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Eminem, 50, Dre get crackin'
What's the most perverse moment on Eminem's new leaked single, "Crack a Bottle"?
No, it's not his resurrection of his Slim Shady persona, even though Slim/Em's raps on the track are as cleverly debauched as ever.
No, it's not that Dre and 50 Cent contribute guest raps (both are rather low-key).
No, it's not the pool-hall piano and brass that Dre uses to fuel the beat.
It's this: Slim Shady sings the chorus -- and he doesn't sound half bad.
"Crack a Bottle" is due to appear on Em's upcoming album, "Relapse," due sometime this spring. We found the track all over YouTube.
Eminem, 50, Dre get crackin'
What's the most perverse moment on Eminem's new leaked single, "Crack a Bottle"?
No, it's not his resurrection of his Slim Shady persona, even though Slim/Em's raps on the track are as cleverly debauched as ever.
No, it's not that Dre and 50 Cent contribute guest raps (both are rather low-key).
No, it's not the pool-hall piano and brass that Dre uses to fuel the beat.
It's this: Slim Shady sings the chorus -- and he doesn't sound half bad.
"Crack a Bottle" is due to appear on Em's upcoming album, "Relapse," due sometime this spring. We found the track all over YouTube.
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Nightcrawlers on DVD
In the 1960s, a Daytona rock band called the Nightcrawlers crafted a jangly, mildly psychedelic ditty titled "The Little Black Egg."
The song sneaked into the Billboard charts and assumed cult status over the years as it was covered by the Cars, the Lemonheads and others, and it landed on the box set "Nuggets," a 1990s garage band compilation.
The story of the song and the band is revealed in the DVD "Cracking the Egg: The Untold Story of the Nightcrawlers." The 40-minute documentary film is available for $20 at Atlantic Sounds, 138 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach.
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Pitchfork pokes 500 best songs
And you thought making best-of music lists was something only old farts such as Rolling Stone magazine and classic rock radio did, so they could anoint the Beatles, Dylan and Led Zep one more time.
Nope. The folks at the music Web site pitchforkmedia.com have gone old school and released the book "The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs From Punk to the Present." After a kiss-off to classic rock, the many contributors get on with lauding the usual suspects: R.E.M., Husker Du, the Clash, Radiohead and even Prince, Madonna and Steely Dan.
Then it's down to business with genuflection to Throbbing Gristle, Belle and Sebastian, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Mudhoney, etc., etc. Along the way, the editors explain such high concepts as "cow punk," "psychobilly" and "no wave."
This worthy tome is available now from publisher Fireside Books.
-- Rick de Yampert, Entertainment writer
Nightcrawlers on DVD
In the 1960s, a Daytona rock band called the Nightcrawlers crafted a jangly, mildly psychedelic ditty titled "The Little Black Egg."
The song sneaked into the Billboard charts and assumed cult status over the years as it was covered by the Cars, the Lemonheads and others, and it landed on the box set "Nuggets," a 1990s garage band compilation.
The story of the song and the band is revealed in the DVD "Cracking the Egg: The Untold Story of the Nightcrawlers." The 40-minute documentary film is available for $20 at Atlantic Sounds, 138 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach.
READ
Pitchfork pokes 500 best songs
And you thought making best-of music lists was something only old farts such as Rolling Stone magazine and classic rock radio did, so they could anoint the Beatles, Dylan and Led Zep one more time.
Nope. The folks at the music Web site pitchforkmedia.com have gone old school and released the book "The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs From Punk to the Present." After a kiss-off to classic rock, the many contributors get on with lauding the usual suspects: R.E.M., Husker Du, the Clash, Radiohead and even Prince, Madonna and Steely Dan.
Then it's down to business with genuflection to Throbbing Gristle, Belle and Sebastian, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Mudhoney, etc., etc. Along the way, the editors explain such high concepts as "cow punk," "psychobilly" and "no wave."
This worthy tome is available now from publisher Fireside Books.
-- Rick de Yampert, Entertainment writer
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