http://www.popeofpop.com Pop Culture and Mainstream Arts with an Edge Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:30:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Prince has over the years released more than 20 albums, several live recordings, tons of singles and music vidoes. And he's not ready to quit yet. According to Los Angeles Times he's planning to release three new albums this year. The first one is the electro-flavored 'MPLSOUND' featuring rapper Q-Tip. Next ... http://www.popeofpop.com/music/255 Today the entertainer and classical pianist Victor Borge would have turned 100. Victor Borge was born in 1909 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He grew up in a Jewish home with very musical parents. His dad a violinist, his mother a pianist. When the Germans invaded Denmark in 1940 he escaped to Sweden then ... http://www.popeofpop.com/namedropping/188 When the 51st annual Grammy Awards Show takes place on February 8, 2009, Coldplay could win the Song Of The Year Grammy for 'Viva La Vida'. No doubt it's a great song, but there is one problem: The song resembles the instrumental melody 'If I Could Fly' by Joe Satriani so ... http://www.popeofpop.com/music/225 For the first time in 51 years, the same song appears at both No. 1 and No. 2 on the UK chart. After Alexandra Burke won the British X Factor with a cover of Jeff Buckley's version of 'Hallelujah', she hit the top of the chart, QTheMusic.com reports. Jeff Buckley's own 1994 ... http://www.popeofpop.com/music/170 Once pop and rock artists had simple names like The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Metallica. However, the trend for the latest decade have been, the weirder band names the better. Rock acts with weird band names have always popped up now and then. The Smashing Pumpkins, Velvet Underground and The The ... http://www.popeofpop.com/music/139 One of the most legendary chords of all time has been disassembled. It's the opening chord of 'A Hard Day's Night' by The Beatles, and it took a mathematics professor to tear it apart. It's one of the most recognizable and famous chords ever, the chang that opens 'A Hard Days ... http://www.popeofpop.com/music/132 A week has passed since the president election. We've heard from both of the competitors - mostly from the president-elect, Barack Obama. The defeated presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, has kept a low profile. But something went terribly wrong between McCain and his candidate for vice-president, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and ... http://www.popeofpop.com/namedropping/95 The defeated presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain, is visiting the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Tuesday night. This is going to be McCain's first public interview since his knockout on the election day last week. The interview is also McCain's first appearance on a late night talk show since October ... http://www.popeofpop.com/tv/73 South African singer and political activist Miriam Makeba died yesterday evening after a concert in Italy. She was 76. She was being taken ill after the concert and brought to a hospital near Naples. She died later Sunday night of a heart attack. Makeba lived in Italy for several years. She was ... http://www.popeofpop.com/music/59 During the president election campaign this fall, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin had a few slips of the tongue. Some due to ignorance, other due to lack of experience with the press. According to some polls, Palin's ungainly performance might be the reason why John McCain lost to Barack Obama. Is this ... http://www.popeofpop.com/namedropping/21 The Missile Dick Chicks were pissed about the president George W. Bush' wars. Now, America has voted, and the next president aren't fond of Bush' wars either. So, what's gonna happen with the Chicks now? If you don't know the Missile Dick Chicks, they are three - sometimes four - pissed-off ... http://www.popeofpop.com/performingarts/3