Random music news for Monday, January 29, 2024
Yes, this is the fifth Monday in January. That’s just cruel. And then we get 29 days in February? That’s almost as bad. Music news for January 29, 2024, is pretty cool though.
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Tuesday timesuck: A theoretical rap battle between George Carlin and Richard Pryor (Definitely NSFW).
The people behind Epic Rap Battles of History have come up with this theoretical showdown between two of the greatest comedians of all time: George Carlin and Richard Pryor. If you’re at work,
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Here’s our first look at the Elton John biopic Rocketman
Movies based on rock stars seem to be all the rage these days. The Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody opens November 2. Then come May 17, we’ll get Rocketman, a movie about the life
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A throwback to the days of late night infomercials plugging record collections
We don’t see these sorts of late night infomercials for record collections anymore, but as George Carlin points out, they used to be big–and ridiculous. (Via Tom)
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A classic George Carlin bit: “There are too many songs!”
Overwhelmed by choice? George Carlin thought there were too many songs out there–and that was 2002, long before we got 40 million songs on Spotify. (Via Tom)
Read MoreTen years ago today, George Carlin died
Along with Richard Pryor, George Carlin was one of the greatest comic geniuses of all time. He died ten years ago today as the result of a dodgy heart. If you’ve ever seen
Read MoreGeorge Carlin on singing in the hallways at school back in the day
George Carlin was truly one of the greatest comedians of all time. Tom points us to this bit from 1973 when he talks about what it was like growing up in the 50s
Read MoreLet’s celebrate George Carlin’s birthday with the seven words you can’t say on the radio
Were George Carlin still alive, he’d be celebrating his 81st birthday today. To commemorate the occasion, let’s revisit one of his greatest routines which has become the unofficial standard of what you can
Read MoreGeorge Carlin on radio and file-sharing
I miss George Carlin. I keep thinking about all he’d have to say in the Age of Trump. This is an excerpt from an audiobook called When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops.
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A Classic: George Carlin Riffs on AM Radio
If you’re of a certain age, you’ll understand what George Carlin was talking about when he did this bit on AM radio. If you don’t get what he’s saying, you’re too young. (Via
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52 Albums That Changed My Life (and Other Exaggerations), Chapter 15: Class Clown
There are two albums on my list of 52 albums that don’t have any music on them. Well… three if you include Zero Tolerance for Silence. I thought about it for quite a
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