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Sade - Soldier of Love - Available 2/9/10

I am so excited for Sade’s first new album in ten years!  The wait is almost over (unless you like to download music illegally.  If that is you, the album can be found on a torrent site near you).  I’ve steered clear of hearing the new single because I like surprises.

Tell me, how excited are you for Sade’s latest record, and if you’ve heard it, what do you think?  Was it worth the wait?

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Guy Berryman of Coldplay

Coldplay’s Guy Berryman is participating in a side project called Apparatjik.  The supergroup will consist of Berryman, A-Ha’s Magne Furuholmen and Mew’s Jonas Bjerre.  They are releasing their debut album and playing their debut gig on February 1, 2010.  The show will take place in Berlin.
For more information, visit Apparatjik.com.

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Max the Pet Nanny and Erik.

Attention New Yorkers!  Do you need a pet nanny?  If so, look no further.  Max The Pet Nanny is the best in the city!  Check out his website for rates and availability.  If you are not able to give your pets the care and attention they deserve, Max is your man!  According2g gives Max his seal of approval.

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Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys

Bad news for US fans of the Pet Shop Boys!  Their live album/DVD, Pandemonium has been pushed back to March 23.  It drops everywhere else in the world one month before on February 15.  Based on the tracklist and bonus materials, it’ll surely be worth the wait.  You can read details of what will be included in the set here.

Photo taken with my hand.

Penny Arcade and G!

At Penny Arcade’s book launch for her latest work, Bad Reputation, she was gracious enough to pose for a photo with me.  Thanks Penny, love ya!  Click here to read an article about the event.

Author of books such as The Catcher in the Rye and Nine Stories, JD Salinger has died.

The only personal experience I’ve had with Mr. Salinger was about 15 years ago when I’d obtained his home address and I wrote him a letter requesting his autograph.  I received a letter some weeks later saying “Please don’t EVER contact Mr. Salinger at his home.”

Rest in peace, just the same.

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Neil Medlyn and Bridget Everett - Our Hit Parade

 Another reason to love New York is for nights like January 27, 2010 where at Joe’s Pub, you can see a show like “Our Hit Parade.”  Creators Neal Medlyn and Bridget Everett have put on this monthly show where they reinterpret songs that you all know and love.  Tonight’s theme was the top ten songs in the United States.  The songs are dramatically altered from their original versions and you are guaranteed to leave the Pub clutching your stomach from laughing so hard.  They were joined with a little help from their all-star friends such as Cole Escola (of Jeffery and Cole’s Casserole), Kenny Mellman, Amber Martin, PJ Deboy and the Beastie Boys’ Adam Horovitz (Aka Ad-Rock).

See some more pix after the jump.

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