Music
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Images: Top 2012 Google searchesDec 12, 2012 1:00 pm - ...
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Bruno Mars pushes ahead with sophomore albumDec 12, 2012 10:00 am - NEW YORK — Bruno Mars was jealous of Amy Winehouse because he wanted to do what she did: release genre-bending songs that connected with audiences around the world. “I f...
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Graham Parker back with his band after 3 decadesDec 12, 2012 5:00 am - The bass player is a librarian. One guitarist fixes guitars, the other teaches people how to play. The drummer and keyboard player have scattered to other gigs. Yet when...
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Big Boi delivers gems on second solo albumDec 12, 2012 5:00 am - Big Boi, “Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors” (Def Jam) Big Boi is artistic throughout his sophomore solo album, taking risks by meshing electro sounds with his raps...
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Music notes: Make a donation, see some bandsDec 12, 2012 5:00 am - Music for the soul Chicago-area native Maurice Mahon is a rising star in the soul/r&b world, and he'll perform along with Larry Springfield and Asisa Lisa at a spec...
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Weekend picks: Holiday Magic lights up zooDec 12, 2012 4:00 am - Hunger games There is no gingerbread house in director Richard Jones' acclaimed and much-traveled take on Humperdinck's classic 1893 opera “Hansel & Gretel.” Instea...
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Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar dies at 92Dec 11, 2012 9:00 pm - NEW DELHI — Ravi Shankar, the sitar virtuoso who became a hippie musical icon of the 1960s after hobnobbing with the Beatles and who introduced traditional Indian ragas ...
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Green Day completes trilogy with ‘Tre’Dec 11, 2012 3:34 pm - Green Day “Uno,” “Dos” and “Tre” (Reprise Records) As record sales continue to wane, one has to wonder the logic behind separately releasing a trilogy of albums over the...
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Vindication for 2013 Rock Hall of Fame inducteesDec 11, 2012 2:26 pm - Randy Newman’s glad he didn’t have to do anything drastic to get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The members of Rush are choosing to let bygones be bygones. And Qui...
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Get in the holiday spirit with ESO’s ‘Let It Snow!’Dec 11, 2012 1:42 pm - On Saturday, Dec. 15 and Sunday, Dec. 16, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra will present “Let It Snow!” The magical holiday concert will feature favorites like “Carol of the...