Jill Sobule

The Joy of Jill & Julia

Robert Rodi | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment


Robert Rodi

The framework of Sobule and Sweeney's show was fluid, with the result that they often seemed as surprised as the audience with the direction it took.

Fan-Funding With Jonah Smith, Plus Chris Bell, Stephen Stills, and Manassas Updates

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.20.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

While most of his contemporaries have the fantasy of signing the bottom line of a label contract, Jonah Smith has rejected a record company's offer instead.

My "Feud" With Katy Perry

Jill Sobule | Posted 09.19.2009 | Entertainment


Jill Sobule

I have never really had ill feelings towards Katy and I am happy to not be the "Kissed a Girl" girl anymore. But her teen fangirls portrayed me as an angry, jealous "gramma" starved for publicity.

Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 06.30.2009 | Home


Arianna Huffington

This week, I spent a couple of great days at Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher's annual D: All Things Digital conference. Among the highlights: watching Jill Sobule sing about Rupert Murdoch -- in front of Rupert Murdoch, and Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg levitate around the conference after securing a $200 million investment from the Russians. The breakout star was new Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz -- and not just because of her perfectly timed F-bomb on the D7 stage. She was a quote machine: "Down 15 percent is the new flat" and "You can't take nine women and make a baby in one month; there is a process" were among my favorites. But the line of the week came from Martha Stewart who told me over lunch: "While Bernie Madoff was on his rampage, the SEC was busy pursuing me." For more on the conference, click here.

Murdoch and Me

Jill Sobule | Posted 06.27.2009 | Media


Jill Sobule

2009-05-27-sobule.jpgLast night at the All Things Digital conference, I was asked to write and perform a song for Rupert Murdoch. They said I could not be mean. This was a tall order. Here's what I came up with.

Jill Sobule Serenades Rupert Murdoch At D7: All Things Digital Conference (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 06.27.2009 | Media


Singer/songwriter (and HuffPost blogger) Jill Sobule was introduced to News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch at last year's All Things Digital conference ...

Murdoch Roasted at his WSJ Tech Conference

Andy Plesser | Posted 06.27.2009 | Media


Andy Plesser

Jill Sobule was the hit opening act for the Wall Street Journal's AllThingdD conference last night.

A Valentine's Song and Small Story

Jill Sobule | Posted 03.17.2009 | Entertainment


Jill Sobule

The person who I am seeing presently and I have decided not to exchange gifts this Valentine's Day -- it's hard times for everyone. Here's the closest thing I have to a nice Valentine's love song.

I Kissed a Girl

Marissa Moss | Posted 07.22.2008 | Entertainment


Marissa Moss

Apparently, the only place you can see a girl kissing another girl on MTV nowadays is on The Real World after six tequila shots in the hot tub. Certainly not in the video called, um, "I Kissed a Girl."