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Rapper Lil Wayne (1982)

Music is a universal hobby. It's one that everyone can - and likely does - share. You don’t have to know a whole lot about it to like it, and you don’t have to be "good at it" to listen to what it has to say. Thus, music is a powerful way for politicians to speak to their voting public. And where words and speeches fail, a campaign song can intervene and convey the message.

Have you been paying attention in 2007? Do you know your Jason Bournes from your Beyonces, your Ushers from your Kanyes? Well, let's see, shall we?

Kenny Vs. Spenny just might be Canada's biggest exports since Rush and BTO, but this duo is taking care of business in moving pictures as opposed to in sound, competing not just for your entertainment but to document what executive-producers Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of South Park, have called, "The most accurate examination of male friendships that we've ever seen." Starpulse sat down with Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice to discuss their forthcoming Comedy Central debut

Happy Birthday to Canadian pop singer Avril Lavigne (1984), rapper Lil Wayne (1982), 3 Doors Down singer Brad Arnold (1978), "Shakespeare in Love" actress Gwyneth Paltrow (1972), singer Shaun Cassidy (1958), Philadelphia Phillies hall-of-famer Mike Schmidt (1949), actor A. Martinez (1948),

Tesla--Jeff Keith (vocals), Frank Hannon (guitars), Brian Wheat (bass), Troy Luccketta (drums) and Dave Rude (guitar)-has always been revered as a bluesy, no-frills, '70s-style hard rock band, concentrating on solid musicianship more than the trends of modern music.

Great pop songs are ones you not only remember forever but remind you of the feelings you had when they shot up the charts. On three decade by decade--the '60s through the '80s--Hip-O/UMe Pop Number 1's albums in the new and ongoing UMe Number 1's series, those #1 songs and the feelings they recall are back.

Happy Birthday to Canadian pop singer Avril Lavigne (1984), rapper Lil Wayne (1982), 3 Doors Down singer Brad Arnold (1978), "Shakespeare in Love" actress Gwyneth Paltrow (1972), singer Shaun Cassidy (1958), Philadelphia Phillies hall-of-famer Mike Schmidt (1949), actor A. Martinez (1948), singer Meat Loaf (1947), BTO singer/guitarist Randy Bachman (1943), diabetes spokesman Wilford Brimley (1934), television actor Will Sampson (1933; d. 1987), director Arthur Penn (1922), actor Carl Ballantine (1922), "City Slickers" actress Jayne Meadows (1920), prolific actor/director/producer William Conrad (1920; d. 1994), and American revolutionary Samuel Adams (1722; d. 1803).

Happy birthday to actor Jeremy Jackson (1980), singer/songwriter Kellie Martin (1975), rapper B-Rock (1972), actress Terri J. Vaughn (1969), Wilson Phillips singer Wendy Wilson (1969), Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea (1962), actor Randy Vasquez (1961), Husker Du singer Bob Mould (1960), Spandau Ballet guitarist Gary Kemp (1959), actor/director Tim Robbins (1958), Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir (1947), actress Suzanne Somers (1946), Bachman-Turner Overdrive bassist C.F. Turner (1943), actor Barry Corbin (1943), and actress Angela Lansbury (1925).