Word: parton
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...dreadful devolution over the decades, from the Gershwin and Kern winners of the 1930s to ?It?s Hard Out Here for a Pimp? this year. But, hell, the competition comprised of a woozy liturgical ballad from Crash and an uptempo number from the bottom of the Dolly Parton song trunk. And the winners, three exponents of Memphis hiphop, expressed more astonished delight than anyone except the Crash crowd. One of them even thanked the Oscar show?s executive producer, Gil Cates. That guy?ll be invited back, even if his dude duds obliterated the dress code...
...Dolly Parton's stylist: O.K., we're not sure she has one, but heck, fitting a gown on this buxom Best Song nominee for Transamerica's Travelin'Thru would be a real achievement...
Luckily for you, you can easily get back into The Game because—whether we like it or not— the rules of romance are bendable. And be patient. As the shrewd Dolly Parton says, “if you want the rainbow, you must put up with the rain...
...Johnsons.The Go! Team’s current success is testament to the power of word of mouth that propelled a British group with a magnetic live show and hip sound to stardom across the Atlantic.FROM BEDROOM TO STARDOMThe Go! Team began as the solo project of guitarist Ian Parton, who stitched together a collage of pop, hip-hop, and Sesame Street samples on vintage equipment in his bedroom in Brighton, England. Parton brought in a few local musicians to supplement his playing on his debut 2002 EP, released on the tiny Pickled Egg Records, and for the 2004 album...
...angular rock may be all the rage, but the Go! Team's angst-free confections make you dance and wave your arms. Last year, though, the Go! Team could have played in one of London's narrow red phone booths and still had room to spare. Literally. Ian Parton - who performs like a one-man band on the Astoria's stage, playing guitar, keyboard, recorder, drums, melodica, harmonica and various percussion instruments - used to do everything solo. The former documentary filmmaker wrote, recorded, mixed samples and produced the band's Mercury Prize-nominated debut album, Thunder, Lightning, Strike. "I would...