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HuffPost Exclusives: R.E.M. and Cory Chisel, Plus Bruce Hornsby Interview, Big Star Box, Paolo Nutini Live, This Week's New Albums, and more...

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.15.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

R.E.M. will be releasing Live At The Olympia, a 39-song, two CD set containing "working rehearsals" from 2007. I was lent a track that captures the band's energy and insightful views.

New Tunes On Monday: Wilco, The Mars Volta, Don Henley and Christina Courtin

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.22.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

The songs on Wilco's self-titled album are laden with fat, beefy hooks although there isn't the usual amount of boundary pushing here.

Bob Dylan Reveals His Favorite Songwriters (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.16.2009 | Entertainment


To read more of Bob Dylan's conversation with Bill Flanagan on which this slideshow is based, here....

Bob Dylan Exclusive Interview: Reveals His Favorite Songwriters, Thoughts On His Own Cult Figure Status

Huffington Post | Posted 05.16.2009 | Entertainment


In anticipation of the release of his 33rd album, Together Through Life, Bob Dylan sat down with rock critic and MTV producer Bill Flanagan for a rare...

New Tunes On Monday: Little Walter, Prince, James Taylor, John Wesley Harding, Paul Carrack, and Matthew Barber

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.13.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

Blues harmonica player and singer Little Walter died over forty years ago, but his influences still can be heard in many blues-rock recordings that employ the instrument.

March Madness: Smart Money Says Cornell

Dennis Danziger | Posted 04.12.2009 | Comedy


Dennis Danziger

This year I've adopted a new system. I'm betting on the colleges with the highest SAT scores and the strictest admission's policies.

America Beyond Compare?

Michael Sigman | Posted 03.28.2009 | Living


Michael Sigman

Why does everything American have to be better than everything else? Candidates for public office constantly embarrass themselves by insisting that Americans are the best.

My Wife is an Immigrant

Evan Handler | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Evan Handler

Why is it that the most aggressively self-satisfied citizenry - who'll tell you everything that's "best" about the United States - never identify themselves as belonging to the place they're so proud of?