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RIP Vic Chesnutt

MetroLyrics — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:09:46 +0000

Vic Chesnutt, discovered by REM’s Michael Stipe and regarded with respect by many of the biggest names in the music industry, passed on on Christmas Day from a drug overdose. It isn’t yet known if it was accidental or deliberate.

(From the full article at RollingStone.com)Neutral Milk Hotel’s reclusive Jeff Mangum released a statement that reads, “In 1991 I moved to Athens, Georgia in search of God, but what I discovered instead was Vic Chesnutt. Hearing his music completely transformed the way I thought about writing songs, and I will forever be in his debt.”

Reuters reported today:

The news about the singer’s condition first spread through the Internet on Wednesday through Twitter posts by former Throwing Muses singer Kristin Hersh, who has collaborated with Chesnutt.

“(H)e’s gone…so much to go away in a moment,” she wrote in a subsequent series of messages. “(H)e was supposed to go to *my* funeral, damn it.”

According to MTV: “He put out a total of 13 records over his career (including two in 2009), though he is probably best known for the 1998 compilation Sweet Relief II: The Gravity of the Situation, a benefit CD that saw artists like Garbage, Live, Soul Asylum and Madonna covering Chesnutt’s tunes. The album was a benefit for the Sweet Relief Fund, which sought to provide health care to musicians who needed it…”

Learn more about Vic Chesnutt on his official site, www.vicchesnutt.com.

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Music for a Road Trip Volume 3: Dancing to Stay Awake

MetroLyrics — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:39:26 +0000

There’s a moment in even the best road trip when sitting in a car starts lulling you to sleep. Especially when you’re driving in the winter months and it gets dark between 5 and 6pm. The night sky passing by the windows and the sound of the wheels on the road are so soothing that if you want to stay awake for the drive, it takes a bouncy or driving beat to wake you up and keep you going. Here are some of the songs we’re using to keep our eyes open as we drive across Texas tonight…

- Hung Up by Madonna
- SexyBack by Justin Timberlake
- Groove is in the Heart by Deee-Lite
- Cyclone by Baby Bash
- Womanizer by Britney Spears
- Bad Romance by Lady GaGa
- My Humps by The Black Eyed Peas
- Umbrella by Rhianna
- Single Ladies by Beyonce
- Fever by Kylie Minogue
- Momma’s Boy by Chromeo

Thus concludes the road trip playlist series. What would you put on your fantasy road trip playlist? We know we left out a ton!

Music for a Road Trip Volume 2: Sing-Along Songs

MetroLyrics — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:00:20 +0000

Day two of road trip playlist comes to you from Memphis, TN. After the nostalgia of being out on the open road passes, when the excitement of being out in open country grabs a hold of you, you just feel like singing– loud. Here’s what I have on the sing-along playlist:

- Alive by Pearl Jam
- Pretty Young Thing by Michael Jackson
- Don’t Tell Me by Madonna
- Violet Hill by Coldplay
- Living on a Prayer by Bon Jovi
- Hard Candy Christmas by Dolly Parton
- Blackbird by The Beatles
- Silent All These Years by Tori Amos
- Staying Alive by The Bee Gees
- Buddy Holly by Weezer
- Fields of Gold by Sting
- Maggie May by Rod Stewart
- Skinny Legs by Lyle Lovett
- Womanizer by Britney Spears (which also makes an appearance on the next playlist: Dancing to Stay Awake)

Everyone’s got their own ideas of what the best sing-along-songs for the car are, and we’d love to know yours. Did we miss something obvious? There are still a lot of miles to go before home!