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Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' at 30: How One Album Changed the World
November 30, 2012 2:00 AM EST Steve Greenberg ( @steviegpro ) is the founder of S-Curve Records and a Grammy winning record producer who had an integral role in developing the careers of Hanson, Joss Stone and the Jonas Brothers, among many others. When executives of CBS Recor ...
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Brian McManus Named Village Voice Music Editor
September 17, 2012 4:16 PM EDT The Village Voice today announced the hiring of Brian McManus as its new music editor, according to a post on the New York City alt-weekly's blog . He starts a week from today on Sept. 24. McManus replaces Maura Johnston who was let go by Vil ...
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Don't Touch That Dial!
August 30, 2012 1:35 PM EDT Whether on the air, on the road or online, NPR has become the newest center of gravity for breaking music. It's a Tuesday night at the Bell House in Brooklyn, and a packed crowd is about to hear the latest track from Django Django. But the Br ...
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Critics React to M.I.A.'s '/\/\ /\ Y /\'
July 13, 2010 3:50 PM EDT Few albums in 2010 have stirred up more anticipation and discussion than M.I.A. 's "/\/\ /\ Y /\," out today. The buzz is thanks in part to the British-Sri Lankan artist's outspoken personal and political image, recently highligh ...
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Tom Waits / June 26, 2008 / St. Louis (Fox Theatre)
June 27, 2008 12:00 AM EDT For a huckster, Tom Waits certainly is generous. Do a quick internet search and there are more than 600 references of "Tom Waits" and the term "huckster" together. Snake oil, parodist, sly salesman, etc., a vocabulary of carnival ...
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Take No Prisoners
December 14, 2002 12:00 AM EST In the early '70s, Lou Reed was dangerous, and it wasn't just his depictions of the nocturnal New York underworld that were on the edge; his interactions with his audience and the press could be volat RELEASE DATE: Sept. 24 In the early &# ...
