Archive for January 22nd, 2012

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Police say Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was found hiding in safe room with shotgun

The story of Megaupload.com’s demise just keeps getting more and more interesting. You May Also Like: The Police – ‘Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out’ (2019) Rita Coolidge – Safe In The Arms Of Time (2018)

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Susan Tedeschi Says Tedeschi Trucks Band Owes Much to Joe Cocker’s ‘Mad Dogs and Englishmen’

The Tedeschi Trucks Band’s main inspiration goes further back than Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett.

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The Romantics – Playlist: The Very Best Of The Romantics (2011)

It’s always interesting to hear how bands got their names, and in this case it’s simple and fitting. Formed on Valentine’s Day, in the year 1977 I may add, the Romantics certainly picked an appropriate moniker. You May Also Like: The Singles – ‘L.O.V.E. From the Santa Cruz Archives ’82-’85’Read More

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Peter Gabriel to celebrate anniversary of So with badly needed reworking of 1987 concert film

Peter Gabriel’s 1986 project So has long been critically and commercially beloved. The accompanying Martin Scorsese-directed concert film, “Peter Gabriel: POV”? Not so much. You May Also Like: When Peter Gabriel Suddenly Decided to Open Up on ‘Us’

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Duke Ellington – The Great London Concerts (1963)

When Duke Ellington strolled out on stage for this 1958 date, it had been 25 years since he’d previously appeared in Europe. You May Also Like: Sacred and Great Gigs in the Sky: The Vocalise Tradition from Duke Ellington to Pink Floyd Nick Finzer’s Thoughtful ‘Hear and Now’ Also HonorsRead More

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Rufus Wainwright says his new Mark Ronson-produced effort will be a 'very manly record'

Ever-eclectic Rufus Wainwright is at work on a studio project that he’s calling his “a very manly record,” and his “most sort of ‘pop’ and commercially viable, radio-friendly work.” You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Steely Dan Sunday, "Green Earrings" (1976)

“Green Earrings” has such a great, clavinet-laden groove to it, thanks to the Chuck Rainey/Pretty Purdie rhythm machine that keys up nearly every track on The Royal Scam, it doesn’t need any close inspection to appreciate. You May Also Like: Steely Dan’s The Royal Scam: Seeing the glory 40 yearsRead More