Articles filed under Music
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Digging into madness with The GravetonesOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Ever since Screamin' Jay Hawkins burst out of his coffin to howl "I Put a Spell on You," horror and rock have gone hand-in-claw. At the very dawn of rock 'n' roll - of y...
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ACM names Strait artist of the decadeOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- George Strait will receive the Academy of Country Music's Artist of the Decade award in recognition of his nearly 25-year career. Only four other act...
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Chicago-based Rabid Rabbit finds balance between art, mayhemOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Rabid Rabbit, "Rabid Rabbit" (Interloper), By a strange set of circumstances, the spacy, heavy strains of experimental doom have edged their way into tastemakers' i...
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Led Zeppelin may tour without PlantOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Led Zeppelin may reunite without their lead singer Robert Plant, according to a BBC report. The group's bassist John Paul Jones said he and his fellow band mem...
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Tireless Mauceri makes sure to save time for fundamentalsOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - One word to describe John Mauceri, conducting this fall's production of "The Pearl Fishers" at Lyric Opera of Chicago, is "indefatigable." Mauceri is not only a world-cl...
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Booker T. and the MGs join Musicians Hall of FameOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. _ Guitarist Duane Eddy picked his rumbling "Peter Gunn" instrumental and Rolling Stone Keith Richards jammed with The Crickets on "Not Fade Away" as a h...
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Motown legends gather to mourn Four Tops' StubbsOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - DETROIT _ Motown Records patriarch Berry Gordy Jr. and hundreds of others attended Monday's funeral for legendary Four Tops frontman Levi Stubbs, whose stirring bariton...
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Concert to aid Carol Stream flood victimsOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Even though the waters have dried up from the September floods that hit the Chicago area, some Carol Stream families still are waiting to settle back into their homes. T...
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LL Cool J quits as opening act for Jackson's tourOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) _ In another setback on her "Rock Witchu" tour, Janet Jackson has lost her opening act: LL Cool J. The rapper's publicity firm announced Monday that he has...
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Decemberists to play at Wheaton CollegeOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - While their upcoming album ("Hazards of Love") is being mixed, the literate Oregon folk rockers head out in support of "Always the Bridesmaid," a series of three new sin...