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Different Songs With The Same Names

By Kate Kiefer on 7:00 AM on July 9, 2009

There are a lot of songs out there—every artist runs the risk of doubling up on a title or two. Here are some of our favorite songs with the same titles. As you read this list, my fellow editor Steve is writing a song called "Stairway to Heaven" for his band Attractive Eighties Women. And it's not a cover....  read more

Found in: Blogs, List of the Day

Dolly Parton saves 9 to 5: The Musical

By Mary Kate Varnau on 3:02 PM on September 23, 2008

Almost thirty years after starring in the film version of...  read more

Found in: Culture, News

Rhymes With Five: Ladies love their mamas, too

By Rachael Maddux on 6:13 PM on May 9, 2008

As Ben Gibbard ponders the meaning of life in our May issue, Brian Howe explores the nature of mother through the song lyrics of rap stars, indie rockers and, uh, Glen Danzig. Though the most important conclusion I drew from the piece is that I am really glad Danzig is not my son, it also reinforced for me the notion that, much like armpits, everybody has a mom—and like armpits, some people’s moms stink. Like, really stink—Ghostface Killah’s mom beat him for peeing the bed! Harsh, Mama Killah! Quite unlike armpits, though, mothers are the subject of a few great...  read more

Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-V

Dolly Parton to major labels: "You're history."

By Tiago Moura on 12:47 PM on March 24, 2008

Country legend Dolly Parton outdid her last major-label album Those Were the Days (2005) with her new self-released Backwoods Barbie, which hit # 2 on the U.S. album chart last week. After being dropped by Sugar Hill Records because of her decline in mainstream success, the enterprising Dollywood theme park owner culled her resources to put out an album “tailor-made” for her fan-base. As a result, digital sales made up 16 percent of the album's sales in the first week, high for a country album but not for a straight-to-fans release. "Now the majors are what they used to think...  read more

Found in: Music, News

Dolly Parton

By Cory Albertson on 12:00 AM on June 6, 2006

At a stop on Dolly Parton’s last tour, I sat, amazed, at the people who filed in next to me. To my left...  read more

Found in: Music, Features

Dolly Parton - Live and Well DVD

By Cory Albertson on 12:00 AM on October 1, 2004

Few women in Country music have navigated the great rhinestone highway from “girl singer” to entertainer like Dolly Parton...  read more

Found in: Music, Reviews