Pat Pemberton
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Pat Pemberton's features have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald, Seattle Times and numerous other major newspapers, and he has written freelance pieces for "Indianapolis Monthly," "Surfer's Journal" and "California Lawyer." A surfing musician, he lives on California's Central Coast.
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The Avett Brothers have won over Paul Rudd, but they apparently need to work on the actor's 'Dinner for Schmucks' co-star Steve Carell. In an 'Unscripted' video interview for Moviefone, Carell -- purposely unhip -- asked Rudd, "What are your top three iPod music choices?" Rudd responded, "Right now I've been listening to ...
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'You Always Make Me Smile,' Kyle Andrews
Though Kyle Andrews wrote 'You Always Make Me Smile' during a rainy week in Nashville, the feel-good tune has made his future much brighter -- even it did make for a very wet six minutes in Utah.
The song, which began airing on Holiday Inn commercials this summer, was written by Andrews and his ...
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In American culture, Coney Island epitomizes a New York summer, conjuring images of hot dogs, amusement park rides and hormonal teens. Rich with metaphors of fleeting youth, desperation, love and and nostalgia, it's no wonder this world-famous Brooklyn resort spot pops up in so many songs. With the 10th annual Siren Music Festival ...
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It's unlikely that Jack Johnson will ever forget the first surf session he had with G. Love. Before that trip to Malibu, Calif., Johnson was an ex-pro surfer who made surf flicks. After a post-surf jam, he was on the fast track to musical stardom, launched when G. Love -- born Garrett Dutton in Philadelphia -- recorded Johnson's song 'Rodeo ...
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Dan Harper
In the '70s, "taking care of business" was a catchphrase for Elvis Presley. He named his backing musicians the TCB Band, gave away jewelry with the initials TCB. on it and even had "TCB" -- with a lightning bolt -- painted on his private jet. But while Randy Bachman had long heard that Elvis got the phrase from the Bachman-Turner ...
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Henry Rollins is and isn't the guy who once pummeled fans at Black Flag shows. On one hand, he still does harbor the anger that once fueled his fists. On the other, the 49-year-old Rollins now finds other ways to vent.
"I've always been an angry person, but it's not like my anger leads me to kick dogs or punch holes in walls," he tells Spinner. ...
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Geek rockers are deceptive. On the one hand, they're geeks. They write about robots and wizards. If they sing about sex, it probably has to do with not getting any. On the other hand, geek rockers are still rockers. And the second they pick up a guitar, they become -- dare we say -- somewhat, almost, kind of cool. In a dork way, of ...
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