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Michael Jackson's FBI Dossier Released...
p. The New York Times: The files, which were released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request made by several news media organizations, describe Mr. Jackson as “a celebrity pop star” and document how the bureau aided California law enforcement agencies when the singer was investigated for a child molestation case in 1993 which never went to trial […]
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T.I. Reportedly Sprung From Jail...
bq.. According to sources close to Atlanta rapper T.I., a.k.a. the King of The South, is no longer an inmate and is home, well kinda. Taking to everybody’s favorite PR agency, Twitter, Amir Boyd, head of Marketing and Promotions for T.I.’s Grand Hustle label, tweeted that the formerly incarcerated rapper was, well, no longer incarcerated, writing: “The KING […]
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Microsoft Debuts Game Music Stores...
Kotaku: Expected to launch later today, the Xbox Live music games stores will make browsing the latest releases for games like Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero much more convenient. Rather than having to scroll through an endless list of tracks, you’ll be able to search, sort, and preview clips, much in the same way you can from inside each individual game, […]
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Music That References Pot Linked to Pot Use... Or Stoners Just Like Stoner Music... Or The Sky Is Falling...
LiveScience: Teens who listen to music that mentions marijuana are significantly more likely to use the drug, a new study finds. The research was based on surveys with 959 ninth-graders. “Students who listen to music with the most references to marijuana are almost twice as likely to have used the drug than their peers whose musical tastes favor songs […]
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KEXP's Best Music Reads of the Year...
KEXP: I wanted to put this list together toot sweet so that our readers might have some perfect last minute choices as gifts for music fans this holiday season. Even in a speedy age of instant cheerleading and grousing, the old-fashioned music biography or history lesson or consumer guide (or more contemporary mixture of autobiography and criticism) can brin […]
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Stones Throw's Egon's Top African Funk Reissues Of 2009...
It’s been an amazing year for reissues of hitherto-lost ‘70s music from Africa. I can’t remember a time in this decade when I’ve been so excited by the quality of music being reissued. The last time I recall such an intoxicating year was 1998, and that was based largely on one album: Buda Musique’s Ethiopiques Vol. 4: Ethio Jazz & […]
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Watch: Mos Def, The Fifth Gorillaz...
MOS DEF | OFFICIALLY JOINS THE GORILA UNIT [3 of 3] from DJ SEMTEX on Vimeo. via The Tripwire Read and comment. From thedailyswarm.com.
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The Liberating 'No Homo'? The Shackling 'No Lesbo'?
Washington City Paper: “No homo” allows male hip-hop artists to explore their femininity. The new “no lesbo” sentiment, on the contrary, keeps women on an even shorter gender-role leash—they are allowed to explore their sexuality, as long as that sexuality is still controlled and consumed by men. Men are allowed to get manicures, wear purple fur coats, and g […]
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The Worst Song of the Decade: Counting Crows' 'Big Yellow Taxi'...
Village Voice As a concession to a vile, contemptible decade marked by commerce over reason, we pleaded to our editors at the Village Voice to let us publish the No. 1 entry as one of those annoying listicles that’s also a photo gallery that you have to click through over and over again—but they refused. (Good thing we’re not getting paid b […]
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UK Approves Ticketmaster-LiveNation Merger...
The Guardian: Britain’s Competition Commission has executed a U-turn by approving the merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation, just two months after claiming the deal would harm consumers. The commission announced this morning that it no longer believed that the public will suffer if the two companies combine forces. But, with opponents in America tryin […]
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Michael Jackson's FBI Dossier Released...
pardon me but you CANNOT say “fuck the Happy Hollows” Never …never can…..but hey I like Steel. They had that one legendary show at Old Town Pub and a couple other legendary (-1) shows, I recall at Canters….. Day Be Ok In My Book