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JAY SWEET'S Q&A WITH BEN KWELLER DURING FOLK FESTIVAL 50
posted: August 5, 2009
Fifty years ago the Newport Folk Festival founder George Wein set out to create a festival that embraced both commercial and noncommercial artists representing the totality of the folk world. In 1959, the festival showcased…
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DRAMA KINGS
posted: August 3, 2009
Rock and theater have always been ardent bedfellows, ever since The Rocky Horror Picture Show did the time warp and Meatloaf did anything for love. Broadway has delivered countless rock musicals from anonymity to mainstream…
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DOING THE WAVE
posted: July 31, 2009
Some bad things about the ˜80s: Perms, mullets, permed mullets and the phrase totally tubular. Some great things about the ˜80s: Talking Heads, The Cars and The Cure. If you disagree with these sentiments, that’s…
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NIPPING AT THE HEELS OF GREATNESS
posted: July 30, 2009
To say that Nipsey Hussle has been around the block is a gross understatement. Certified in the heart of south central, this boldly bulletproof street soldier has seen it all. A victim of the depressingly…
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FOLK AT HEART
posted: July 27, 2009
There really are too few artists out there who offer a great deal on a pair of shoes with their music. Fortunately, Justin Branam is one of them. The singer-songwriter recently partnered with Toms Shoes”revealing…
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BETTING ON GAMBLE
posted: July 24, 2009
When it comes to hip hop, Chi-Town has been good to us. Common, Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco make up the upper echelon of Second City rappers, with plenty of young talent vying to join…
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