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John Mayer — Continuum

Say what you like about John Mayer, but the man has a knack for capturing common sentiments in his lyrics, thus turning them into anthems. On the cusp of his thirties, he sings about accepting the mortality of one's parents and fears about having to get one's shit together ("Stop This Train"), feeling trapped between apathy and...
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John Mayer Trio — Try!

"Who Did You Think I Was" is such an appropriate opening track: just when you thought you knew John Mayer, the radio-friendly guy who wrote poppy love songs about bodies and wonderlands, he gives you Try! This live album showcases not only Mayer, but heavy-hitters Steve Jordan and Pino Palladino, who ceaselessly keep the shlock-rocker on...
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John Mayer Trio Try!

I Read The News Today... For Dec. 10, 2010

Billboard's Best Of 2010 has been released. Apparently people love watching Bon Jovi perform live more than anyone else in the world and John Mayer had the top "rock" album. I hate today. — BillboardKings Of Leon's drummer Nathan Followill has lost his voice due to a bacterial infection. And it couldn't have been Caleb instead? I hate today. —...
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I Read The News Today... For June 3, 2010

Rush want Kentucky Republican senatorial candidate Rand "I'm really, really scary" Paul to stop using their music in his campaign. No wonder — who'd want their music to be associated with this? (Besides Ted Nugent, of course.) —World Entertainment News Network Wilco are sponsoring little league teams throughout Chicago and Northampton...
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John Mayer — "Heartbreak Warfare"

Finally a video that looks just like John Mayer sounds: boring. "Heartbreak Warfare" appears on Battle Studies, which is out now.
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Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Bruce Springsteen Highlight April Fool's Day

As usual, musicians were all over April Fool's Day when it fell on Thursday. Canadian pop idol Justin Bieber posted a video on comedy website funnyordie.com saying he had purchased it and renamed it Bieberordie.com. "Anything that's not Bieber dies," he says in the video, which can be seen below. "I'm a star; I do what stars do....
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Courtney Love Shows Some Sense, Wants To Punch John Mayer In Face

Courtney Love may be 99 per cent unintelligible when she blogs and tweets, unable to remember the whereabouts of her late husbands remains and responsible (she says) for "one of the worst rock records in history," but at least she realizes John Mayer is a douchebag. Love launched into an (obviously) expletive-filled Twitter rant...
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John Mayer — "Who Says"

Hey, look! John Mayer likes to party! And smoke pot, apparently, as the first line of "Who Says" would suggest. Good for you, John Mayer? Apparently the song is not about pot, however, as Mayer reportedly told MTV it's about "freedom and living your life." Yes, while smoking pot. "Who Says" will appear on Battle...
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Pete Wentz, Perez Hilton Fight About Jacko

Days after he was allegedly punched by the Black Eyed Peas' manager, Perez Hilton got into a virtual tussle of sorts with Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz about Michael Jackson's death. Even Ashlee Simpson Wentz, Good Charlotte's Joel Madden, John Mayer and actor Kevin Spacey got in the middle of it. It seemed the only person missing was Keyser Soze...
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Midway State Abandon John Mayer's Ship

The Midway State have chosen the Juno Awards over John Mayer. The Toronto band were apparently invited by Jennifer Aniston's on-again/off-again squeeze to join him and other musical guests to perform on the four-day Mayercraft Carrier 2 cruise from Los Angeles to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico from March 27 to 31, but opted to spend that time in...
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John Mayer Gets Variety Show

Egads! John Mayer is set to host his own weekly variety show. (This sounds very Elvis Costello to us, except it's John Mayer, so it won't be nearly as cool.) Mayer will host a CBS show that should begin airing early next year, according to TMZ. Emmy and Grammy Awards producer Ken Ehrlich has signed on to produce the show, which will reportedly...
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John Mayer Makes Faces

Photographer: 
Thom Hamilton
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Toronto
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February 10, 2003

John Mayer Enters Food Porn World With "2 Guys 1 Cup"

Furthering his previously reported foray into the world of food, singer/songwriter John Mayer has dove mouth-first into the realm of food porn with a video called "2 Guys 1 Cup" which was recently added to Mayer's blog. "2 Guys 1 Cup" is a parody of another video titled "2 Girls 1 Cup," which displays what is...
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John Mayer To Focus On Food Blogging

Musician and celebrity blogger John Mayer has announced a new focus for future updates — food. That's right, visit Mayer's official blog, and you can not only read about, but actually see — through the magic of digital photography — what the Grammy-winning artist is eating. In an effort to prevent those rabid tabloid journalists from...
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Worldwide Concerts Set To Raise Awareness Of Global Warming Crisis

The Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Mayer and Fall Out Boy are some of the big-name acts who will perform at one of seven Live Earth — The Concert For A Climate In Crisis festivals to be held around the globe on July 7. In a press conference on Thursday in Los Angeles, former U.S. vice-president Al Gore, actress Cameron Diaz and artist/producer...
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New Releases: TV On The Radio Strike Gold On Cookie Island

There aren't enough bands in this world with a sound all their own, so when one of them puts out a record, it's worth a big mention. TV On The Radio are such a band. Their debut wasn't perfect, but lord knows it features a sound like nobody else's. Their sophomore disc, Return To Cookie Mountain, is a far more patient and richly textured...
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Loose Ends: BSS Replaces Massive Attack At Virgin Fest, Free Beyonce And John Mayer Shows, And Van Halen Porn Music

Britain's Massive Attack have had to pull out of their Sunday night headlining spot at Toronto's inaugural Virgin Festival, as well as a performance in Montreal the next night, after not being issued U.S. immigration visas in time for the start of their eagerly awaited North American tour. Broken Social Scene will take their place and close the...
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John Mayer Wants To Be More Than Cute

Like Jonathan Lipnicki before him, John Mayer has rapidly outgrown his initial cuteness. After spending half a decade supporting pretty, light-hearted tunes with witty, light-hearted interviews, the three-time Grammy Award winner says that he now refuses to dish out anymore precious "The human head weighs eight pounds" sound bites....
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John Mayer's Career Continuum Is Still Evolving

John Mayer has sold more than eight million albums in his relatively short career and, while he's not turning his back on the soulful commercial pop that made him a star, he's continuing to broaden his horizons on his forthcoming Continuum album. Three years after the release of Heavier Things, Aware/Columbia will issue Mayer's new album on...
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