for Migrations, absolutely love it!!!

    The Hillside show included the "artist animated slide show" or whatever you would call that in the Migrations video. For every song. It was just a super way to end that festival.

    [BT] Weakerthans 9-16-06

    in After The Show

    Posted

    Been listening to Christine Fellows a ton lately. I swear Sampson writes her lyrics or she writes his.

    I sadly knew nothing of Christine Fellows 'till I saw her this past summer at Hillside. It was the last show of the night on one of the smaller stages and I swore I saw Sampson there.... Anyway, she was super and now I love her.

    The Who

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    Quadrophenia is genius. That simple.

     

    I would say Quadrophenia is more of a "theme album" than a rock opera. So although they are all linked around the story of Jimmy, the songs are strong and can stand on their own. One of my favorite records of all time.

     

    Tommy is more of a true "rock opera", what ever that means. So there are songs on there that to my mind are only there to move the story along and are pretty weak on their own - in fact, I would say some of them are weak even in the context of the album.

    PSA: new Sloan album

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    from a trusted blog -- http://www.adamradwanski.com/blog.html

     

     

    Sunday September 17, 2006

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    Three cheers for unpredictability

     

    A couple of weeks ago, singing the praises of Who Taught You to Live Like That in the Post, I wrote that recent history suggested Sloan's new single would be surrounded by a lot of filler on their new album. After all, that had been the pattern with pretty much everything they'd released since Navy Blues.

     

    Happily, it seems I grossly underestimated them. Never Hear the End of It - with a slightly insane 30 tracks spread over 75 minutes - is the sound of a band that's broken free from routine and is thoroughly energized by it.

     

    If you'd given up on Sloan, give them another shot. This is the best thing they've done since One Chord to Another.

     

    >> Send your comments to Adam Radwanski

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