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Taylor Swift gives the Country awards a swift kick in the Chaps

Monkey 1 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:53:24 +0000

"Taylor Swift's clean sweep of the Country Music Assn. Awards helped the broadcast reach its biggest audience in four years, according to preliminary figures released on Thursday.

The three-hour show averaged 16.8 million viewers for ABC on Wednesday, up from 15.9 million last year. It marks the highest score since 2005, when 17.7 million people tuned in to the CBS broadcast."

I have to admit, I'm not what you'd call a country music fan but it has changed…

New ‘Foo Fighters’, ‘Nirvana’ and ‘System of a Down’ Tracks For ‘Rock Band’

Kez — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:25:45 +0000

Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and formerly of Nirvana

Three new Nirvana tunes, and four new Foo Fighters tracks will be available for players of Rock Band as of next week, which should make fans of Dave Grohl very happy. These new additions will be available for download via the Rock Band Music Store, and the LEGO Rock Band Music Store on Xbox 360, PS3 and the Wii. New tracks from System of a Down and Bullet for My Valentine will…

‘Battlestar Galactica’ Music Composer Bear McCreary’s Latest Gig is ‘Trauma’

Monkey 1 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:31:26 +0000

Jamie Bamber's (Battlestar Galactica) sister, Anastasia Griffith, stars in 'Trauma'

Bear McCreary has firmly established himself as one of the best, if not the best, music composer in television. If you're wondering what TV Show's he's working on at the moment, you might like to tune in to NBC's Trauma.

Trauma is a new "action series disguised as a medical drama" that focuses on first responder paramedics in San Francisco. Personally, I love Bear McCreary's music…