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A Bottle of Red, A Bottle Of Whup-Ass

Posted on August 12, 2008 at 03:52 PM

Thomasnicosam_2

Don't piss off Billy Joel. The Montauk Long Island Monster, whose driving history makes clear that Joel is prone to loss of control, has fired back at a New Zealand reporter who dared to call a lot of his stuff garbage. Joel's anger stems from a perceived about face by the writer, Grant Smithies, who Joel claims was all buddy buddy during the interview, but then went on to write that much of Joel's later output was 'sentimental rubbish.' So what we have here is devious reporter who got to hang out with Billy Joel, and then later wrote the truth. Also, we have Billy Joel, who deserves to feel slighted, but who must still face the fact the his later music is, in fact, sentimental rubbish. It's a fascinating face-off. It's like Face-Off.

Want to hear a new Franz Ferdinand track? Go to their website.

Oh by the way, Lenny Kravitz will NOT be joining Velvet Revolver. I think that's to the benefit of all parties, including you, the fan.

Apropos of little else in this post (aside from the above photo), the 802 Tour featuring Nico Muhly, Doveman and Sam Amidon is not to be missed.


Links:

Grant Smithies Chats With Billy Joel
[Sunday Star Times]

Billy Joel Still Has a Bit of the Angry Young Man Left In Him [Idolator]

Lucid Dreams [Franz Ferdinand]

Lenny Kravitz Tells RS No Truth To Story About Lenny Kravitz Joining Velvet Revolver [Rolling Stone]

The 802 Tour [Brassland.org]

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