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Song of the (rainy) Day

7:00 AM Sat, Nov 08, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Rick Massimo    Email

One of my favorite rainy-day songs: "What Does It Take," Jr. Walker and the All-Stars......

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Song of the Day

7:00 AM Fri, Nov 07, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
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My sentiments exactly: "Oogum Boogum," Brenton Wood......

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Apparently, Janet Jackson can rock just fine witchout us

9:15 AM Thu, Nov 06, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
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The postponed Boston show on her Rock Witchu has been upgraded (downgraded?) to canceled. Refunds where you got 'em, I guess.......

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Song of the Day

9:09 AM Thu, Nov 06, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
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As great as President-elect Obama's acceptance speech was, he could have just played this: "A Change Gonna Come," Sam Cooke......

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Deftones bassist badly hurt in accident

11:24 AM Wed, Nov 05, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
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Chi Cheng, the bassist of Deftones, is in intensive care and in serious but stable condition after a car accident yesterday, according to a statement from the band's record company. No other details available at the moment.......

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Jimmy Carl Black, 1938-2008

11:18 AM Wed, Nov 05, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
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The drummer for Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention was 70. Black, a native of El Paso, Texas, died Saturday of cancer in Siegsdorf, Germany, according to Roddie Gilliard, a British musician who performed with him. ... He was playing in......

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Song of the Day, post-election version!

7:00 AM Wed, Nov 05, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
By Rick Massimo    Email

I'm future-posting this, so I don't know who won anything yet, and besides I'm sure I'm supposed to maintain journalistic objectivity here, but we can send this out to the winners, generically: "Sweet Victory," The Bikini Bottom Super Band......

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Von Trapp children, Philharmonic Pops at PPAC

4:01 PM Mon, Nov 03, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
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The Von Trapp Children bring a holiday show to the Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset St., Providence, on Sunday, Dec. 21, at 6:30 p.m. The three Von Trapps - Melanie (17), Amanda (16) and Justin (14) - are the......

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New Deerhoof video

3:56 PM Mon, Nov 03, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
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"Offend Maggie," the title track from the album out later this month. It's available only on the Urban Outfitters blog. Don't ask me.......

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Yma Sumac dies

10:57 AM Mon, Nov 03, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Yma Sumac, the Peruvian-born soprano who wowed international audiences in the 1950s with her stunning vocal range and modern take on South American folk music, has died. Sumac died Saturday at an assisted-living home in Los......

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Song of the Day

7:00 AM Mon, Nov 03, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
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No half-steppin' now ... "Go All the Way," The Isley Brothers......

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Song of the Day

7:00 AM Sun, Nov 02, 2008 | Permalink | Write a comment
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Just lovely. "A Lover's Concerto," The Toys......

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