http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195547&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2F Music and nightlife news from Philly.com. en-us Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168091&44=69737097&32=3796&7=195547&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2F20091111_A_spirited_Dylan_on_N__Broad.html When Bruce, Bono, and Billy were celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York a couple of weeks back, there was another big-name B who couldn't be bothered to take part in celebrating either his or anybody else's illustrious past. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT e92dfad461229d83e15232daf3acaf7c 2009-11-11T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168091&44=69635212&32=3796&7=195547&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2F20091110_Swell_Season_casts_a_spell_of_harmony.html Almost any band can get a crowd to sing along with them, but few can inspire them to sing in tune. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 381f3d2ad3aa612be1663e17cf276d20 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168091&44=69543862&32=3796&7=195547&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2F20091109_Philly_fledglings_tops_in_pop.html Pop, in all its unadulterated and joyfully melodic glory, gets a lousy rap. Kids with TV shows are saddled with the pop moniker. So are tuneless elders when they write an actual hook. Classic pop practitioners a la Weezer, Raspberries, XTC, and the Beatles - as inventive as they are harmony-driven - are hard to find. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT a6b892796a97ca3b9af7ac4b80469927 2009-11-09T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168091&44=69367642&32=3796&7=195547&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2F20091108_New_Recordings.html Pop The TV series Glee, about a crazy-quilt high school vocal group, is absolutely irresistible. The music alone? Slightly less so. The songs, stripped of their visual component, sound less ingenious, and in some cases, pro forma. When you can't see an ov Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 2628fd73e66d7b1d484cded9f5ff4063 2009-11-08T08:01:00Z