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11 Great Michigan Songs to Listen to Instead of the Nickelback Halftime Show

When it was announced that Nickelback would be the entertainers for the Detroit Lions’ halftime show, some people were upset.  read more

Mayer Hawthorne Wants to Replace Nickelback in the Lions' Halftime Show

In light of the petition that was going around the web about removing Nickelback from the Detroit Lions' Thanksgiving Day halftime show, Mayer Hawthorne has now offered to replace the band that is often considered "the worst band in the world."  read more

Detroit Trying to Oust Nickelback From Lions' Halftime Show

How far would you be willing to go to show Nickelback that you hate them? For Detroit, a city responsible for musical gems like Motown, the MC5 and the White Stripes, that answer is “pretty far.” At the time of this publication, nearly 30,000 people have banded together to sign a petition to replace the arena rockers at the Detroit Lions’ Thanksgiving halftime show. What’s the reason? Well, first of all, people outside of Detroit will actually watch the Lions’ halftime show this year. For the first time in a long, long time, the Lions are a winning team, so...  read more

Timbaland Recruites Rather Odd Crew for New Album

We’re not too cool to say it: We liked that Timbaland solo album. You know, the one with “The Way I Are” and “Apologize.” Admit it, you liked it too. The record, Timbaland Presents: Shock Value, didn’t have, you know, oodles of artistic value, but it was full of unabashed pop music with huge hooks, even bigger beats and, somehow, Elton John. But for Timbaland’s next solo venture, he seems to be stretching his luck with the “Pop stars + Timbaland = Dance songs with street cred” formula....  read more

Wailers and Wannabes: A Lexicon of Eddie Vedder Sound-Alikes

Eddie Vedder's back-of-the-throat singing voice is something like a hybrid between a goat-man, Jim Morrison and a Wookie. In other words, it's really hard to find the right words to do justice to his oh-so-masculine tremolo. It's one of those things that's easier to just sing (or draw) than describe. And if you turned a radio on at any point during the '90s, you're probably well aware of the fact that many artists staked their livelihood on imitating Vedder's style. For your consideration, then, a collection of vocalists who try to sound like Eddie Vedder, rated on a one-to-four scale of...  read more