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25 Recordings Added To Grammy Hall Of Fame (VIDEO)

Posted 11.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Slidepoll, Bob Marley, Pop Music, Best Recordings, Best Albums, Gene Kelley, Music, Jose Feliciano, Judy Garland, Janis Joplin, Bo Diddley, George Carlin, Isley Brothers, Grammy Hall of Fame, Best Music Ever, Best Songs, Music Industry, Beach Boys, Grammys, James Brown, Entertainment News

It might be a Man's World, but there's always room for California Girls. A list of 25 recordings has been announced for the 2010 Grammy Hall of Fame ...

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Waiting on the World to Change: A Playlist for Our Nobel Peace Prize-Winning President

David Wild | Posted 10.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: John Mayer, Bob Marley, Nobel Prize, Green Day, U2, President Barack Obama, George Harrison, Fleetwood Mac, Cat Stevens, Nobel Peace Prize, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Obama Nobel, Entertainment News
David Wild

Congratulations, Mr. President. Seriously. Big fan. Big Prize. Here's a celebratory playlist that I really hope will inspire you to keep earning this glittering prize in the days and years to come.

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King Sunny Ade Tours "New America"

Modiba | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

Read More: Nigeria, Island Records, Bob Marley, Yoruba Music, Minister of Enjoyment, King Sunny Ade, James Brown, Nigerian Music, Global Music Corner, Music Corner, Global Music Watch, World News
Modiba

There can be no computer simulation of the intangible elements Nigerian King Sunny Ade and his band conjure up in real time. The Minister of Enjoyment can hang his hat on that.

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Who Isn't John Galt? Part 2

Robbie Gennet | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Human Rights, Bob Marley, Evil, Bubbles, Bill Gates, Architecture, Dick Cheney, Dollar, Greed, Empathy, John Lennon, Wall Street, Ayn Rand, Bible, Artists, Morality, The Fountainhead, Republicans, Alan Greenspan, Ethics, Atlas Shrugged, Capitalism, Republican Party, Jimi Hendrix, Politics News
Robbie Gennet

To those who posted about having to "share" their earnings with those who had "no hand in it at all": you are truly living in a fictitious reality.

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Who Isn't John Galt?

Robbie Gennet | Posted 09.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Empathy, Artists, Dick Cheney, Ayn Rand, Dollar, Ethics, Republican Party, Greed, Bob Marley, Bible, Architecture, Bill Gates, Capitalism, Evil, John Lennon, Human Rights, Wall Street, The Fountainhead, Alan Greenspan, Atlas Shrugged, Jimi Hendrix, Bubbles, Republicans, Entertainment News
Robbie Gennet

If you are an Artist, Rand's books free you from the opinions of others and put ironclad gates around your sense of purpose, unlocking the freedom to create your art.

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A Dream Goes On Forever: A Playlist for Senator Ted Kennedy

David Wild | Posted 09.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bob Marley, Neil Diamond, Donny Hathaway, Paul McCartney, Todd Rundgren, Dixie Chicks, Congress, Bob Dylan, Ted Kennedy, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
David Wild

Senator Ted Kennedy loved to sing. And so it seems only fitting to make a playlist in memory of this singular American icon who did so much for so long to help so many.

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An Interview with Raphael Saadiq Plus This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: New Orleans, Albert King, The Four Tops, Duffy, Raphael Saadiq, Earth Wind & Fire, Motown Records, Whitney Houston, Second Line, Stevie Wonder, Nba, Joss Stone, Funk, Brian Grant, Katrina, Reggae, Dark Side of the Moon, Stax Records, CJ Hilton, Motown, Anthony Hayes, John Legend, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Bob Marley, Louisiana, Stax, Erykah Badu, Mary J. Blige, The Roots, Gospel, Lionel Richie, Amy Winehouse, The Funk Brothers, The Bee Gees, D'Angelo, Jimmy Cliff, Macy Gray, Paul Riser, Young Spodie, Entertainment News, Jack Ashford, Youtube, Pink Floyd, Shia LeBeouf, Snoop Dogg, Smokey Robinson, Seal, Marvin Gaye, Q-Tip, Babyface, Ludacric, Third Eye Blind, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Though his latest album The Way I See It was released last year, Saadiq still is touring pretty much non-stop. He took a quick break from his schedule for this interview.

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An Interview with Matisyahu, Plus Barbra Streisand and Brian Setzer Updates

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Matisyahu, Bob Marley, Phish, Hasidic Jew, Entertainment News, Bonnaroo, Reggae, Trey Anastasio, Hip-Hop, Riaa, David Kahne, John Comerford, Greenwich Village, Village Vanguard, Golden Globe Award, Miles Davis, Sonny Dunham, Judy Garland, The Beatles, Benny Carter, Surfdog Records, Doris Day, Stray Cats, Kennedy Center, American Film Institute, Peabody Award, Brian Stezer Orchestra, Film Noir, Orson Welles, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Barbra Streisand, Tony Award, Brian Stezer, The Charlie Daniels Band, Raymond Chandler, Elvis Presley, Cable Ace Award, Jazz, Frank Comstock, Billboard, Grammy Award, Oscar Award, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Matisyahu's latest album, Light showcases his young, old soul, further exploring musical territories of both the secular and sacred.

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HuffPost Premiere: Zero 7's "Medicine Man"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sam Hardaker, Joker & Ginz, Madonna, Henry Binns, Gold Panda, Martha Tilston, Eska Mtungwazi, Mock & Took, The Buchanan Brothers, Itunes, Amazon, Rowdy Superstar, Eric Clapton, Phillip Glass, Frank Loesser, The Maxes, Trevor Gureckis, Buddy Holly, A&M Records, Carl Perkins, Paul Simon, Edie Brickell, The Beatles: Rock Band, The Heavy Circles, Sonny Landreth, The Beatles, Harper Simon, Atlantic Records, Abby Payne, Willie Nelson, The Fireman, Elektra Records, Bob Marley, Paul McCartney, Nancy Jeffries, Harold Arlen, Ruth Brown, Jerry Herman, Mark Knopfler, Dan Sokol, Virgin Records, Rock Band, Meredith Wilson, Entertainment News, Pokey La Farge, Robert De Niro, Mpl, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The Huffington Post is premiering an audio clip of Zero 7's new single, "Medicine Man." Tell a friend.

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This Blog Post Is Even Weirder Than Michael Jackson

Dave Astor | Posted 08.01.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Michael Jackson, Toyota Corolla, Steroids, Jim Morrison, Smoking, Brian Jones, Buddy Holly, Queen, Number-One Songs, Sam Cooke, Same-Sex Marriage, Neverland, Failing Newspapers, Dead Rock Stars, The Beatles, Patsy Cline, Janis Joplin, The Clash, Cats, The Who, Hummer, Heterosexual Marriage, Death of Michael Jackson, King of Pop, Avocados, Bernard Madoff, Cancer, Joe Strummer, Online News, Performance-Enhancing Drugs, Motown, The Rolling Stones, The Jackson 5, Bob Marley, Jerry Garcia, Nirvana, Sid Vicious, Kurt Cobain, Twitter, Life on Other Planets, Elvis Presley, Musical Legends, Plastic Surgery, Laptops, The Doors, Sports Radio, John Lennon, Fantasy Baseball, World Series, Freddie Mercury, Atari Computers, The Sex Pistols, Gas Guzzlers, Keith Moon, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Moonwalking, Selena, Comedy News
Dave Astor

The general public doesn't mourn the deaths of less-famous people who might have continued to also do great things if they hadn't left us before their time.

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Mojo Morgan: Rock Out, With Your Locks Out

Timothy Cooper | Posted 07.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Eric Clapton, Bob Marley, Nirvana, Giant Step Media, Hootie and the Blowfish, Mojo Morgan, Reggae, Jimi Hendrix, Biggie Smalls, Nike, Rasta-Rock, Morgan Heritage, Alanis Morissette, MCA Records, Notorious B.I.G., Entertainment News
Timothy Cooper

If Bob Marley and U2 had a chance to record a song together, it would sound like rasta-rock, a new genre of music pioneered by Brooklyn-born artist Mojo Morgan.

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New Tunes On Monday: Elvis Costello, Marshall Crenshaw, eels, Alex Woodard, and Buckwheat Zydeco

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jim Lauderdale, Warren Hayes, Jim Keltner, Buckwheat Zydeco, Stanlet "Buckwheat Dural, San Diego, E, Warner Bros., Hombre Lobo, Parallel Worlds Parallel Lives, Mike Piersante, Lafayette, Music Row, Dan Bern, Memphis Minnie, Captain Beefheart, Jeff Taylor, Hans Christian Andersen, Doc Watson, Zydeco, Jr., Reggae, Marshall Crenshaw, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, Elvis Costello, Dennis Crouch, CD Baby, Detroit, Kansas Joe McCoy, Sir Reginald Master Durall, Chevrolet, Jerry Boys, Billie Holiday, Switchfoot, Pbs, Johnny Cash, Led Zeppelin, Diy, Olivier Scoazac, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Country Music, Kay Electric Guitar, Sara Watkins, Charlie Haden, Greg Leisz, Mark Oliver Everett, Jenny Lind, New Found Glory, American Idol, Hugh Everett, Mike Compton, New Music Weekly, Dobie Gray, New Orleans, Americana, Jason Mraz, Arlo Guthrie, Lee Allen Zeno, Los Lobos, Stuart Duncan, John Mellencamp, Eels, Cool G Murder, Sebastian Steinberg, Tony Millionaire, Nickel Creek, John Hiatt, Sonny Landreth, The Beatles, Cracker Barrel, Nashville, Bo Diddley, Jerry Douglas, P.T. Barnum, Joseph Darion, Kelly Ryan, JJ Grey, Nonesuch Records, Bing Crosby, Emil Richards, Dockside Studios, Alex Woodard, Bob Marley, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Wal-Mart, Louisiana, Kevin Menard, Chess Records, 420, The Roayl Danish Opera, Curtis Watson, Bob Dylan, Nova, Lawrence Coleman, Hammond B-3, Gin Blossoms, Jimmy Cliff, Fender Jazzmaster, Sound Emporium Studios, Emmylou Harris, Shawn Mullins, Steve Berlin, Billboard, T Bone Burnett, Matt Bair, Don Van Vilet, Loretta Lynn, Stewart Lerman, Bruce Springsteen, Knuckles, Wurlitzer, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

You've heard Elvis Costello sing country music before, but not like this. The lad who gave us Almost Blue is quite mature and worldly wise now.

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HuffPost Reviews: Leonard Cohen - Live In London / Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz! / Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins - Sara Watkins

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Linda Ronstadt, Dino Soldo, Richard Thomspon, John Paul Jones, The Chieftains, Jimmie Rogers, Tim O'Brien, Cylon, Capitol Records, Dave Rawlings, Battlestar Galactica, Neil Diamond, Kris Kristofferson, Led Zeppelin, Robbie Robertson, Bela Fleck, The McGarrigle Sisters, Sean Watkins, New Wave, Sara Watkins, Benmont Tench, Punk, Leonard Cohen, Gillian Welch, U2, Warner Bros Records, Bow Wow Wow, Entertainment News, Rickie Lee Jones, Bill Adama, Joni Mitchell, Jeff Buckley, Bob Metzger, Pop, O2 Arena, The Webb Sisters, Chrissie Hynde, Adidas, The Strokes, Kate Voegle, Bob Wills, Paul Simon, Chris Eldridge, Sharon Robinson, Edie Brickell, Rock, Nickel Creek, Nick Zinner, Rafael Bernardo Gayol, Steve Lillywhite, Rayna Gellert, Ronnie McCoury, The Louvin Brothers, Jon Mark, White Stripes, Alex Woodard, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Elektra Records, Bob Marley, Dan Wilson, Chris Thile, Javier Mas, Avenue C, Karen O, Laura Roslin, Roscoe Beck, Alternative, Bob Dylan, New York City, Tom Waits, Emmylou Harris, John Hartford, Chris Rea, Ben Lee, Jon Brion, Annabella, Svengali, I-Threes, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Leonard's voice really has grown better over the years, Yeah Yeah's new album is 42 minutes of electronically retro-licious pop, and Sara Watkins is as a serious lyricist with a mission.

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HuffPost Reviews: Radiohead Pablo Honey, The Bends, and OK Computer Collector's Editions / Pearl Jam's Ten Legacy Edition

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jools Holland, Deluxe Edition, Chicago, Mike McCready, Legacy Edition, Nevermind, Collector's Edition, Stone Gossard, Brendan O'Brien, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jeff Ament, Weezer, The Who, Sony Entertainment, 2 Meter Session, Ten, Thom Yorke, Marvin GayeSony, Mtv, MTV Unplugged, OK Computer, Alt-Rock, Bob Marley, Nine Inch Nails, The Bends, Nirvana, Seattle Rock Scene, Later With Jools Holland, Radiohead, Alternative, Top of the Pops, Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam, Grunge, U2, Entertainment News, Pablo Honey, Kid A, Rolling Stone, The Astoria, Bruce Springsteen, Review, Huffpost Review, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Radiohead delivers not just one version of their Collector's Editions, but two. Sounds too good to be true? Well, let's take a look at what each of these collections offer.

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How Bob Marley's Songs of Freedom Led to Barack Obama's Message of Hope

Casey Gane-McCalla | Posted 03.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Reggae, Bob Marley, Songs, Speeches, Jamaica, Barack Obama, Music, Obama's Inauguration, Inauguration, Obama Inauguration, Singing, African-Americans, African Americans, Entertainment News
Casey Gane-McCalla

Both Obama and Marley had the ability to rally people of African descent under the banner of black pride and people of all other races under the banner of unity.

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HuffPost Reviews: Van Morrison -- Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl / Asa -- Asa

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jools Holland, Van Morrison, Bbc, David Wild, The Wild the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle, Jay Berliner, Mercer St. Records, Hollywood Bowl, Nigeria, U2, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Lauryn Hill, Stral Weeks, Paris, Erika Badu, T.B. Sheets, Northern Ireland, Folk, Bang Records, Asa, Common One, Greetings From Asbury Park N.J., Northern Soul, Transcendence, Tracy Chapman, Sunny Ade, John Legend, Celtic, Joan Armatrading, Bob Marley, Fela Kuti, Suzanne Vega, St. Dominic's Preview, Beyonce, Akon, Singer-Songwriter, Npr, Jimmy Cliff, Paris France, Bbc2, Jazz, Paul Moran, Peter Erskine, Warner Bros. Records, Snoop Dogg, Bbc1, Richard Davis, Rolling Stone, Roger Kellaway, Magic Malik, RIchard Buckley, Tony FItzgibbon, Downtown Records, Marvin Gaye, Hotel Cafe, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison Review, Asa Review, Album Reviews, Van Morrison Album Review, Huffpost Review, Asa Album, Album Review, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

With a basic reverence for the original record, Morrison's live arrangements allow for musicians to add new layers of strata though jams, while acknowledging forty years has passed since the original was slated.

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Dog Ears Music: Holiday Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 06.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Amos Milburn, D.J. Santa & the Dance Squad, Dave Matthews, Run-Dmc, The Beach Boys, Joe Sample, Neil Sedaka, Snow Patrol, Dolly Parton, Otis Redding, Casey Shea, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Horace Andy, Pedro the Lion, The Who, Dave Brubeck, The Klezmonauts, The Shootist, Jack Benny, Dinah Washington, Amalia De Granada, Laura Nyro, Matisyahu, Kurtis Blow, Chris Brown, St. Petersburg & Valery Gergiev, Ron Sexsmith, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five, Itzhak Perlman, Kodo & Tan Dun, Keith Richards, Elvis Presley, Maria McKee, Mandy Patinkin, Macy Gray, mp3s, Leonard Cohen, The Trammps, Joan Osborne, Christmas Symphonic Players, Jack Johnson, Phil Ramone, Justin Timberlake, Frank Sinatra, Remy Zero, Eddy Arnold, Danny Elfman, Mickey Katz, Orchestra of the Kirov Opera, The Ramones, Steve Earle, Neil Young, Music, Iain Archer, Aretha Franklin, Spike Jones, Jane Siberry, The Long Winters, Tony Bennett, The New 2 Live Crew, 2 Live Jews, Yo-Yo Ma, Bob Marley, Mahalia Jackson, Louis Armstrong & the Commanders, Mary J. Blige, Barbra Streisand, Tim Finn, Danielle Evin, José Feliciano, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Richard Swift, Harry James, The Raveonettes, Yoshida Brothers, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Alison Krauss & Natalie MacMaster, Astrud Gilberto, Adam Sandler, Snoop Dogg, Woody Herman, Dog Ears, Marvin Gaye, Holiday Season Commentary, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

A comprehensive set of holiday music recommendations from Dog Ears Music, including Otis Redding, Spike Jones, The Klezmonauts, Keith Richards, Run-DMC, Dolly Parton, The Beach Boys, and many more.

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The Great Recession

Larry Abrams | Posted 12.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Economy, Bob Marley, The Next President, Robert Reich, Bretton Woods, Karl Marx, Obama Administration, The Great Recession, Robert Pollin, Capitalism, Nicolas Sarkozy, Ken Mehlman, Communism, Congressional Bailout, Secretary of Labor Reich, Ben Bernanke, Jeb Hensarling, Socialism, Keynesians, Bank Bailout, Business News
Larry Abrams

We need an economic system of checks and balances where the public sector competes with the private sector and keeps it honest, and vice versa.

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Prince Charles, Camilla And Rastafarians Tour Bob Marley Museum

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Prince Charles, Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall, Bob Marley, Entertainment News

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prince Charles and wife Camilla joined a group of Rastafarian musicians Wednesday for a drum session outside the old home of...

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How A Reggae Rhythm Redeemed A Lost Soul

Perry Garfinkel | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Pot, Reggae, Bob Marley, Peter Simon, Carly Simon, Ganga, Rastafarianism, Living News
Perry Garfinkel

Jamaica's Rastafarianism and reggae music spoke to millions of Americans, including a white guy from Riverdale, New York, with a trust fund and a camera.

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Verizon Drops Marley RIngtones After Lawsuit Threat

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Cell Phone RIngtones, Bob Marley, Verizon Wireless, Business News

Verizon Wireless will drop all Bob Marley ringtones, ringbacks and pictures after being threatened with a trademark infringement lawsuit, representati...

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