July 2010
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WatchFOCUS ON THE EMMYS. This is the theme song to the show Justified - it’s a snippet of the song “Long Hard Times to Come,” by Gangstagrass, featuring T.O.N.E-z. Apparently Elmore Leonard is actually a fan of the band, saying,
Rench and his friends have done nothing short of creating a new form of music. Gangstagrass takes two types of music that are opposites and mixes them...
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WatchThere was a time when The Hills was about two roommate-buddies, LC and Heidi. Let’s try to remember that era, when the show was not about this insane abusive monster, this disgusting Leviathan manchild who changed Heidi from an overprivileged and thoughtless person into a brainwashed zombie. It’s tough watching the opening credits (these are from season one) now, considering what...
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WatchFirefly was just a terrific show, everyone. If you haven’t seen it, you should get it on DVD and watch it. It did, like not a small amount of Joss Whedon’s work, very poorly in the ratings. Now here comes a point of contention:
This theme song, written by Joss Whedon (you can actually hear him singing the song as a special feature on the DVD you should have), was performed by Sonny...
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WatchTime for a feature called FOCUS ON: THE EMMYS. This morning the Emmys nominations were announced, and that includes Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music (which, by the way, is a ridiculously long name for a category). So what say we do some chatting on the nominated titles?
The tune was written by Wendy & Lisa, a duo made up of Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman, formerly of Prince and the...
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WatchClarissa Explains It All’s theme was written by Rachel Sweet, with Anthony Battaglia and Willa Bassen. Rachel Sweet’s actually a pretty accomplished musician, though the name’s not completely familiar - she wrote the theme from Hairspray (the original movie) and also music for John Waters’ Cry-Baby. So there’s that. She also hosted her own show (“The Sweet...
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WatchI don’t know who wrote this little tune. It feels cheap, this opening sequence probably took little time to throw together. Part of the charm of this series was how cheap it was to make. And now it’s over forever. Have a great weekend.
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