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If you missed Mrs. Young's debut album released in 2007, no worries, she's ready to follow that up with Foul Deeds this year. Here's the latest from camp Young. More at Spinner
ABBA, Jimmy Cliff, the Stooges, Genesis and the Hollies will be inducted into the Rock Hall tonight in NYC. Rock 'n' roll staples? Not quite. More at The Plain Dealer
Who would have thought that the Grateful Dead's long and winding musical journey would one day be studied by scholars? More at The New York Times
Check out this interview with six Seattle record store heads on how their stores are surviving. More at The Stranger
Past Print
The Beach Boys were at a turning point in 1974. They had spent the previous six years in the commercial wilderness cranking out arty, clever albums, but there emerged a renewed interest in the surf/car sounds that first built their reputation.
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“Finnegan’s Wake” by The The Clancy Bros. & Tommy Makem:
Folk’s heartiest, most hellish foursome adapts Joyce’s masterwork to a
three-minute musical masterpiece.
Bentley's Bandstand
If you are going to pay tribute to a single musician, you could not choose a better candidate than Duke Ellington. He just may be the greatest American composer of all-time.
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Ever been on a Hellbound Train? It's the ride that lulls you like a Quaalude with a vodka back. You don't know where you're goin' but it feels mighty fine, all liquid and loose.
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You can tell Crazy Heart writer/producer/director Scott Cooper's a country, blues and gospel music fan from the references in his feature debut to not-so-well-known greats like Pinetop Perkins, Billy Joe Shaver and Lefty Frizzell.
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Thank you Thank you Thank you, Dad! Over dinner, one night in late June of 1964, my father announced that he’d bought tickets for the Beatles at the end of the summer.
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