Check out British pop star Lily Allen's harsh (and perhaps tasteless) dis of Courtney Love on the Rolling Stone site. And read some of the hilarious responses. Seems that even Courtney Love haters don't take kindly to seeing the late Kurt Cobain's name uttered in vain.

So is this a feud in the making or what? And wasn't Lily Allen already busy hating on Amy Winehouse?

And while we're on the topic of Ms. Allen, I also mentioned her in a post a few days ago about artists whose influences are showing. And it seems the elements that Allen lifted from Professor Longhair's "Big Chief" are just the tip of the iceberg. Check out what the authors of the online article "Alright, Steal" have to say.

It's been a while since I've gotten a really clever or funny one. This one, in response to the column I recently wrote about Rick James, will have to do:

I bought the cd this week and love it!!!!!! I find your negative review of the cd, mindless, thoughtless, and you lack any vision!


[Excerpted from my column]
The bad news is that it takes awhile to get to that little nugget of funk. Most of the album is bogged down by generic quiet storm fodder; songs that sound watery (or just downright awful) when compared to fiery, old-school slow jams like “Fire and Desire” and “Ebony Eyes.”
[End excerpt]

The man did those songs ( Fire and Desire, Ebony Eyes) 30 years ago!!!!

Quiet Storm fodder??? Its now called urban adult!!!!!!!!!!!

Damn, But you are in hicktown Tacoma, somewhere in that super funk hip state of Washington! LOL!!!!!

Ron Parker