Sep
18
AP - We had been told to expect the deaths of the famous to come in threes, not in the dozens.
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Sep
18
Reuters - At first impression, the man no one knows as Michael Penniman seems uncharacteristically quiet. As he takes a well-earned break from rehearsing for a tour to promote one of the year's most eagerly anticipated music releases, he seems tired and anxious, a far cry from his usual ebullience.
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Sep
18
Reuters - Patty Loveless' 2001 bluegrass album, "Mountain Soul," holds a special place in her heart. Influenced by the music she grew up with in rural Kentucky, the album resonated strongly with the country singer's fans even as it broadened her audience.
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Sep
18
Reuters - During the recording process for the fourth album by the Danish rock band the Raveonettes, "In and out of Control," the higher-ups at their label, Vice, weren't the only ones giving them feedback. To reach out to fans, guitarist/vocalist Sune Rose Wagner and bassist/vocalist Sharin Foo released their demos on Twitter and held live Q&A sessions through a partnership with Ustream.
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Sep
18
Reuters - In the midst of its first reunion tour in the summer of 2006, veteran hard rock act Alice in Chains played to a crowd of 30,000 at Portugal's Super Bock Super Rock festival. As the band performed a set of its classic cuts, a handful of fans unfurled a 25-foot-long sign that read, "Alice in Chains Get Born Again."
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Sep
18
Reuters - "The Blueprint 3" by Jay-Z might be the week's No. 1 album. But the other major September 8 hip-hop release, Raekwon's "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx . . . Pt. II," can still claim a victory.
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