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Is this the worst era ever for band names?
There will be pandas: With thousands of bands headed to Austin for SXSW, let's hope their music is more inventive than their names. (Illustration by Spike Press.) If you want to stand out at South by Southwest — the sprawling...
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Chris Richards
| March 11, 2011; 1:42 PM ET |
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Musical History Tour: Joe Boyd and Robyn Hitchcock revisit the '60s
Robyn Hitchcock and Joe Boyd will revisit the '60s tonight at the Birchmere. (Tom Oldham) By Joe Boyd's reckoning, "the '60s began in the summer of 1956" and "ended in October of 1973." There's a sense, however, in which...
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Mark Jenkins
| March 9, 2011; 10:30 AM ET |
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Kurt Vile’s hazy rock becomes refined "Smoke Ring"
Kurt Vile eliminates some clutter and ends up with the best album of his career. (Courtesy Matador Records) When Kurt Vile arrived on the blogosphere in 2008, his hazy rock songs were the kind that made you want to know...
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Chris Richards
| March 4, 2011; 1:33 PM ET |
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Esperanza Spalding's Grammy hasn't changed her low-key style
Esperanza Spalding, shown here performing in Washington last October, will perform in Frederick, Md. on March 4. (Kyle Gustafson/FTWP) After shocking the universe by winning a Grammy for best new artist two weeks ago - besting the likes of...
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Chris Richards
| February 25, 2011; 2:00 PM ET |
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Understanding Lady Gaga
What makes Lady Gaga Lady Gaga? Even visionaries have to start somewhere. Lady Gaga invented herself, fashioning her outsize persona from a mix of high and low culture, drag queens and heavy metalers, pop stars and random provocateurs. Unlike Madonna,...
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Allison Stewart
| February 18, 2011; 4:28 PM ET |
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Lady Antebellum, Arcade Fire take home top prizes at 53rd Annual Grammy Awards
Don't worry if you don't know the difference between Song of the Year and Record of the Year -- country trio Lady Antebellum won both awards. (Matt Sayles/AP) Gaga, schmaga. Lady Antebellum, the adorable country-pop trio with the slavery-era name,...
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Chris Richards
| February 14, 2011; 12:15 AM ET |
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