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Top Stories of the Morning: January 27, 2012

The Incredible Hulk

Professional wrestling legend and reality TV star Hulk Hogan was nearly a member of Metallica. The Hulkster revealed in an interview with The Sun that he used to be a good buddy of drummer Lars Ulrich. “I used to be a session musician before I was a wrestler,” he said. “I played bass guitar. I was big pals with Lars Ulrich and he asked me if I wanted to play bass with Metallica in their early days but it didn’t work out.” For more.

At Last

Sometimes you don’t know what you have until it slips away. That seems to be the case with the late Etta James’ soulful songs. As reported by Billboard, James scored her highest-charting album ever on the Billboard 200 chart this past week with The Best of Etta James – 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection, which rose from #162 to #46 with 8,000 copies sold, as reported by Nielsen SoundScan. That’s up 149% over the preceding week. Until now, the R&B/blues crooner had never surpassed #68 on the pop album charts, when At Last hit that spot in 1961. For more.

Mood Music

Feeling blue? Crank up some Metallica, and you’ll feel better in no time! In a her latest book, Your Playlist Can Change Your Life: 10 Proven Ways Your Favorite Music Can Revolutionize Your Health, Memory, Organization, Alertness and More, Columbia University professor Galina Mindlin asserts that rocking out to songs with a certain number of beats per minute can generate specific mental states, such as productivity and relaxation, according to DNAinfo.com. For more.

The Long and Winding Song

It’s no secret that the Flaming Lips are big Beatles fans. Now, the band have put their stamp on the Beatles’ nugget “I Want You (She’s So Heavy),” which they played live during their New Year’s Eve 2012 show in Oklahoma City. The Flaming Lips serve up an authentic interpretation of The Beatles’ landmark, except for the small fact the song is a whopping 17-plus minutes long.  For more.

Have a Cigar

A very happy birthday goes out to Nick Mason. The Pink Floyd drummer was born on this day in 1944.