Music News 7-31

Today’s music news had stuff about Billboard, Velvet Revolver + Spacehog, and Timbaland.
Katy Perry cannot be stopped.
Akon is totally geeking out aobut Michael Jackson.
The head of the L.A.P.D. gives us the duh-worthy story of the week.
Jay-Z isn’t the only one getting political, as Big Boi gets in the act.
Speaking of political rappers, I hope Ludacris [...]

Music News 7-30

(Before I begin, scroll down and get some comments in regarding our web site’s future…some approve-worthy ones would be nice )
The Killers, Miley Cyrus, and Hinder volunteer for music news duty today.  Here’s who’s staying behind and waiting their turn.
Wondering what this year’s Lollapalooza will be like?  MTV’s James Montgomery has some amusing [...]

Website Update!

I just talked to the guy here who’s working with our new web designers, and he’s agreed to pop over here for some Q & A.  If you have any questions about the old or new site, if you have any ideas for our web site, or anything like that, post them as a comment.  [...]

Music News 7-29

Tuesday winning links are about Chris Brown, Taylor Swift, and Jon Bon Jovi.  Check your cards at home.  If you’re not a winner, enjoy these consolation links.
Rare Bob Dylan tracks won’t be so rare soon.
Here’s some advice for VH1: if you cast a C-list singer for a show called “Sober Living”, make sure they’re sober [...]

July 29th Playlist

KKCK Playlist for July 29th, 2008
NATASHA BEDINGFIELD – POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE
3 DOORS DOWN – IT’S NOT MY TIME
GAVIN DEGRAW – IN LOVE WITH A GIRL
LUDO – LOVE ME DEAD
FLOBOTS – HANDLEBARS
JESSE MCCARTNEY – LEAVIN
METRO STATION – SHAKE IT
KID ROCK – ALL SUMMER LONG
GAVIN ROSSDALE – LOVE REMAINS THE SAME
SECONDHAND SERENADE - FALL FOR YOU
ALKALINE TRIO – [...]

Music News 7-28

Monday is rarely a fun day, but I’ll try with tales of the exploits of David Cook, T.I., and Miley Cyrus.  Links are usually fun, right?
Starting things off, 20 album covers redone in Lego.  They’re better than I could do, but the Velvet Underground one was kinda weak.
Did you know Colbie Caillat tried out for [...]

Shagg Playlist 7-27

I threw in the old second g, just because.
The Hold Steady need hold no longer, as they get this week’s album feature for their new album Stay Positive.  MTV’s James Montgomery has it has his top CD for the first half of the year, and former Shagg host Dewey also thinks the album is both [...]

Mining the Archives (old Shagg playlists)

Man, it’s been a while since I did this.  Earlier this year, we discovered some yellowed tablets.  It turns out they were legal pads, and were yellow to start with, but that’s not important.  The tablets contained Shag playlists from a bygone era, mainly the late 90s.  For your nostalgic pleasure, let’s see what was [...]

Music News 7-25

Today we read about the exploits of 50 Cent vs. Taco Bell, Avril Lavigne’s BFF: YouTube, and the Backstreet Boys filling their free time.  Ah free time.  I remember that…I think.
Anyway, before I wax nostalgic, let’s get to the linkage.
First off, I am NOT hosting the MTV VMA’s.  Yes, this gent has my name and [...]

Music News 7-24

Thursday highlights include Billboard, Pink, and Miley Cyrus.  The stories I didn’t use could have filled an hour, which isn’t in our sponsor’s budget.  Speaking of our fine sponsor, I should link to Skinner’s Pub, huh?  And speaking of links, check these out.  They are 100 % RickRoll free, and hopefully 100 % malware free.
Five [...]