Jun 18th, 2008 · Ever since the huge success of the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, bluegrass and soul have had a resurgence in popular music. Porland, OR duo the Old Believers yearn for the past with a nostalgic folk sound that is soulful and inspired. Singer Neeley Kempf's expressive bluesy croon is a throwback to ages long ago, and paired with the group's alt-country stylings, the music he produces with bandmate Keeley Boyle is both vivid and engaging.
Keywords: country · music · soul · songs · duo · bluegrass · folk · throwbacks · soundtrack · alt · Em · nostalgic
Jan 9th, 2008 · All-Star pitcher Roger Clemens has strongly denied accusations that he used performance-enhancing drugs. Commentator Frank Deford says Clemens' argument is not believable.
Keywords: Drugs · steroid · Frank Deford · enhancer · denial · pitcher · accusations · Believer · Roger Clemens · Clemens
Oct 22nd, 2007 · The Boston Red Sox stave off the Cleveland Indians for a ticket to the World Series. And it's time to pull the foot out of our mouths after all that salivating over the University of South Florida. Bill Wolff, the BPP's favorite quarterback, admits he was a believer.
Keywords: quarterback · Sox · World Series · Boston Red Sox · University of South Florida · Cleveland Indians · Believer · salivating · Bill Wolff · BPP
Sep 7th, 2007 · Some songs rely more on the ferocity of the person singing it than the song itself. On "I'm Gonna Change My Ways," Peter Case testifies with the conviction of a true believer and howls with the intensity of a recent convert.
Keywords: convicted · songs · salvation · Believer
Sep 27th, 2006 · It's a question that must pop into every parent's head sooner or later: Why has evolution given children so much energy -- and their parents so little? An evolutionary biologist at UC Irvine offers a pretty believable explanation.
Keywords: children · energy · Biologists · evolution · Evolutionary · offspring · sluggish · Believer · Throttle · UC Irvine
Sep 17th, 2006 · Forty years ago, four wacky moptops called The Monkees bounced onto the nation's TV screens and into the hearts of generations of teenage girls. The band made a brief comeback in the late 80s when reruns of their TV show popped up on MTV. That's when producer Petra Mayer became a lifelong Monkee-maniac.
Keywords: national · TV · teenage · wacky · mTV · comeback · Petra Mayer · Monkee · Believer · moptops · The Monkees · maniac
Jul 23rd, 2006 · Nashville-based musician Moe Denham has spent a career getting the best from a Hammond B3 organ. After decades as a sideman and opening act, he's out with a new CD: The Soul Jazz Sessions.
Keywords: organization · CD · music · Nashville · sideman · Hammond · Moe · b3 · Hammond B3 · Believer · Denham · Moe Denham
Jun 23rd, 2006 · All those urban legends about alligators? Bobby Kish, of Pottstown, Penn., must be a believer by now. Kish was delivering the Pottstown Mercury when he stepped out of his truck to retrieve a badly thrown paper and, out from between two cars, hissing and snapping, came a four-foot gator. Kish jumped in his truck and headed for the cop shop. Police subdued the reptile with, of course, duct tape. They booked the creature as Al. initial E. Gator. "Al" is awaiting transfer.
Keywords: urban · Penn · legend · Al · creatures · alligator · reptile · Gator · duct · Believer · Bobby Kish · Pottstown
