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Where Was The 'It' Band? What's With All The Hip-Hop? Reflecting On SXSW '07 ... MTV News' South by Southwest team discusses this year's fest. Where was the "it" band? What's with all the hip-hop? Plus more burning questions. This week's reviews: Mouse, Joss, Rich, Elliott and more (USA Today) The pace of significant releases is picking up. Here's what our critics reviewed this week: Modest Mouse is better when the band errs on the immodest side, Edna Gundersen feels. Joss Stone's emancipation isn't quite all it's been hyped up... Saturday band sampler (Austin American-Statesman) AM. AM is a guy, not a band, which means he doesn't have to split up the royalties from all those TV placements. Bruce Feiler: Why Idol Rules America: A Backstage Report (HuffingtonPost) The tickets are huge - about eight inches long and three inches wide - and are covered in the shiny red foil, sort of like Super Bowl tickets, only without the holograms. I was surprised. And I was even more surprised when someone handed me a set last week and asked if I wanted to go. My wife has a PhD in American Idol and I started watching in the last few years just to get some family time. ... County calendar for 3/20/07 (Burlington County Times) Community events for today and tomorrow listed. Courier News Online - WESTFIELD: Presbyterian church to host concert March 25... The Westfield Community Band, under the direction of Thomas Connors, announces their Second Annual Spring Concert at 2 p.m. March 25 at The Westfield Presbyterian Church. Challenger has no complaints with parkboard (Daily Herald) It?s Dan W. Di Maria?s second try for the Elk Grove Park District board against two incumbents ? one who has served on the board for 12 years and the other who was integral in the creation of a major district attraction. A song in her heart (The Auburn Citizen) Joanna Brehaut has come a long way since singing ?Tomorrow,? from the smash musical ?Annie,? in her bedroom. ?I used to send her upstairs to sing it, because she was a belter at 7 and 8 years old,? said Brehaut's mother, Suzanna. Garrett rings up laughs in Fox's 'Til Death' (The Pantagraph) NEW YORK -- "I was a weird kid," says Brad Garrett, then adds, in a tone of rueful satisfaction, "It's easier to be a weird adult." Singing and Doing the Hustle in Austin (New York Times) While many of the bands at this year?s South by Southwest Music festival were new, much of the music deliberately looked back. |