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News & Observer music critic David Menconi's random (and we do mean random) musings about all things related to music and culture of the "popular" variety.
When it comes to charts, 11 seems to be the target number for expatriate pop stars who once called the Triangle home. First up, Ben Folds' "Way to Normal" (Epic Records) debuted at No. 11 last month on the Billboard 200 album-sales chart. And this week, Ryan Adams' "Cardinology" (Lost Highway Records) also debuts at No. 11.
This is Folds' highest-ever chart placement. It's the second-highest peak for Adams, behind his No. 7 debut for last year's "Easy Tiger."
David Menconi has been the News & Observer's music critic since 1991. Before that, he spent five years at the Daily Camera in Boulder, Colo. He has a masters in journalism from the University of Texas and a B.A. in English from Southwestern University. You can find more of his writing here.
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I am diggin' CARDINOLOGY,
Fri, 11/07/2008 - 10:55 — allison (not verified)I am diggin' CARDINOLOGY, yay RYAN, tho he prefers yay, Cardinals!