In today’s headlines: Rob Thomas keeps the NBA playoffs smooth, country gets a package tour all its own, and Coldplay turns concert tickets into value meals. More »
The geekier music fans among you might want to pick up the current issue of Billboard, which is devoted to the 50th anniversary of the Hot 100 and has put together a ton of commemorative listings. Among them, of course, is the All-Time Hot 100, which–through some tricky data-weighing–placed Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” at No. 1. Right behind it is the unofficial song of Mets ace Johan Santana, “Smooth” by the Rob Thomas-assisted Santana; that track was also the No. 1 rock song of the modern era, so now you can all relax in the knowledge that, yes, it really was haunting your every moment for a period of time at the end of last century. But wait, there’s more! The top 25 of the All-Time Hot 100–plus a few other tidbits from said chart–after the jump.
Rob Thomas is being sued by a woman who was hit in the face with a drum stick by the rock donkey at one of his solo shows in 2005 and suffered a cervical herniated disc from the trauma. More »
Rob Thomas is being sued by a woman who was hit in the face with a drum stick by the rock donkey at one of his solo shows in 2005 and suffered a cervical herniated disc from the trauma. More »