Are you ready to rock??? Presenting…ABBA! If those two sentences are confusing you, you’re not alone. Today, the LA Times announced that ABBA – among others, including the less shrug-inducing Genesis, The (almost Air Supply sounding) Hollies, reggae-ska-pop artist Jimmy Cliff and the Stooges (the band where Iggy Pop got his start) – was set…

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Max Weinberg, of "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien," responds in song to Orrin Hatch's "Eight Days of Hanukkah" song.

When I first heard that Bob Dylan was releasing a Christmas album, I didn’t feel much enthusiasm for the idea. Then I listened to a few tracks of “Christmas in the Heart” and my feelings were confirmed. Dylan’s raspy vocals just seemed oddly out of place singing sentimental classics or, even more peculiarly, a polka…

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