Lyric Stash

NOW That's What I Call Motown (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
NOW That's What I Call Motown is the latest release from the hugely successful NOW That's What I Call Music! series, which has collectively scanned over 70 million units in the U.S. over the last decade.

'Celebrate the Season' at BRCC (The Hendersonville Times-News)
Thanksgiving weekend. A chance to put aside worries for a time and enjoy the solace that good food, friends and family bring, reminding us of our blessings but propelling us forward into a season of joyful expectation. As a gift to the community to herald in this festive time, Blue Ridge Community College is offering its annual "Celebrate the...

A Fresh Look: Bach Choir brings passion to silent movie 'Joan of Arc' (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
War. Dead celebrities. Feeding frenzies at the local aquarium. No wonder I'm not sleeping at night. It's time to take a fresh look at something a tad tamer, a touch more civilized.

Luke Bainbridge visits Detroit on the 50th anniversary of Motown (Guardian Unlimited)
'This was it,' says Smokey Robinson, with his arms open and a shrug that suggests he still finds it slightly unbelievable himself. 'People who think about the music that came out of here would think that this place was huge. Think it was this huge recording studio where we had all these people ... but everyone was crammed in here ... and we were making music, we were jamming.' 'It' is the ...

This week's playlist: Edna on the soul patrol (USA Today)
Soul permeates Edna Gundersen's playlist this week, whether it's titular (Gnarls Barkley), from the classic mold (Seal, Melinda Doolittle), or a more eccentric brand (Bob Dylan, TV on the Radio). Of course, there's plenty of rock and pop as well....