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The Lagniappe Sessions :: Ola Podrida

Mon, June 10 2013 6:11pm - Source: Aquarium Drunkard

An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2.

It's Hip to Be Huey Lewis

Fri, May 17 2013 5:45pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Huey Lewis was so famous in the mid-Eighties that when Pepsi signed Michael Jackson , Coke felt they had little choice but to reach out to Huey. "They had to play catch-up," says Lewis between bites from a club sandwich at Rolling Stone headquarters.

Huey Lewis and the News

Fri, May 17 2013 2:32pm - Source: Rolling Stone

In an era when "radio-friendly" was the coin of the Top 40-dominated realm, Sports was a veritable radio reach-around, spawning five Top 20 singles.

Huey Lewis and the News Still Seeking 'New Drug' on 'Kimmel'

Thu, May 16 2013 1:07pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Huey Lewis and the News were still seeking that pharmacological fix last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live , where Kimmel joined the search party by sitting in with the horn section for "I Want a New Drug." Lewis cued in various instrumental parts and strutted around the stage between verses, generously offering Kimmel a handful of solo breaks that the host . . . well, he did he best.

Rockers mark 30th anniversary of 'Sports' with concert cut

Mon, May 13 2013 4:30pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Huey Lewis and the News made a name for themselves before Sports , but their 1983 album rocketed the San Francisco pop-rockers to superstardom with four Top 10 hits and seven-times platinum sales.

New Music Monday: R.E.M., Del-Lords, Suicidal Tendencies, Christian McBride, Blue Murder

Mon, May 13 2013 1:18pm - Source: Something Else!

A pair of big-selling 1980s albums from either end of the rock spectrum get the deluxe reissue treatment, one the then-emerging indie-rockers R.E.M. and the other the confirmed pop-rock stars Huey Lewis and the News.

Huey Lewis and the News – Sports: 30th Anniversary Edition (2013)

Sun, May 12 2013 3:46pm - Source: Something Else!

This imminently listenable brand of no-frills rock might have sold in any decade.

'You can make your iPod an IV of music, dripping peace of mind into your ears, if you pick the right song,' says the comic

Mon, May 06 2013 5:22pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Marc Maron , who has made obsessive self-destruction his comic calling card since the late Eighties, may finally be ready for success.

Huey Lewis and the News

Tue, April 30 2013 11:08pm - Source: The Music Mix

Every so often an artist or band comes along who are massive in the US but not the UK (e.g. Bush or Hootie & the Blowfish) or vice versa (e.g. Robbie Williams or The Stone Roses).

Huey Lewis, Car Theft: It's Hip to Not Steal His Vehicle and Laptop

Tue, April 23 2013 4:39pm - Source: Spinner

A woman in Mill Valley, California is walking on a thin line after pleading guilty to stealing Huey Lewis ' rental car and laptop computer.

Huey Lewis And 'Weird Al' Yankovic Star In Hilarious 'American Psycho' Parody For Funny Or Die

Wed, April 03 2013 11:18pm - Source: The Playlist

Huey Lewis and "Weird Al" Yankovic have teamed up for a pretty spectacular Funny or Die clip riffing on the infamous scene from " American Psycho " where Christian Bale 's titular nut job Patrick Bateman discusses the artistic merits of Huey Lewis and the News , before driving an axe blade into Jared Leto 's skull.

Huey Lewis and The News Playing “Sports” at Irving Plaza, Win A Pair of Tickets

Thu, March 28 2013 9:04pm - Source: Bumpershine.com

I may be dating myself, (OK, I'm definitely dating myself), but Huey Lewis and The News ' Sports was probably the first cassette I ever bought with my own money.

tickets on sale: The Specials, CHVRCHES, Thermals, Bonobo, Huey Lewis 'Sports' tour ++ more

Wed, March 27 2013 2:25pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Huey Lewis and The News are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the mega-selling 1983 album, Sports , by playing it in full on tour.

Soundtrack Saturday Special Edition! Best Original Song 1986

Sat, February 16 2013 3:47pm - Source: Pop Dose

Welcome back to another installment of Soundtrack Saturday's Best Original Song series!

On Second Thought: Huey Lewis and the News – Time Flies: The Best (1996)

Mon, January 14 2013 12:41pm - Source: Something Else!

As proven by Huey Lewis and the News, there will always be an appetite for blue collar rock, no matter what the flavor of the month happens to be.

Five Good Covers: I Want a New Drug (Huey Lewis & the News)

Fri, October 26 2012 9:12pm - Source: Cover Me

Glen Phillips, the man who recognized that Monty Python's joke about a band named Toad the Wet Sprocket was a joke worth adopting as an identity, recorded "I Want a New Drug" for his 2006 solo album Mr. Lemons.

World’s Worst Songs: “Hip to Be Square” by Huey Lewis and the News

Wed, October 10 2012 12:23am - Source: Pop Dose

I am always happy to accept reader suggestions for this feature, although I think this is the first request I've actually fulfilled.

Review: Gotye, live in NYC at Radio City Music Hall

Mon, October 01 2012 7:04pm - Source: Death + Taxes

About three songs into the Gotye show at Radio City Music Hall, someone at the show turned to me and said "This is what happens when beautiful people make music."

Three Best Songs By Huey Lewis And The News

Sun, September 23 2012 4:45am - Source: Fusion 45

Did you know that Huey Lewis' original band, Clover, went on to become one of Elvis Costello's early backup bands (albeit without Lewis)?

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