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Conversations With Echo & The Bunnymen's Ian McCullouch, LP and Harry Dean...
MATT NIDA & LISA SCHUMANN'S "POLICY OF THRUTH" EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD According to Matt... "This track was mostly made using Piggy Tracker, which is a little sampler/tracker that runs on handheld games...
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A Roots Music Sacrifice: A Review of Matisyahu's Akeda
In the world of reggae, there is "roots music" and "dancehall music." Dancehall music is like it sounds, popular music to get you up and dance. No message necessary. Whereas roots music digs into the...
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MasterChef Recap: Who Puts Mango in a Meatloaf?
Note: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 5, Episode 2 of FOX's MasterChef. So we still have way too many cooks in the kitchen. They threatened to eliminate during the challenge last night like...
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A Visit With Brent Bourgeois
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Actor Vinicius Machado Gears Up for STARZ Power
Vinicius Machado is set to star in the highly anticipated series POWER which premieres on STARZ June 6th. Vinicius has been hailed by Directors as "versatile with money-making looks" and is sought...
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New Music From the Old School: Bob Eike, Billy Thompson and Soul Stew Records
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How the Beatles (and Yoko) Made Me a Better Dad
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View ArticleA Look Back at Marilyn Monroe's Life and Career Milestones
Although she was to become one of world's most glamorous icons, Marilyn Monroe's start in life was very, very far from glamorous. Born in Los Angeles on June 1, 1926, Norma Jeane Mortenson spent most...
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Jed Harris's Act Two
Theatre pundits have it that this year's Tony for Best Play will go to James Lapine's new play, Act One, based on director Moss Hart's memoir of the same name. Both memoir and play center on young...
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Shine On, Best and Sketches In Spain: Conversations with Sarah McLachlan,...
A Conversation with Sarah McLachlan Mike Ragogna: Sarah, how did you approach coming into Shine On versus your other albums? Sarah McLachlan: I approach all my records the same way, which is to try...
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Roger Federer lost early in the French Open this week and was immediately bombarded with retirement questions. (Thirty-two being ancient in dog and athletic years) He has brought so much class to the...
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A few nights ago, I attended the New York Premiere of A Case Against 8, HBO's documentary about the Supreme Court case that resulted in California's Prop 8 being declared unconstitutional last June. As...
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WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS. In many ways, Disney's Angelina Jolie-headlined Maleficent isn't terribly pro-women. The heroine, Aurora, is still blonde, white and dull. The male villain is...
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