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"Nice Work If You Can Get It": My Playlist for a Musical Jobs Summit

David Wild | Posted 12.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: 'NSYNC, President Barack Obama, Steely Dan, Todd Snider, Little Village, Harry Chapin, T.I., Maxwell, Obama Jobs Summit, Gary-Us-Bonds, The Police, Silversun Pickups, The Offspring, Jimmy Buffett, The Silhouettes, Talking Heads, Conway Twitty, Jobs Summit, Don Henley, Frank Sinatra, Wilbert Harrison, Gretchen Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
David Wild

Obama's job summit was a sincere attempt to bring together great minds to help ease what has become a national crisis. My musical jobs summit -- not so much.

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Bachmann Tea Party Overdrive: A Tasty and Hot Playlist for Michele and All Her Foxy Friends

David Wild | Posted 11.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Cowboy Junkies, Emmylou Harris, Tea Party Protests, The Wiggles, Anne Murray, Count Basie, Brendan Benson, Nirvana, Capitol, Led Zeppelin, Congress, The Police, Michele Bachmann, The Who, Sister Hazel, Ella Fitzgerald, Cat Stevens, Tea Party, Entertainment News
David Wild

I just read here that Rep. Michele Bachmann is hosting a very special tea party at the Capitol today. I'm sure it will be a lovely affair, so I wanted to send along this playlist for Congress' hostess with the mostest.

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Message In A Bottle: Sting Is Sending Out An SOS To Save The Rainforests (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.30.2009 | Green

Read More: The Police, Sting, Video, Sos Rainforests, Copenhagen 2009, Sting Rainforest Video, Environment, Sting Save the Rainforests, Rainforests, Prince's Rainforest Project, Sting Message in a Bottle Video, Message in a Bottle, Green News

Sting is teaming up with The Prince's Rainforest Project on the 30th anniversary of The Police's song, 'Message In A Bottle' to spread the word about ...

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Beatles For Sale, John Leckie Interview on The Stone Roses, This Week's New Albums, plus Scott Weiland, Jason Mraz, and Glee

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Robin Trower, Kanye West, Comic-Con, Janis Ian, Lea Michele, Salt-N-Pepa, Kevin McHale, The Posies, Phish, Xtc, Circulatory System, Matthew Morrison, My Morning Jacket, Journey, Burt Bacharach, The Byrds, Bethany Dylan, Rick Danko, Neil Diamond, Spencer Day, The Gears, Sweetwater, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Gary Mounfield, Vivian Girls, John Squire, Mark Sailing, Prefab Sprout, The Police, Sondre Lerche, Public Image Ltd., USA Today, They Might Be Giants, Julian Lennon, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Jenna Ushkowitz, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, The Beatles Rock Band, Diana Agron, Entertainment News, Os Mutantes, Cinema Bizarre, Danko Jones, Andrew Dugan, Chic, Jay-Z, Scott Weiland, N.E.D., Be Bop Deluxe, Jason Mraz, Myspace, Sonny Boy Williamson, Howie Day, Queen, Gaither Vocal Band, A Fine Frenzy, Jayma Mays, John Leckie, Mayer Hawthorne, The Fall, The Beatles, Cory Monteith, Gene Loves Jezebel, Wild Beasts, The Feelies, Yo La Tengo, Jack Bruce, The Cribs, Mia Farrow, Eric Carmen, Simple Minds, Jimmy Clanton, Dalai Lama, Buckcherry, Brooks & Dunn, Robert Fripp, Magazine, Jane Lynch, Amber Riley, The Stone Roses, Chris Colfer, Ian Brown, Stone Temple Pilots, John Mayall, Mike & the Ravens, Jessalyn Gilsig, Rihanna, Alan Wren, Frank Turner, Boys Like Girls, The Verve, True Blood, Thousand Foot Krutch, Itunes, Robyn Hitchcock, Peter White, Geffen, Silvertone, Saosin, Raekwon, Candiria, Cruxshadows, Slipknot, Barlowgirl, Commodores, Erasure, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

With the release of stereo and mono box sets, individual album reissues, and their own edition of Rock Band, The Beatles finally have stepped into the 21st century in a major way.

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New Tunes On Monday: Green Day, Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood, Tori Amos, Kate Voegele, and Mat Kearney

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tori Amos, Ginger Baker, Hilarie Burton, Scrubs, Chad Michael Murray, Eminem, Squeeze, Bono, Sting, Willie Weeks, Counting Crows, Chris Stainton, Billie Joe Armstrong, The Who, One Tree Hill, J.J. Cale, Adam Duritz, John M, Grey’s Anatomy, Bruce Hornsby, Traffic, South Park, Rich Grech, Five for Fighting, Steve Winwood, George Harrison, Friday Night Lights, CHris Lord-Alge, The Police, Blind Faith, Punk, John Lennon, Bones, U2, Entertainment News, Joni Mitchell, The Hollies, Ray Charles, American Idol, Eric Clapton, Tré Cool, Miley Cyrus, Mat Kearney, Jason Mraz, The Mamas and the Papas, Quadrophenia, Queen, Kyle XY, Ray Davies, Madison Square Garden, The Kinks, Kate Bush, The Beatles, Fiona Apple, Disney, Scott McKenzie, Kate Voegele, Jonas Brothers, Green Day, John Ondrasik, Butch Vig, Mad Max, Matt Nathanson, Robert Johnson, Belinda Carlisle, Ian Thomas, Pete Townsend, Mike Dirnt, Jimi Hendrix, James Taylor, Chris Dugan, John Phillips, Escher, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Though Tori Amos' career may have suffered from being overly prolific and recording some questionable cover songs, every new album is a bouquet of interesting, intelligent songs for her loyal fans.

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A Post-Thanksgiving Cornucopia: World AIDS Day, The Birth of (RED)WIRE, Milk and Prop 8

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.31.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Prop 6, Congress, Hiv, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ontario, Who, Dixie Chicks, Asia, China, Wolrd Health Foundation, Gay Adoption, Ali Partovi, Olympic Bird's Nest, Patna Women's College, The Killers, W Hotels, Premiere Wen Jiabao, Aids, Elvis Costello, World AIDS Day, Melissa Etheridge, Latin America, President Barack Obama, Rod Stewart, Nand Kishore Yadev, Sheryl Crow, The Police, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Emile Hirsch, Coldplay, India, Matthew Sheppard, James Franco, Starbucks, Gay Marriage, Jay-Z, Josh Brolin, Toronto, Prop 8, Spider-Man, Canada, Sean Penn, Keith Olbermann, California, Don MacKinnon, Lisa Gurry, W, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Senator Barbara Boxer, (RED), Elton John, World Health Organization, Kargil Chowk, Hear Music, Senator John v. Briggs, High School Music, John Legend, Unicef, Molly Johnson, Msn, Lucas Grabeel, United States, Harvey Milk, Gus Van Sant, Death Cab for Cutie, Into the Wild, President George W. Bush, Itunes, Carribean, Matthew Shepard, Ilike, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The new online digital magazine (RED)WIRE will sponsor a series of unique performances by artists such as U2 and Sheryl Crow, in its bid to help fight AIDS.

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Police Add Uncertainty to the Mix

Donald Liebenson | Posted 10.16.2008 | Living

Read More: Adolescent Depression, Scrubs, The Police, High School, Parent-Child Connections, Adolescence, Parenting, Mixtapes, Teenagers, Living News
Donald Liebenson

At parent orientation for incoming high school freshman, the principal encouraged us to get involved with our kids, to ask questions. So I sat my son down and, bracing myself, asked about the mixtape.

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The Police End Comeback Tour In NYC

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 09.08.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: The Police, Sting, Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — The Police ended one of rock 'n' roll's most successful reunions in Madison Square Garden on Thursday with a tribute to other famous ...

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The Police Announce Their Final Show

AP | Posted 05.14.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers, Sting, The Police, Michael Bloomberg, Entertainment News

NEW YORK - The Police, who reunited for a 30th-anniversary world tour last year, say their final concert will take place this summer in New York City...

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Sting Closes On $26.5M Condo

NY Daily News | Posted 04.20.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: The Police, Sting, 15CPW, 15 Central Park West, Entertainment News

Rock star Sting paid a breathtaking $26.5 million for a condominium at 15 Central Park West, city records show. The lead singer for The Police closed...

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Police Enjoy Reunion, Deny New Album For Now

AFP via Yahoo | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers, Sting, The Police, Entertainment News

The Police are feeling rejuvenated from their reunion tour but they don't plan to record a new album, guitarist Andy Summers said Tuesday. "The tour...

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Sting Sucks Trudie's Feet On Aussie Holiday

Daily Mail | Richard Simpson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: The Police, Sting, Trudie Styler, Spiritual Sex, Entertainment News

As a display of affection, it could hardly have been more public. Docked in Sydney harbour on a hired yacht costing £17,500 a day, Sting gently rais...

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Top-Grossing Tours Of 2007: $212 Million For The Winner

Billboard | Ray Waddell | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Kenny Chesney, The Police, Genesis, Entertainment News

The Police reunion trek led all tours in 2007 with a gross that has passed $212 million and is still climbing. The global tour few thought would ever ...

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The Police Hint At New Album

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Sting, Andy Summers, The Police, Entertainment News

Will the curtain close again on The Police when their reunion tour ends? Andy Summers says the fractious trio could have a new album in them. "It's s...

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Johnny Rotten Labels Police Reunion "Soggy Old Dead Carcasses"

NME | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: The Police, Sting, Sex Pistols, John Lydon, The Police Reunion, Sex Pistols Reunite, Johnny Rotten, Entertainment News

Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has ripped into a whole host of artists and celebrities this morning (September 20), during a phone interview with Chr...

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Sting Photographed Ducking As He Leaves Notorious German Brothel

Daily Mail | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: The Police, The Relax Bordello, Trudie Styler, Sting, Hamburg, Latest Entertainment News, Entertainment News

Without his wife and family, a long way from home and in the dead of night, no one can blame Sting for feeling in need of a little company. But Trudi...

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