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'1,000 Recordings' picked apart
Chicago Tribune reporterNice try, Tom Moon. Your "1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die" (Workman Publishing Co.) is going to leave some of us music lovers rolling in our graves. Glaring omission: The Jam. Just saying. And if you think that including things such as the most...Tags: Sting, Classical Music, P J Harvey, Pierre Boulez, Rock and Roll Music
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Still tough, but chic to boot
The Washington PostBack in the day—like during the Civil War—Frye Boots were the go-to boots for tromping around battlefields, spurring on a recalcitrant horse, wrangling steer at the ranch. They were the boots that never died. They were the boots in which you...Tags: Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Shoes
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'Wrecking Ball' makes its mark
Sentinel Pop Music CriticHailing from Athens, Ga., Dead Confederate is technically a Southern rock band, but the quintet's influences stretch in far-flung ways on the full-length debut Wrecking Ball. Oh, sure, there's a twang to the chunky guitar riff that introduces the opening...Tags: Neil Young
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Love sued
A business management and accounting firm sued Courtney Love for nearly $1 million Tuesday, claiming she failed to pay them a share of profits from the sale of Nirvana's publishing catalog. Love is the widow of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain. The lawsuit...Tags: Courtney Love, Trials
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CD Check
Lykke LiYouth Novels (LL/Warners) If you've been charmed by Lykke Li's single "A Little Bit" - her chirping, girlish voice; her appealing accent that turns "love" into "luff"; the spacious, high-relief instrumentation - the good news is that the young... -
Virgin Fest tuneup
Sun reportersBefore the lights dim and the band plays, the question stands: Have you done your homework? Did you dig back through your record collection, spot the band's best album and spin it a few times before the show? Crack open a CD case (or click an iTunes...Tags: David Grohl, Jack Johnson, Folk Music, Sharon Tate, Curtis Mayfield
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Tween pop returns to purer messages
Los Angeles TimesAs the Jonas Brothers tour hits the area this week (Jones Beach Friday; Madison Square Garden, Saturday, next Sunday and Aug. 11), there'll be much parental chatter about how this latest craze is affecting our kids. Adults love to fret about the...Tags: Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne, Demi Lovato, Jonas Brothers, Stockard Channing
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Sobering up on Heath Ledger
It's time to stop the canonization of Heath Ledger. He's not a tragic hero. He's not a beautiful martyr. He's just a pretty good actor who did away with himself and broke the hearts of his family and friends, and he shouldn't get an Academy Award to...Tags: Cinema Industry, Jackson Pollock, Hank Williams, Road Accidents, Jimi Hendrix
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Sub Pop Records celebrates anniversary
1 The Seattle independent record label begins life in 1979 as a fanzine written by former Illinois resident Bruce Pavitt, in which he extols his favorite underground bands while attending Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash. Pavitt later moves to...Tags: Folk Music, Cameron Crowe, Sales, Metal and Mineral, Popular Music
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Show called 'Boom' shouldn't be so hard to hear; 'Rag' falls apart
Special to the Chicago TribuneThe Journeymen's new resident space on Sheridan Road boasts the single best pre-show view in town, right on the lake at the Berger Park Coach House. Just a few feet away is an outdoor cafe with an especially tranquil summertime vibe. Arrive early, it's...Tags: Music Industry, Jonathan Larson
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Management firm sues Courtney Love over sale of rights to works of Kurt Cobain, Nirvana
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ A business management and accounting firm sued Courtney Love for nearly $1 million on Tuesday, claiming she failed to pay them a share of profits from the sale of Nirvana's publishing catalog. Love is the widow of Nirvana singer Kurt...Tags: Courtney Love, Trials
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'The Wackness': Hello, drug cloud, my old friend ...
Special to the TribuneFor about half its length, Jonathan Levine's film "The Wackness" resembles a grunge remake of "The Graduate," updated for the peculiarly specific setting of 1994 New York City. While it maintains a sleepy, druggy tone for most of its length, rather than...Tags: Sony Corp., Notorious B.I.G., Ben Kingsley, Family, Sex
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