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<title><![CDATA[NEWS: Nickelback Announce UK Tour]]></title>
<link>http://thekajemagazine.wordpress.com/2012/03/23/news-nickelback-announce-uk-tour/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Following the chart-topping success of their 2011 album, Here And Now, Canada’s multi-million sellin]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top 10 Inspirational Songs]]></title>
<link>http://nonparallellines.wordpress.com/2012/03/23/top-ten-inspirational-tracks/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>WayneMorgan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://nonparallellines.wordpress.com/2012/03/23/top-ten-inspirational-tracks/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[For my first official post, I’m going to give you all a run-down of my Top 10 Inspirational Songs. T]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nickelback Adds To 2012 Tour - Cleveland Included]]></title>
<link>http://cbswqal.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/nickelback-2012-tour-cleveland-blossom-music-center-bush/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Nickelback, known around the world for its powerful and spectacular live performances, has announced]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="/tag/nickelback">Nickelback</a>, known around the world for its powerful and spectacular live performances, has announced the extension of their spring/summer North American tour with 9 newly announced shows. Nickelback will stop in 50 cities&#8212;including the just-added shows in Hershey, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Saratoga Springs, Darien Center, Charlotte, Virginia Beach and Raleigh&#8212;where the band will draw from their seven-album arsenal to perform a show of hits and chart-topping singles. Special guests Bush will join Nickelback for the full tour, including the new dates, with additional support to be announced soon.<!--moreSee The New Dates--></p>
<p>Tickets for the recently announced shows go on sale in select markets on March 16th and 17th at <a href="http://Ticketmaster.com" target="_blank">Ticketmaster.com</a> and <a href="http://LiveNation.com" target="_blank">LiveNation.com</a>.</p>
<p>Fan Club members will be able to purchase tickets beginning on March 9th. Fan Club details can be found at Nickelback.com. Citi&#174; cardmembers will also have access to presale tickets beginning Monday, March 12th at 10:00 am local time through Citi&#8217;s Private Pass&#174; Program. For complete presale details, visit <a href="http://www.citiprivatepass.com" target="_blank">www.citiprivatepass.com</a>.</p>
<p>Nickelback was recently nominated for four Juno Awards in their native Canada, including Group of the Year, Album of the Year for Here And Now, Single of the Year for &#8220;When We Stand Together&#8221; and the Juno Fan Choice Award. The band will perform on CTV&#8217;s broadcast of THE 2012 JUNO AWARDS on Sunday, April 1st.</p>
<p>Nickelback has achieved a prestigious place in music history, having sold nearly 45 million worldwide. Since their 2001 breakthrough hit song &#8220;How You Remind Me,&#8221; Nickelback has sent more than 20 singles rocketing onto various Billboard charts. In 2009, Billboard named Nickelback &#8220;Top Group of the Decade.&#8221; Their now-classic album All the Right Reasons insured Nickelback an indelible place in rock history: it spent a staggering 112 consecutive weeks in the Top 30 of the Billboard Top 200, was certified eight-times platinum in the U.S. with more than 11 million copies sold worldwide, and topped the charts in four countries.</p>
<p>VIP Packages for the tour will also be available through VIP Nation, including premium seats, exclusive merchandise and more. For more information please visit: <a href="http://vipnation.com" target="_blank">www.VIPNation.com</a>.</p>
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<p><em><strong>Ticket Info:</strong></em><br />
General Admission Pit: $93.50<br />
Reserved Pavilion Tickets starting at $63.50, $83.50<br />
General Admission Lawn: $29.50</p>
<p>SPECIAL OFFER THIS WEEKEND ONLY:<br />
Get Lawn tickets for only $25 the first weekend of on sale, Saturday, March 17th<br />
Tickets go on sale Saturday, March 17th at 10am and will be available at&#160;<a href="http://www.livenation.com" target="_blank">www.livenation.com</a>, all ticketmaster locations or charge by phone (800) 745-3000.<br />
(All prices listed plus applicable charges)</p>
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<p><strong>NEWLY ANNOUNCED NICKELBACK DATES WITH SPECIAL GUESTS BUSH:</strong></p>
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<li>July 14, 2012 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium On Sale 3/17</li>
<li>July 18, 2012 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center On Sale 3/17</li>
<li>July 20, 2012 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center On Sale 3/17</li>
<li>July 21, 2012 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center On Sale 3/17</li>
<li>July 24, 2012 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center On Sale 3/17</li>
<li>July 25, 2012 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center On Sale 3/17</li>
<li>July 27, 2012 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre On Sale 3/16</li>
<li>July 28, 2012 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live On Sale 3/17</li>
<li>July 30, 2012 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion On Sale 3/16</li>
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<p><strong>PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED NICKELBACK 2012 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES&#160;WITH SPECIAL GUESTS BUSH, SEETHER AND MY DARKEST DAYS.</strong></p>
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<li>April 10, 2012 Moline, IL i wireless Center</li>
<li>April 12, 2012 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena</li>
<li>April 14, 2012 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena</li>
<li>April 15, 2012 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center</li>
<li>April 19, 2012 New York, NY Madison Square Garden</li>
<li>April 21, 2012 Montreal, PQ Bell Centre</li>
<li>April 22, 2012 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre</li>
<li>April 24, 2012 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center</li>
<li>April 25, 2012 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center</li>
<li>April 27, 2012 Hartford, Ct XL Center</li>
<li>April 28, 2012 Worcester, MA DCU Center</li>
<li>April 30, 2012 Washington, DC Verizon Center</li>
<li>May 2, 2012 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena</li>
<li>May 4, 2012 Orlando, FL Amway Center</li>
<li>May 5, 2012 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center</li>
<li>May 15, 2012 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place</li>
<li>May 16, 2012 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome</li>
<li>May 18, 2012 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre</li>
<li>May 20, 2012 Fargo, ND Fargodome</li>
<li>May 22, 2012 Omaha, NE CenturyLink Center Omaha</li>
<li>May 23, 2012 Minneapolis, MN Target Center</li>
<li>May 25, 2012 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center</li>
<li>May 26, 2012 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center</li>
<li>May 29, 2012 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center</li>
<li>May 30, 2012 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena</li>
<li>June 1, 2012 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center</li>
<li>June 2, 2012 Houston, TX Toyota Center</li>
<li>June 5, 2012 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center</li>
<li>June 7, 2012 Tulsa, OK BOK Center</li>
<li>June 8, 2012 Wichita, KS Intrust Bank Arena</li>
<li>June 10, 2012 Denver, CO Pepsi Center</li>
<li>June 12, 2012 Salt Lake City UT Energy Solutions Arena</li>
<li>June 15, 2012 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center</li>
<li>June 16, 2012 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena</li>
<li>June 18, 2012 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion</li>
<li>June 20, 2012 Nampa, ID Idaho Center</li>
<li>June 21, 2012 Portland, OR Rose Garden</li>
<li>June 23, 2012 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome</li>
<li>June 24, 2012 Spokane, WA Spokane Arena</li>
<li>June 26, 2012 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena</li>
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<p>For more complete ticket and tour information, please visit: <a href="http://Nickelback.com" target="_blank">Nickelback.com</a>, <a href="http://Ticketmaster.com" target="_blank">Ticketmaster.com</a> and <a href="http://LiveNation.com" target="_blank">LiveNation.com</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Long overdue update]]></title>
<link>http://guitarfumbling.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/long-overdue-update/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
<guid>http://guitarfumbling.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/long-overdue-update/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Weeeelll&#8230; It&#8217;s been a while. Not sure where I got up to but I think I was starting to le]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Weeeelll&#8230; It&#8217;s been a while. Not sure where I got up to but I think I was starting to learn Wonderwall. I&#8217;ve fumbled a fair bit more since then. Wonderwall is now starting to feel straightforward and I can now play the whole song reasonably well.<br />
Part of the reason is that I got myself a guitar teacher, Lewis Collins.  He&#8217;s been able to point out a few bad habits so I can correct those. I was anchoring with my right hand when I was picking, and that was slowing me down a fair bit. Strumming through Wonderwall still took a little while, and part of that is because I really struggle to hear the guitar cleanly in most of the tracks that I&#8217;m interested in. I couldn&#8217;t hear the pattern properly, so I was concentrating quite a lot on &#8216;learning&#8217; the strumming patterns in a &#8216;down, down, down up, down&#8217; type fashion. While it&#8217;s sometimes useful to look at this briefly, I&#8217;ve found the best way is to just listen to the rhythm and strumming with it to get close.   What&#8217;s also helped is Guitar Pro. Downloaded onto my ipad (I got the full Mac version as well after a bit), it lets you download tracks and play them in a midi format, isolating specific voices (instruments), and playing them at any speed you want to listen at. (I.e. I can isolate the guitar track and listen to the rhythm, and slow things down to play along until I can go at full speed). This has been a massive boost, and having Lewis knowing what I&#8217;m supposed to be learning motivates me to practise more so I can show I&#8217;m improving.<br />
With Wonderwall &#8216;learned&#8217; (BIG difference between learning it and playing it smoothly and flawlessly), and just needing practise to improve. Lewis suggested learning &#8216;Don&#8217;t Fear the Reaper&#8217; by the Blue Oyster Cult. I&#8217;ve always thought that sounded tricky, and I wasn&#8217;t wrong. Having said that, it&#8217;s mainly a matter of practising a few fairly straightforward sections. The challenge I have are numerous, but I think the top three are<br />
1- I struggle to reliably move my fingers between chords. The first couple of changes are ok, and then I start to lose position on the frets AND strings and play buzzing or blunted notes.   </p>
<p>2 &#8211; Moving between powerchords on different frets. Discovered recently while beginning to learn &#8216;How You Remind me&#8217; by Nickelback, and definitely still a fretting hand issue, but different in that it&#8217;s moving up and down the fretboard rather than simply changing strings with my hand in largely the same position. </p>
<p>3 &#8211; a little less of a problem, and seeming to get better as I practise more, hitting individual strings can be really tough!  Even when I&#8217;m looking at the strings, hitting 5433, then 6543, 6543, 6543, and back to 5433 seems to get messed up. Bearing in mind this is essentially an arpeggio (all the strings are played in a row, almost a chord played very slowly) and I&#8217;m not skipping strings or going up and down in a pattern, it&#8217;s made me realise more than ever how skilful good guitar players have to be. </p>
<p>With ALL of these issues, if I&#8217;m able to relax and just play, letting things happen naturally, everything becomes a lot easier. The real challenge is that I&#8217;m very conscious of not being able to do these things well and that makes it very hard to relax and just let it go. I AM improving, slowly, but surely, and each time I nail a section or even a simple chord change correctly (just so that it sounds ok is tolerable <img src='http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  ) I start to feel I&#8217;m moving forwards. At some point, with practise and commitment, it&#8217;ll get more natural and I&#8217;ll stop thinking about it so much and play better for it.</p>
<p>Another guitar related happening is my discovery of the Ukulele.  I bought a uke while browsing in a music shop and spotting it there. I picked it up and decided it was so cheap it was worth getting, even if I just learned &#8217;5 Years Time&#8217; by Noah and the Whale. Anyway, long story short I really enjoy playing the ukulele, and in some ways find it easier. It gives me a break from stressing on the guitar (which I really want to do), and lets me relax playing the uke (which is easier, but not as much of a life goal so less stressy). It also keeps my fingers hardening up if I&#8217;m slacking on guitar practise.<br />
Fingers are much better nowadays, by the way. Calloused up and rarely very painful, I still get hard bits of callous forming and eventually flaking off, but in general I&#8217;m starting to get simply &#8216;toughened&#8217; fingers. Not calloused, just thicker skin on the pads which can take more punishment.  </p>
<p>All good, hopefully not so long before my next blog.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Hating Nickelback is Fun]]></title>
<link>http://thedailycollaborative.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/why-hating-nickelback-is-fun/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>landryje589</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thedailycollaborative.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/why-hating-nickelback-is-fun/</guid>
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<p><em>Never made it as a wise man&#8230; Didn&#8217;t really make it as a Rock Band either</em></p>
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<p>The grumblings of contempt for Nickelback can be heard as readily as their music.  Boasting a robust discography, Nickelback is an interesting, albeit talentless, phenomenon.  A band that is so accepted as being awful, yet somehow still one of the most popular acts in North America.  The consumptive distaste for Nickelback is more than palpable.  It&#8217;s extreme.  Their singles reach the radio, and then listeners turn the dial.  The singing of Chad Kroeger hits our hammer, anvil, and stirrup, and the sound is rejected as fast as it was processed.  Nickelback has that &#8220;Christian Rock Music Quality&#8221; where you can hear just a couple notes and immediately go &#8220;oh shit, this is shitty music.&#8221;  As many rock bands have innovated before, Nickelback has done the complete opposite, and stuck with the formula.</p>
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<p>Their songs (possibly excluding &#8220;How you Remind Me&#8221;) are not even <em>likeably bad</em>.  They aren&#8217;t &#8220;cute&#8221; like frozen-in-time 80s pop songs, or even pitifully listenable like Chumbuwumba&#8217;s &#8220;Tubthumper.&#8221;  They are just awful.  And oxymoronically, the purest form of awful.</p>
<p>Whatever it takes to make it in music, Nickelback accomplished.  Whatever else it takes to succeed, they missed the mark wildly.  How they did this is in-and-of-itself is very intriguing.  How Nickelback has sold <a href="http://www.billboard.com/#/news/nickelback-take-on-haters-we-don-t-hear-1005576752.story" target="_blank">50 million albums worldwide</a> is preposterous.  Their success overshadowed by their perceived lack of talent is perplexing.  But let&#8217;s try to arrive at a solution that gets us out of this mysterious grey area.  And possibly figure out why such a hated band is so marketable.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><em>Government Conspiracy?</em></span></strong></span></p>
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<p>Not only does Nickelback&#8217;s slightly rugged image not mesh with teenage girls, but also their rock sound is completely unacceptable to those of us that have actually heard real rock music.  Something about possibly flat-ironed dirty blonde hair just won&#8217;t make a Front Man a Poster Boy for sustainable stardom.  Along with refusing to tinker with a style that barely gained them notoriety, Nickelback has just gotten by on being reproducibly awful.</p>
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<p>But from Nickelback&#8217;s perspective, how bad can it be?  Somebody has to be buying their work, and their fans (whomever they are) are making these guys are rich&#8230; Unless&#8230; NO&#8230; it couldn&#8217;t be&#8230; a Canadian espionage project and/or government conspiracy!</p>
<p>Many of you may remember a little band known as &#8220;Rush.&#8221;  Back in the late 70s and early 80s, this progressive rock band dominated the airwaves and could be heard coming from the suburban garages in just about any neighbourhood.  In those times, this band was as on top of the world as any Canadian band thought could be possible.  But then, unlike their slow rolling rise to fame, Rush fell hard from the mainstream. They suffered a premature climax during the mid-80s and then inexplicably fell off the face of the Earth.  As far as most people were concerned, they left without a trace.  Conspiracy?  Most likely.  But just knowing that an indisputably talented band like Rush could be &#8220;gotten rid of&#8221; makes things all the more mesmerizing, and begs the question as to just why the US Government has yet to make Nickelback disappear.</p>
<p>Perhaps this conspiracy is just a conspiracy in the way of being the exact opposite of a conspiracy.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Lack of Variety?</span></em></strong></span></p>
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<p>&#8220;Chad Kroeger&#8221; is to &#8220;Nickelback&#8221; what &#8220;Empty Space&#8221; is to &#8220;Nothing.&#8221;</p>
<p>Hate, like love, is passionate&#8230; and there are a lot of people out there that hate Nickelback with as much unfiltered passion as possible.</p>
<p>Perhaps in the same way that we have Bieber and Tebow mania, America eats up the mediocre and negatively polar just like it pounds back McDonald&#8217;s Snack Wraps.  Cheap entertainment and quick satisfaction have once again proved extremely profitable in the case of Nickelback.  Adhering to the song structure song-in and song-out has maintained their sales, and has equally maintained their long list of critical adversaries.  Maybe they&#8217;re essentially selling out, but why not stick to what works if it&#8217;s all about the bottom line and a good record deal?  When you don&#8217;t have much talent to waste, maybe it&#8217;s best if you do what is needed to stay afloat.</p>
<p>Many seem to gripe at the idea that everything Nickelback produces sounds the same as everything else they record.  Well, they must then share similar criticisms of Metallica, Linkin Park, Korn, Three Six Mafia, Pearl Jam, Kenny Chesney, Zac Brown Band, R.E.M., and the like.</p>
<p>This can&#8217;t be the <em>only </em>reason&#8230; there must be a deeper issue.</p>
<p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:large;">Or Something More?</span></span></em></strong></p>
<p>But what is that deeper issue?  Is it in their lyrics that are peppered with sex, drugs, and prostitutes?  No, that&#8217;s nothing out of the ordinary for any rock band.  But possibly it&#8217;s the fact that they stick to this formula, time and time again.  Just as this essay has stuck to the formula of ceaselessly mentioning that Nickelback sticks to the formula.  And like Nickelback, never wavering from hitching this idea to the chain of analysis.  In an effort to convey a strongly held opinion, let&#8217;s say that the lack of variety within Nickelback&#8217;s catalog, combined with reprehensible music being their &#8220;bread and butter,&#8221; appears to be the most acceptable and conclusive reasoning behind this unimpressive phenomena.</p>
<p>Nickelback is hated more now than mesh shorts were back in the first decade of the 2000s.</p>
<p>Just what could it possibly be?  Canadian distrust?  A dislike for Kroeger&#8217;s not-quite-scathing-enough voice?  Or is it, once again, their repeatability of horrible music?  What if we don&#8217;t mind those above bands for not deviating from their defined style because we <em>like</em> their defined style?  What if it&#8217;s because we didn&#8217;t like Nickelback&#8217;s style to begin with, and instead of changing, they keep pumping crap at us through an ever-widening musical sewage pipe?  But then&#8230; how do they keep selling enough records to stay solvent?  It&#8217;s all a poorly investigated mystery&#8230; well, unless you chalk it up once again to America&#8217;s love for buying crap.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Fuck Yeah, Adam Kubota]]></title>
<link>http://misterbulger.com/2011/11/29/fuck-yeah-adam-kubota/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mister Bulger</dc:creator>
<guid>http://misterbulger.com/2011/11/29/fuck-yeah-adam-kubota/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is the first entry in my “fuck yeah” series. A couple of my friends have been doing some rad sh]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>This is the first entry in my “fuck yeah” series. A couple of my friends have been doing some rad shit lately, and I want to pay them due tribute.</em></p>
<p><em>Also, I have a theory that every American under the age of 50 has set up a google alert for their own name and I want to see if that will bring them to this page without my prompting.</em></p>
<p>Nickelback was the best thing to happen to Detroit in a long time.</p>
<p>The negative reaction to having the mediocre rock act play their halftime show made Detroit seem like a normal city. For the first time in years, Detroit was the spotlight of news articles that weren’t about post rust belt poverty. Detroit residents became people of taste instead of people in danger of resorting to cannibalism.<!--more--></p>
<p>And even though Nickelback is a toxically boring band on its own, they are evidently comedy gold when free-associated with Detroit. Check this Funny or Die video with the great Paul Scheer where the band gets Magnum P.I.’ed and Robocop-ed.</p>
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<p>They hint at Motowning Nickelback, rechristening the Canadian blandleaders “The Four Nickles.” Meanwhile, elsewhere on the internet, a group of musicians called that bluff and raised them, performing Nickelback songs in the style of Motown.</p>
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<p>Sadly, “How you Remind Me” never magically morphs to the ear worminess of “Tears of a Clown,” but hey! That’s Adam Kubota on bass!</p>
<p>Kubota, like myself a former Hartford resident, is this rad dude who occasionally dabbles in bringing quirky musical tangents to life. The joy of the following phrase will make zero sense to anyone who’s never lived in central Connecticut, but Kubota once led a band through multiple versions of the Whalers’ anthem “Brass Bonanza” at a dingy and beloved beer bar on the West End.</p>
<p>Anyway. I almost jumped out of my skin when I saw Kubota thumping away in the background of the video. The last time I saw him was about two years ago at <a href="http://www.caveatviator.com/">Jeff Koyen</a>’s wedding reception, which was held at a private area in an enormous bar in Brooklyn. It was a jaunty drunk coincidence that Kubota was there—he doesn’t know Jeff Koyen at all—and I remember dragging him over to my then girlfriend (now wife) like I had the world’s best magic trick.</p>
<p>Also: we used to call bumming cigarettes “Kubota-ing.”</p>
<p>Plus: I once threw a napkin at him after debating the reasons why Hendrix is a genius. You probably had to be there, but I was smiling the whole time I typed that so fuck you and your “had to be theres.”</p>
<p>So anyway, if my theory is correct, you, Adam Kubota, are reading this right now. <a href="mailto:adam.bulger@gmail.com">Get in touch, man</a>! Lets hang out. I quit smoking and married Maura, two topics that are sure to spark hours of good conversation. Or just tell me about Burning Man. Whatever!</p>
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<link>http://jasonfeldman.wordpress.com/2011/11/25/a-motown-tribute-to-nickelback/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jason Feldman</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jasonfeldman.wordpress.com/2011/11/25/a-motown-tribute-to-nickelback/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Please don&#8217;t riot Detroit sports fans, here&#8217;s a more Motown-appropriate alternative to N]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please don&#8217;t riot Detroit sports fans, here&#8217;s a more Motown-appropriate alternative to Nickelback: <strong>Motown Nickelback</strong>.<br />
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<title><![CDATA[Nickelback - When We Stand Together x Bottoms Up]]></title>
<link>http://soundhall.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/nickelback-when-we-stand-together-x-bottoms-up/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>soundhall</dc:creator>
<guid>http://soundhall.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/nickelback-when-we-stand-together-x-bottoms-up/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the two lead singles from Nickelback&#8217;s forthcoming seventh studio album &#8216;He]]></description>
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<p>Here&#8217;s the two lead singles from Nickelback&#8217;s forthcoming seventh studio album &#8216;Here And Now&#8217;, due to be released on November 21st.</p>
<p>Judging from these two tracks, it seems as though if you were a fan of their last release &#8216;Dark Horse&#8217;, you&#8217;ll be just as fond of the new album. As a result of producing a similar sounding record, Nickleback have been receiving some criticism from music douches &#8211; but it&#8217;s all unjustified. Chad and the boys have found a formula which works brilliantly, and have stuck to it. Respect to them for that.</p>
<p>First up is the rather wonderful <strong>&#8216;When We Stand Together&#8217;</strong>, the more mellow of the two songs here &#8211; building from a simple acoustic-guitar-led intro, to the standard Nickelback chorus &#8211; anthemic and catchy. Great work.</p>
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<p>The second single is the more upbeat and party-driven <strong>&#8216;Bottoms Up&#8217;</strong>. A good old rock and roll track, with drinking as the obvious central theme. The lyrics aren&#8217;t exactly poetic, but this one will go down a treat at their live shows. Douches will refer to this &#8216;Burn It To The Ground Vol. 2&#8242;. I say to them: shut the fuck up and enjoy the music.</p>
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<link>http://scarletnguni.com/2011/08/10/for-a-song/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>scar*let nguni</dc:creator>
<guid>http://scarletnguni.com/2011/08/10/for-a-song/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Yesterday’s post got me thinking about music and it’s mysterious message-in-a-bottle quality. Who ha]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday’s post got me thinking about music and it’s mysterious message-in-a-bottle quality. Who <em>hasn’t </em>heard a song and immediately been teleported back in time to a place, person or specific event? As you might’ve deduced given how I keep harping on, music is as much a vital part of me as blood or psyche, forming the very fabric of both memory and experience. And invariably those are linked with people. Nowhere is that more apparent than in love.</p>
<p>Ooooooh! which reminds me of a scene in one of my favourite movies, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandits">Bandits</a>, where <a href="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cate_Blanchett">Cate Blanchett</a> is driving along in her car, singing (<em>and crying</em>) to <a href="www.bonnietyler.com">Bonnie Tyler</a>’s <a href="www.last.fm/music/Bonnie+Tyler/_/Total+Eclipse+of+the+Heart">Total Eclipse of the Heart</a>. If I could count the times I’ve done that (<em>though in my youth, it was more likely to be <a href="www.last.fm/music/Nickelback/_/How+You+Remind+Me">How You Remind Me</a> in a Beetle</em>). This is for the ladies (<em>you just need to watch the first minute</em>):</p>
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<p>Which makes brings me to the next little instalment in the eX-file saga. Since each of the trusty Players has tattooed a burning memory in my mind (<em>for better or worse</em>), they come with songs attached. Like strings. Strings of love. And loathing. Not always in equal measure, mind you &#8211; looking back with the bruises and brilliance of hindsight, I think loathing generally comes out on top. I’m not perfect – <a href="http://scarletnguni.com/2011/04/19/congrats-you-made-my-stlist/">when I get mad and I get p*issed</a>, I get out my decks and make a playlist…</p>
<p><div class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 326px"><a href="http://www.layoutsparks.com/pictures/violin-red-0"><img style="display:inline;" src="http://images2.layoutsparks.com/1/93359/another-violin-red-musical.jpg" alt="" width="316" height="254" align="right" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">the red violin</p></div>
<p>Dr McPolar (DP): strangely I can’t really find a song for DP other <a href="www.collectivesoul.com">Collective Soul</a>’s <a href="www.last.fm/music/Collective+Soul/_/Forgiveness">Forgiveness</a> which he played umpteen times after collecting me at the airport (<em>which was his way of confessing infidelity while I was away in The Mother City -</em> <em>a trip I cut short so I could home and support him as a colleague had recently died of a heart attack</em>). Happy times! What I do associate with the good doctor, however, is the more classical sh*t – especially the violin, which he played. Ah. And that brings forth a beautiful memory of Birthdays Past…</p>
<p align="center">{<strong><span style="color:#400000;font-size:medium;"> brief background</span></strong> }</p>
<p align="center">DP and I’d been broken up (<em>I got so frustrated with his overall emotional immaturity and decided to end the doomed liaison before I lost my mind &#8211; he even managed to arrive late for the axing but that’s another story</em>) for well over a month (<em>we’d only dated for about 2</em>) when I started seeing The Drama Queen. Who I met through DP and who still very much worked for his dad and taught his sister. Yup. Can you spell messy?</p>
<p align="center"><strong>*</strong></p>
<p><div id="attachment_872" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 330px"><img class="size-full wp-image-872" title="Dr McPolar" src="http://scarletnguni.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/image3.png?w=320&#038;h=213" alt="" width="320" height="213" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Dr McPolar</p></div>
<p>Anyway, my birthday rolls around (<em>as is it’s wont in July</em>) and in my usual deluded attempt at salvaging something of value from the relationship wreck, I wanted to stay ‘friends’. So I invited him to my picnic in the <a href="www.botanicalsociety.org.za">Botanical Gardens</a>. A day which was, all in all, quite a fiasco. The theatrical highlight, however, was DP prancing through the trees, playing happy birthday to me on his violin. The Drama Queen’s dog, aptly named Loki, took one look at this and bit him! DP then played the wounded (<em>and very much dog bitten – though it barely broke skin</em>) ex while The Drama Queen sulked because he hadn’t pulled some grand romantic gesture and Ma Nguni was clearly siding with martyred doctor. In retrospect, hilarious. At the time I wanted nothing more than to get horribly drunk, forget it was my birthday and that I was demented enough to be/have been dating either of these nitwits  *<strong>sigh</strong>*</p>
<p>But that doesn’t really help us with a theme song, now does it? DP was also pretty into music so it’s odd that I can’t dredge something from my usually sharp memory. Ah but wait! RAM whirring madly, I’ve got IT! Oh yes, it’s a gem!</p>
<p><strong>(a)</strong> I hadn’t heard the group before (<em>and oh! I loved them after this</em>) and</p>
<p><strong>(b)</strong> it was, as music always is, purrrrrfectly prophetic.</p>
<p>Given my recent return from bright lights, big city New York, DP excitedly told me he’d found me a song: none other than <a href="Death Cab For Cutie">Death Cab For Cutie</a>’s <a href="www.last.fm/music/Death+Cab.../_/Marching+Bands+of+Manhattan">Marching Bands of Manhattan</a>. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a beautiful song but with lyrics like:</p>
<blockquote><p>“Sorrow drips into your heart through a pinhole</p>
<p>Just like a faucet that leaks and there is comfort in the sound</p>
<p>But while you debate half empty or half full</p>
<p>It slowly rises, your love is going to drown…”</p>
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<p>I wasn’t overly impressed at my then beloved’s choice. Words are power, baby and WTF are you calling for here?</p>
<p>Alas, there’s no music video for that so I’ll have to go with the consolation ‘prize’ – something I discovered later (<em>and which applies equally to the other ninja, Duke D. Nile</em>). So, for ‘em gingers, here’s <a href="http://scarletnguni.com/2011/05/14/where-you-invest-your-love/">Mumford and Sons</a>’ Little Lion Man</p>
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<div style="width:448px;clear:both;font-size:.8em;text-align:center;">Weep for yourself, my man * You&#8217;ll never be what is in your heart * Weep Little Lion Man * You&#8217;re not as brave as you were at the start…</div>
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<p>The chorus belongs poignantly to our delusional Duke: ‘<em>but it was not your fault but mine, and it was your heart on the line, I really fucked it up this time…</em>’  &#8211; didn’t I, my dear?</p>
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<link>http://julinwonderland.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/how-you-remind-me/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jul</dc:creator>
<guid>http://julinwonderland.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/how-you-remind-me/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Image by  Me© Nickelback &#8211; How You Remind Me ♫ Never made it as a wise man I couldn&#8217;t cu]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top Songs of the Decade]]></title>
<link>http://musicisallaroundus.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/top-songs-of-the-decade-2001/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Valtane972</dc:creator>
<guid>http://musicisallaroundus.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/top-songs-of-the-decade-2001/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hi there! First of all I&#8217;d like to wish you all a Wonderful and Amazing New Year! I hope you w]]></description>
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<p>First of all I&#8217;d like to wish you all a <strong>Wonderful and Amazing New Yea</strong>r!<br />
I hope you will enjoy every single day of 2011, share the love, keep up smiling and <strong>spread the music all around us </strong>more than ever!</p>
<p>Like usual, I made some resolutions for the year to begin and one of them was to post more regularly on my blog! So it came to me that I should open a new category! Since we are entering a new decade (and nearly no one is talking about it&#8230;) I thought it would be a brilliant idea to make a <strong>Top Songs of the Past 10 years</strong>.</p>
<p>But you know what? Choosing only 10 songs out of the zillion I have in mind is totally impossible. So I will dedicate one post to each year and I am starting now with <strong>2001.</strong></p>
<p>In order to establish a &#8220;Fair&#8221; Chart, I give marks to a selection of 10 songs I really loved that particular year based on those criteria:</p>
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<li>The memories I&#8217;ve got with the song,</li>
<li>Its &#8220;beauty&#8221;,</li>
<li>How well I know the lyrics,</li>
<li>The music video</li>
<li>How famous the song was worldwide, objectively speaking.</li>
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<p>So, my <strong>Top 10 songs of 2001</strong> is:</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">10. Samantha Mumba &#8211; Baby come on over<br />
9. Nickelback &#8211; How you remind me<br />
8. The Corrs &#8211; Breathless<br />
7. Michelle Branch &#8211; Everywhere<br />
6. Britney Spears &#8211; I&#8217;m a slave 4 U<br />
5. Enrique Iglesias &#8211; Hero<br />
4. Mya &#8211; Case of the Ex</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>3. Destiny&#8217;s Child &#8211; Emotion</strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>2. Daft Punk &#8211; One more time</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>1. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLshMAClrEY&#38;feature=related" target="_blank">ALICIA KEYS &#8211; FALLIN</a></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>Alicia Keys, Alicia Keys&#8230;</strong> I discovered her talent, her hairstyle and her beautiful voice in 2001 and I&#8217;ve never been disappointed since then. Her song Fallin was just so amazing, a new star was born, and she&#8217;s still glowing.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Embedding with Youtube  isn&#8217;t allowed on any of her songs so let&#8217;s rediscover her historical video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLshMAClrEY&#38;feature=related" target="_blank">HERE<br />
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<p style="text-align:left;">AND YOU ?? Do you think of any other artists that enlightened your days with music back in 2001??? Just let us know!!</p>
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<link>http://gabryellehelen.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/life-would-be-miserable-without-them-3-nickelback/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 11:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Gabriela Elena</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[All the Right Reasons Acum, ca tocmai am sarbatorit ziua babatilor, m-am gandit sa continui seria]]></description>
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<h3>All the Right Reasons</h3>
<p>Acum, ca tocmai am sarbatorit ziua babatilor, m-am gandit sa continui seria &#8220;Life would be miserable without them&#8221; cu trupa Nickelback.</p>
<p>Nu sunt rockerita, insa imi plac multe genuri muzicale. In categoria &#8220;Rock&#8221; personala se incadreaza Nickelback,  trupa a carei melodii sunt imposibil de uitat. Le-as asculta oriunde: in masina, la jogging, la scoala. Se potrivesc oricarui context.</p>
<p>Genul lor muzical este un asa-zis &#8220;Slow rock&#8221;, nici prea ritmat, nici prea lent, nici prea metalic, nici prea melancolic, just perfect.</p>
<p>Nickelback este de neinlocuit pentru mine. Atunci cand ma delectez cu muzica, obisnuiesc nu doar sa ma bucur de melodia in sine, ci ascult si cuvintele. O melodie adevarata este cea care combina intr-un mod original, perfect si frapant atat lyricsurile cat si linia melodica.</p>
<p>&#8220;Formatia Nickelback a fost infiintata in Hanna, Alberta, Canada in anul  1995 de catre Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger si Ryan Vikedal. Hitul `How You  Remind Me` de pe cel de-al treilea lor album `Silver Side Up` a ajuns  in topul Canadian Singles Chart si Billboard Hot 100 in acelasi timp,  Nickelback fiind prima trupa canadiana care a reusit aceasta  performanta.</p>
<p>Dupa ce a lansat single-ul `How You Remind Me` in 2001, trupa a cunoscut  un mare succes comercial. Nickelback a vandut peste 13.5 milioane de  albume in Statele Unite si peste 1.7 milioane in Canada, vanzarile lor  in intreaga lume insumand in jur de 20 de milioane de discuri.</p>
<p><em><strong>Numele formatiei deriva de la nichel-ul (nickel = moneda de 5 centi) pe  care fratele lui Mike Kroeger trebuia sa-l dea adesea rest clientilor la  cafeneaua la care lucra. El obisnuia sa le spuna acestora: `Here&#8217;s your  nickel back` =&#62; Nickelback.</strong></em>&#8221; (Sursa: bestmusic.ro)</p>
<p>Dupa nenumarate succese, trupa Nickelback a fost aleasa cel mai bun grup rock la World Music  Award din 15 noiembrie 2006. In prezent se bucura de o notorietate nemaiintalnita.</p>
<p>Desi printr-un sondaj, trupa Nickelback a fost desemnata ca fiind cea mai proasta din toate timpurile, fanii, care sunt mai numerosi decat cei impotrivitori, spun ca nu este adevarat. Asa spun si eu! <img src='http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Trupa a castigat 9 premii la Juno Awards, la Music Award din America,  la MTV Video Music Award pentru “Cel mai bun video din film (Hero)“, si  la World Music Award pentru “Cel mai vandut interpret rock din lume”.  Trupa, la fel a fost nominalizata cu 7 premii la Grammy Awards, 4 premii  la American Music Awards si 12 la Juno Awards. La data de 4 decembrie 2006,<a href="http://gabryellehelen.wordpress.com/2010/05/06/viata-sub-lupa/"> “Nickelback” </a>a castigat trei premii la  Billboard Music Awards, din cinci nominalizari.</p>
<p><a href="http://lifeseduction.com/google-prezinta-chrome-la-2700-cadre-pe-secunda/"><em><strong>Melodii pe care le prefer:</strong></em></a></p>
<p><a href="http://grapefruits.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/piotr-ilici-ceaikovski-170-de-ani/">Gotta be somebody<br />
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<a href="http://www.touchofadream.info/?p=1873">How you remind me</a></p>
<p><a href="http://ondin.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/mizil-2010/">My sacrifice</a></p>
<p><a href="http://sorinaopritescu.wordpress.com/2010/05/05/nu-concert/">Here without you</a></p>
<p><a href="http://opritiplanetavreausacobor.wordpress.com/2010/05/06/interzis-asasinilor/">If everyone cared (I&#8217;m alive)</a></p>
<p><a href="http://g1b2i3.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/logo-google-sarbatoreste-170-de-ani-de-la-nasterea-lui-piotr-ilici-ceaikovski/">Hero</a><br />
<a href="http://natashauska.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/cu-elefantul/"><br />
Fight for all the wrong reasons</a></p>
<p><a href="http://mirelapete.dexign.ro/2010/05/blogul-la-aniversare/">Feeling way too damn good</a></p>
<p><a href="http://masicutza.wordpress.com/2010/05/02/chintesenta-nebunei-din-mine/">Breathe<br />
</a><br />
<a href="http://noaptebunacopii.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/cand-doi-se-cearta%E2%80%A6-2/">Do this anymore</a></p>
<p><a href="http://lisandrulisandru.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/unde-dai-%C8%99i-unde-crapa/">Photograph</a></p>
<p><a href="http://geaninalisandru.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/noptile/">Rockstar</a></p>
<p><a href="http://loryloo.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/cu-usile-inchise/">Far away</a></p>
<p><a href="http://andreihappyday.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/ce-bine-era/">Savin’ me</a></p>
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<p><strong>I say hi to everyone today! <img src='http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Nickelback  How You Remind Me]]></title>
<link>http://nowherestreet.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/nickelback-how-you-remind-me/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>alikea1</dc:creator>
<guid>http://nowherestreet.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/nickelback-how-you-remind-me/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Never made it as a wise man I couldn&#8217;t cut it as a poor man stealin&#8217; Tired of livin]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:center;">Never made it as a wise man<br />
I couldn&#8217;t cut it as a poor man stealin&#8217;<br />
Tired of livin&#8217; like a blind man<br />
I&#8217;m sick inside without a sense of feelin<br />
And this is how you remind me<br />
This is how you remind me<br />
Of what I really am<br />
This is how you remind me<br />
Of what I really am<br />
It&#8217;s not like you to say sorry<br />
I was waiting on a different story<br />
This time I&#8217;m mistaken<br />
For handing you a heart worth breakin&#8217;<br />
I&#8217;ve been wrong, I&#8217;ve been down<br />
To the bottom of every bottle<br />
Despite words in my head<br />
Scream &#8220;Are we having fun yet?&#8221;<br />
Yet?, Yet?, Yet?, no no</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">It&#8217;s not like you didn&#8217;t know that<br />
I said I love you and I swear I still do<br />
It must have been so bad<br />
Cause living with me must have damn near killed you</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">This is how you remind me<br />
Of what I really am<br />
This is how you remind me<br />
Of what I really am<br />
It&#8217;s not like you to say sorry<br />
I was waiting on a different story<br />
This time I&#8217;m mistaken<br />
For handing you a heart worth breakin&#8217;<br />
I&#8217;ve been wrong, I&#8217;ve been down<br />
To the bottom of every bottle<br />
Despite words in my head<br />
Scream &#8220;Are we having fun yet?&#8221;<br />
Yet?, Yet?, Yet?, no no</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Never made is as a wise man<br />
I couldn&#8217;t cut it as a poor man stealing<br />
And this is how you remind me<br />
This is how you remind me</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">This is how you remind me<br />
Of what I really am<br />
This is how you remind me<br />
Of what I really am<br />
It&#8217;s not like you to say sorry<br />
I was waiting on a different story<br />
This time I&#8217;m mistaken<br />
For handing you a heart worth breakin&#8217;<br />
I&#8217;ve been wrong, I&#8217;ve been down<br />
To the bottom of every bottle<br />
Despite words in my head<br />
Scream &#8220;Are we having fun yet?&#8221;<br />
Yet?, Yet?, Yet?, no no</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Rotten 10 #2: Bands That Sound Like Nickleback]]></title>
<link>http://themusicfruitbowl.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/bottom-ten-2-bands-that-sound-like-nickleback/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>danielgregoryyoung</dc:creator>
<guid>http://themusicfruitbowl.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/bottom-ten-2-bands-that-sound-like-nickleback/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Whilst Nickleback have been a punch-line for quite some time now, somehow they are still making enou]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 Things - This Week in Staines]]></title>
<link>http://staines.me/2009/03/16/5-things-this-week-in-staines-44/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>by Neil Mach ©</dc:creator>
<guid>http://staines.me/2009/03/16/5-things-this-week-in-staines-44/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[1. Rattling Good-Time Rock - Live in Staines Albany Down Mar 19 2009 Hobgoblin Staines With THE DAQU]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><big><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ffcc66;">1.</span></big></p>
<p><big>Rattling Good-Time Rock </big><big><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ffcc66;">- Live in Staines</span></big></p>
<p><big></big><big><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ffcc66;"><img style="width:141px;height:163px;" src="http://www.adpontes-staines.com/images/WE22MAR_albanydown.jpg" alt="Albany Down Staines" /></span></big><br />
<big><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ffcc66;"> </span></big><big><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ffcc66;"><br />
</span></big><span style="font-weight:bold;">Albany<br />
Down<br />
Mar 19 2009<br />
Hobgoblin<br />
Staines</span><big><big><big></big></big></big><big></big><br />
<big><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#ca9832;"><br />
With THE DAQUIRIS</span></span></big></p>
<p><big></big><big><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#ca9832;"> </span></span></big><span style="font-weight:bold;">Albany Down</span><span class="postbody"> can be counted on for pleasure and honest to goodness fun. Here is what ADPONTES had to say about this great band last time they came into town:</span></p>
<p>The sound of Albany Down is stripped-down-to-the-waist no nonsense rhythm and blues 70’s inspired Brit rock ( the feel of early ‘Free‘ or ‘John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers‘) but with a bit of jazz-funk to mix it up a little&#8230;very fine and accomplished performance&#8230;insistent guitar hooks, stripped down licks and rattling good-time rock&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="../2009/01/19/albany-down-at-the-hobgoblin-staines/" target="_blank">Read the full Review here &#62;&#62;&#62;</a></p>
<p>Link:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.adpontes-staines.com//5_THINGS_THIS_WEEK_IN_STAINES/www.myspace.com/albanydownofficial" target="_blank"><br />
www.myspace.com/albanydownofficial </a></p>
<p><img style="width:51px;height:50px;" src="http://www.adpontes-staines.com/images/BUCKLEUPlogo.jpg" alt="Buckle Up Staines" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.buckleuppromotions.com/" target="_blank"></p>
<p>http://www.buckleuppromotions.com</a></p>
<p><span class="text"> </span> <big><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ffcc66;">2.</span></big></p>
<p><big>Authentic Jazz &#38; Blues &#8230;  Live at Windsor</big></p>
<p><big></big><big><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ffcc66;"><img style="width:141px;height:163px;" src="http://www.adpontes-staines.com/images/WE22MAR_kingpleasure.jpg" alt="King Pleasure - Windsor" /></span></big><br />
<big><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ffcc66;"><br />
</span></big><span style="font-weight:bold;">King Pleasure<br />
and  The<br />
Biscuit Boys<br />
Mar 21 2009 8:00P<br />
The Auditorium<br />
</span><span style="font-weight:bold;">Firestation Arts Centre </span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Windsor</span><big><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#ca9832;"><br />
</span></span></big><big><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#ca9832;"><br />
</span></span></big><big><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#ca9832;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#ffcc33;">“A shot of pure and authentic jazz and blues<br />
from an era when swing was king” – Paul Jones, BBC Radio 2</span></span></span></span></big><br />
<big><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#ca9832;"><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br />
Quite simply one of the most popular jazz &#38; swing bands in the world, King Pleasure And TheBiscuit Boys have entertained countless thousands around the globe for years.</span></span></span></big></p>
<p><big>Rough, tough and always rocking, the legendary King Pleasure &#38; The Biscuit Boys’<br />
off-the-wall stage show sometimes belies the fact that here is the finest,<br />
most authentic Rhythm &#38; Blues band ever.<br />
</big></p>
<p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/kingpleasurethebiscuitboys" target="_blank">http://www.myspace.com/kingpleasurethebiscuitboys</a></p>
<p>£12(GA) £10(Conc) £9(Mem)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.firestationartscentre.com/" target="_blank">http://www.firestationartscentre.com</a></p>
<p><span class="postbody"><br />
</span><big><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ffcc66;">3.</span></big></p>
<p><big>Exciting Grunge / Rock- Live in Staines</big></p>
<p><big></big><big><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ffcc66;"><img style="width:141px;height:163px;" src="http://www.adpontes-staines.com/images/WE22MAR_killthebaddies.jpg" alt="Kill The Baddies at Staines" /></span></big><br />
<big><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ffcc66;"><br />
</span></big><span class="heading" style="color:#ffcc33;"><br />
</span><span style="font-weight:bold;">Kill The Baddies<br />
Mar 22 2009<br />
Hobgoblin<br />
Staines</span><big></big><big><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#ca9832;"><br />
</span></span></big></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="star_name">Kill The Baddies formed in 2006 to fight evil and corruption with the power of ROCK! Formerly &#8220;And A Thousand Elephants&#8221;,</span></p>
<p>KTB have a breadth of experience playing live shows all over London and the South-East of England whilst based in Surrey.</p>
<p>Kill The Baddies have just finished their 5 track CD, &#8220;Who Is This Girl?&#8221;. Last year Kill The Baddies were invited to play at Guilfest, which turned out to be an absolutely storming show. A video should be ready soon!! ..</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="star_name">With <span style="color:#ffcc33;">THE LIKES OF US</span></span></p>
<p>Links:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/killthebaddiesmusic" target="_blank">http://www.myspace.com/killthebaddiesmusic </a></p>
<p><img style="width:51px;height:50px;" src="http://www.adpontes-staines.com/images/BUCKLEUPlogo.jpg" alt="Buckle Up Staines" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.buckleuppromotions.com/" target="_blank"><br />
http://www.buckleuppromotions.com</a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/firewaterduo" target="_blank"> </a> <a title="The PFJ" href="http://www.thepfj.com/" target="_blank"> </a> <big></big></p>
<p><big><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ffcc66;"><br />
4.</span></big></p>
<p><big>Live Covers Party Band - Live Windsor</big></p>
<p><big></big><big><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ffcc66;"><img style="width:141px;height:163px;" src="http://www.adpontes-staines.com/images/WE22MAR_grouper_darren.jpg" alt="Grouper at Windsor" /></span></big><br />
<big><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ffcc66;"><br />
</span></big><span style="font-weight:bold;">Grouper<br />
Mar 20 2009<br />
Old Ticket Hall<br />
Windsor</span><br />
<span style="color:#ffffff;"><big></big></span></p>
<p><big>GROUPER play songs from Coldplay Travis The Strokes Stereophonics Wheatus Van Morrisson Wild Cherry James Brown Eagle Eye Cherry Toploader Steelers Wheel Kinks Beatles Dandy Warhols Lenny Kravitz Chilli Peppers Reef&#8230; AND MANY,MANY MORE! FOR MORE! + DJ PLAYING 80’s &#38; 90’s HITS &#8211; BAR OPEN TILL 2AM</big></p>
<p><big>03-20-2009 21:00<br />
THE OLD TICKET HALL, WINDSOR, SL4<br />
Cost: £3</big></p>
<p><big>Link:</big></p>
<p><big><a href="http://www.grouperband.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.grouperband.co.uk/</a><span style="color:#ffcc33;"><br />
</span> </big></p>
<p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/owlsworld" target="_blank"></a><br />
<big><span style="color:#ffffff;"><br />
</span></big><br />
<big><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ffcc66;">5.</span></big></p>
<p><big></big><big><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ffcc66;">Classic Soul Sounds -  Live at Ascot</span></big></p>
<p><big></big><big></big><big><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ffcc66;"><img style="width:141px;height:163px;" src="http://www.adpontes-staines.com/images/WE22MAR_souldisciples.jpg" alt="Soul Disciples at Ascot" /></span></big><br />
<big><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#ffcc66;"><br />
</span></big><span style="font-weight:bold;">Soul Disciples<br />
Mar 21 2009<br />
Jagz<br />
Ascot<br />
</span><big><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#ca9832;"><br />
</span></span></big>West London’s Soul Disciples came together late in 2005 with the express wish of bringing the classic soul sounds of the 60’s &#38; 70’s to the dance floors of Britain.</p>
<p>Dismayed at the disservice these great tunes are being paid by many covers bands, we have resolved to make our interpretations as faithful to<br />
the spirit of the originals as possible.</p>
<p>The soulful voice of Miss Clare &#8220;Bubbles&#8221; Moloney combined with the authentic soul sound of the SD band has to be witnessed to be believed.</p>
<p>The Soul Disciples constantly strive to instill their performances with the spirit and skill which made soul music of the 60’s &#38; 70’s so exciting.</p>
<p>The SD’s have found themselves in the enviable position of having an 8-piece line-up which combines experience, virtuosity, personality &#38; good looks &#8230;<br />
All wrapped up with a shared love of Classic Motown, Atlantic, Stax &#38; Northern Soul.</p>
<p>Saturday, 21st March<br />
Show will start at 8.45<br />
Ticket cost: £8.00<br />
Doors open from 7.30pm. £26 for 2 courses and entrance (£30 for 3 courses). Entrance for the bands is £8 but is strictly</p>
<p>limited and on a first come first served basis. Entrance for dining or just the band INCLUDES free entrance to the nightclub</p>
<p>Links:</p>
<p><big><span style="color:#ffffff;"><a href="http://www.jagz.co.uk/" target="_blank"></p>
<p>http://www.jagz.co.uk</a></span></big></p>
<p><big></big> <big><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">-<a href="http://www.adpontes-staines.com/" target="_blank">Visit AdPontes-Staines Regularly for Staines Arts</a>-<br />
</span></span></big></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Nickelback - How You Remind Me ]]></title>
<link>http://djlagger.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/nickelback-how-you-remind-me/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Lorenzo Solís</dc:creator>
<guid>http://djlagger.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/nickelback-how-you-remind-me/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Never made it as a wise man I couldn&#8217;t cut it as a poor man stealin&#8217; Tired of livin]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;">Never made it as a wise man<br />
I couldn&#8217;t cut it as a poor man stealin&#8217;<br />
Tired of livin&#8217; like a blind man<br />
I&#8217;m sick inside without a sense of feelin<br />
And this is how you remind me<br />
This is how you remind me<br />
Of what I really am<br />
This is how you remind me<br />
Of what I really am<br />
It&#8217;s not like you to say sorry<br />
I was waiting on a different story<br />
This time I&#8217;m mistaken<br />
For handing you a heart worth breakin&#8217;<br />
I&#8217;ve been wrong, I&#8217;ve been down<br />
To the bottom of every bottle<br />
Despite words in my head<br />
Scream &#8220;Are we having fun yet?&#8221;<br />
Yet?, Yet?, Yet?, no no</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">It&#8217;s not like you didn&#8217;t know that<br />
I said I love you and I swear I still do<br />
It must have been so bad<br />
Cause living with me must have damn near killed you</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">This is how you remind me<br />
Of what I really am<br />
This is how you remind me<br />
Of what I really am<br />
It&#8217;s not like you to say sorry<br />
I was waiting on a different story<br />
This time I&#8217;m mistaken<br />
For handing you a heart worth breakin&#8217;<br />
I&#8217;ve been wrong, I&#8217;ve been down<br />
To the bottom of every bottle<br />
Despite words in my head<br />
Scream &#8220;Are we having fun yet?&#8221;<br />
Yet?, Yet?, Yet?, no no</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Never made is as a wise man<br />
I couldn&#8217;t cut it as a poor man stealing<br />
And this is how you remind me<br />
This is how you remind me</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">This is how you remind me<br />
Of what I really am<br />
This is how you remind me<br />
Of what I really am<br />
It&#8217;s not like you to say sorry<br />
I was waiting on a different story<br />
This time I&#8217;m mistaken<br />
For handing you a heart worth breakin&#8217;<br />
I&#8217;ve been wrong, I&#8217;ve been down<br />
To the bottom of every bottle<br />
Despite words in my head<br />
Scream &#8220;Are we having fun yet?&#8221;<br />
Yet?, Yet?, Yet?, no no</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Nickelback]]></title>
<link>http://axm1992.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/nickelback/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>C. Conway</dc:creator>
<guid>http://axm1992.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/nickelback/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nickelback &#8211; another of my faviorite bands. I&#8217;ve been listening to them a lot for the pa]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:left;">Nickelback &#8211; another of my faviorite bands. I&#8217;ve been listening to them a lot for the past couple of months really and the first song i had ever heard by them was &#8220;here without you baby&#8221;. I realise that one is a lot different to their other songs after hearing the rest. Anyways, my faviorite by them are probably:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<div style="text-align:left;">Here without you baby</div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="text-align:left;">Someone that you&#8217;re with</div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="text-align:left;">Next contestant</div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="text-align:left;">Saving me</div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="text-align:left;">Animals</div>
</li>
<li>
<div style="text-align:left;">How you remind me</div>
</li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align:left;">Now, most people who listen to Nickelback would most probably say &#8220;Rockstar&#8221; was one of their best songs but i disagree. I do like it, but i feel the other ones are better &#8211; maybe because it&#8217;s so overplayed?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[pure genius]]></title>
<link>http://independentfame.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/pure-genious/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jackson</dc:creator>
<guid>http://independentfame.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/pure-genious/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[would you like a happy mamamamamamamama-meeeal-meeeeal!? ugh! i wanna meal! meal! and incase that br]]></description>
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