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Bust of Frank Zappa to be erected in city
Sun reporter"What's new in Baltimore?" Frank Zappa used to sing at the end of a long, characteristically off-the-wall rock jam he called Clowns on Velvet. What's new in Baltimore, the city in which the late rock star was born in 1940, is evidently a public sculpture...Tags: Regional Authority, Sculpture, Sheila Dixon, John Waters, Death and Dying
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Lithuanian Fans Still Rocking With Frank Zappa
Associated PressFrank Zappa, who sang about "Plastic People," has been cast in bronze. Again. In 1995, a quirky bunch of Lithuanian artists and intellectuals managed to erect a bust of the eccentric rocker in downtown Vilnius, the capital of the former Soviet republic....Tags: Regional Authority, Sculpture, Sheila Dixon, Death and Dying
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City to accept Frank Zappa statue
Sun reporter"What's new in Baltimore?" Frank Zappa used to sing at the end of a long, characteristically off-the-wall rock jam he called Clowns on Velvet. What's new in Baltimore, the city in which the late rock star was born in 1940, is evidently a public sculpture...Tags: Edgar Allan Poe, Sculpture, Culture, John Waters, Eubie Blake
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Vilnius is wild about Zappa
The letter arrived, mayor to mayor, wishing the newly elected Sheila Dixon the usual "cordial congratulations" and wishes of "great success" on the "demanding and challenging" task she faced. Then the note veered from boilerplate municipal correspondence...Tags: Elections, Sculpture, Local Elections, Sheila Dixon, William Donald Schaefer
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Syrian radio goes 'cool' with West's music
It's the midmorning commute, and time for the horoscope on Good Morning Syria, the nation's hottest radio show. "Cancer," host Honey Sayed addresses listeners first in Arabic, then in English, with an air of sisterly candor, "don't get all worked up...Tags: John Travolta, Culture, Olivia Newton-John, Sexual Assault, Beverage Industry
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Harris unveils biggest subscription series yet
Tribune criticThe Harris Theater for Music and Dance at Millennium Park next season will augment its resident performing arts companies through its own subscription series of classical music and dance events, its biggest and most diverse schedule to date. The new...Tags: Mark Morris, Ceremonies, Dancing, Pinchas Zukerman, Chicago Symphony
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Cool As 'Vice'
MetromixThe style! Even in Miami, the campiest of detectives wouldn't show up decked out in a pastel tee, white jacket, mandals and five o'clock shadow today…that would be so 1985. But no one was more stylin' than Crockett and Tubbs in the mid-'80s, and...Tags: Wesley Snipes, Michael Mann, Tina Turner, Helena Bonham Carter, Ted Nugent
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Esmirelda and the Tidbits
Sun ReporterHometown: Columbia Current members: Esmirelda Grecco, lead vocals and rhythm guitar and vibraslap; Francene Machetto, bass and backing vocals; Jimmy Driggers, lead guitar and backing vocals; John Grecco, drums Founded in: 200 Style: hard rock with a...Tags: Rock and Roll Music
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George Hrab
Of MergeGeorge Hrab is all about full exposure these days. On his new album, Interrobang — to be released this weekend at a concert at the Icehouse — the Beth-based musician practically bares all, with introspective songs and a 16-page booklet boasting shots of...Tags: David Byrne, Philadelphia County, Super Bowl, Allentown, Moravian College
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System of a Down: All systems go
Orlando CityBeat WriterSerious rockers, System of a Down, came on the scene in 1998 and have sold more than 10 million records worldwide since. Newsday recently proclaimed their new album, Mezmerize, as "one of the most inventive, unique albums in years." In laymen's terms,...Tags: Values, Ethics, National Government, Political Systems, Michael Moore
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