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It Takes The Village: Interviews with Shelby Lynne, Rickie Lee Jones, Michael Timmins, John Oates, Amos Lee, Rachael Yamagata, Steve Berlin, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Amos Lee, The Decemberists, Leftover Salmon, Mississippi John Hurt, Sonny Terry, Los Lobos, The Lovin' Spoonful, Eric Andersen, Joe Ely, John Sebastian, Chip Taylor, Pete Seeger, Matt Umanov, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Hall & Oates, Brownie McGee, Greenwich Village, Woody Guthrie, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Fred Neil, Joan Baez, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee, Daryl Hall, Rachael Yamagata, The Duhks, Sixpence None the Richer, Judy Collins, Doc Watson, Marshall Crenshaw, Art Alexakis, Bleecker Street, Bruce Hornsby, Lucinda Williams, Cowboy Junkies, Jerry Garcia, Dave Van Ronk, Suze Rotolo, Drew Emmitt, Bob Dylan, Tim Buckley, This Mortal Coil, Shelby Lynne, Rhino Records, Steve Berlin, Entertainment News, Rocco DeLuca, Joni Mitchell, Rickie Lee Jones, John Oates, Richie Havens, 429 Records, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

It's a little surprising that until now, no one has put together a tribute album to folk's fertile days in New York's Greenwich Village.

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A Jam Band Hater's List of Jam Bands to Love

Shawn Amos | Posted 10.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Allman Brothers, Jam Bands, Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead, String Cheese Incident, Widespread Panic, Phish, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

Improvisational music is a dangerous proposition. For every 3-minutes of musical bliss, there are another 20 of mind-numbing noodling.

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An Interview with Author David Comfort on The Rock & Roll Book of the Dead

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Jim Morrison, Jerry Garcia, Propofol, Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, The Animals, Eric Burdon, Stuart Sutcliffe, Brian Epstein, Elvis Presley, Pete Townshend, Thriller, The Beatles, Janis Joplin, John Lennon, Jesus Christ, El Cid, Mark David Chapman, The Dakota, Jimi Hendrix, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

"There's no simple answer to who John Lennon was. Sure, he was a great leader and a peacenik; on the other hand, he was an incredibly violent, narcissistic guy. That was the other side of him, and people just don't want to hear that."

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Compact Reviews of This Week's Compact Discs, for Those Who Still Care: #3

Sal Nunziato | Posted 11.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Eric Clapton, Kiss, Peter Criss, Jerry Garcia, Jon Auer, Roy Loney, Christian McBride, Grateful Dead, Jim Dickinson, Mark Knopfler, Yep Roc, Gene Simmons, Corey Glover, Vernon Reid, The Posies, Memphis, Big Star, Violent Femmes, Ace Frehley, Alex Chilton, Ken Stringfellow, Dire Straits, Chris Bell, Jack DeJohnette, Flanin' Groovies, Jay Z, Paul Stanley, Black Rock Coalition, Living Colour, Bruce Hornsby, Entertainment News
Sal Nunziato

Reviewed: Big Star, Ace Frehley, Gordan Gano, Bruce Hornsby, Jay-Z, Mark Knopfler, Living Colour, The Phantom Movers and Muse.

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Thank God It's Thursday: Oklahoma's College of Rock with Scott Booker, Raphael Saadiq's New Video, Rhino's Digital 45s, More Woodstock, The Bee Gees, and Kimya Dawson

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Joe Cocker, Arlo Guthrie, Johnny Winter, Country Joe McDonald, Third Eye Blind, Melanie, Martin Scorsese, John Sebastian, Mountain, Paul Kingsbury, Ravi Shankar, Chip Monck, Joan Baez, The Butterfield Blues Band, Bee Gees, Rober Altman, Sha Na Na, Pete Townshend, The Flaming Lips, Andy Zax, The Who, Abbie Hopffman, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Sly & the Family Stone, Oklahoma, Woodstock, Kimya Dawson, Michael Lang, Incredible String Band, Bruce Pollock, Oklahoma Central University, John Morris, Jerry Garcia, Max Yasgur, Crosby Stills & Nash, Scott Booker, Andy Gibb, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Canned Heat, Michael Wadleigh, Jeffrey Shurtleff, Yasgur's Farm, Tim Hardin, Country Joe & the Fish, Grace Slick, Holly George-Warren, Education, The Grateful Dead, Mike Evans, Entertainment News, Rolling Stone, Blood Sweat & Tears, Itunes, Richie Havens, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, The Academy of Contemporary Music, Quill, Sweetwater, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Built on the whole School of Rock phenomenon, the University of Central Oklahoma has a new music division that teaches all aspects of popular music such as performance, production and business affairs.

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What's an Out-of Work Entourage to Do? Groupies, Sycophants, and Hangers-On

Shawn Amos | Posted 08.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Eugene Landry, Two-Foot Fred, Brian Wilson, Michael Jackson, Entourage, Slash, Al Sharpton, Sid Vicious, Jerry Garcia, Big & Rich, Pamela Des Barres, Grateful Dead, Memphis Mafia, Kato Kaelin, Elvis Presley, Andy Warhol, Deadheads, Hangers-On, Nancy Spungen, Groupies, Bubbles the Chimp, Perla Hudson, Sex Pistols, Guns N' Roses, Nico, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

As the King of Pop's posse heads for the unemployment line, here are a few stories of other groupies and hangers-on. May they serve as inspiration and cautionary tale.

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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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Music And People, Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Soundtrack Of "Wicked"

Sal Nunziato | Posted 06.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Stevie Nicks, Bob Weir, New Orleans Jazz Festival, Jerry Garcia, Wicked, Brooklyn, Nirvana, Queen, Steve Earle, Grateful Dead, Jimmy Buffet, Wilco, Spoon, The White Stripes, Bon Jovi, The Beatles, Christine McVie, Mike Huckabee, Abba, Erykah Badu, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, Olivia Newton-John, James Taylor, Burning Wood, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
Sal Nunziato

Why are you apologizing? What is it that still keeps confident adults insecure about their music likes and dislikes?

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The Dead Return ... and the Kids They Dance and Shake Their Bones

Ari Bendersky | Posted 06.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, Jerry Garcia, The Dead, Warren Haynes, Bob Weir, Grateful Dead, Phil Lesh, The Dead Tour, The Dead Chicago Concert, The Dead Rosemont, Chicago News
Ari Bendersky

Does anyone want to hear Phil Lesh pontificate about organ donation? Possibly, but most really just want to hear the Dead classics.

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Reflections on Graham Nash's Reflections Box Set

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: David Lindley, Bonnie Raitt, Air America, Bono, Madison Square Garden, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Whales, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Nicolette Larson, Rhino Entertainment, Rita Coolidge, Atlantic Records, ABC Records, Allan Clarke, Chaka Khan, Stephen Stills, Carly Simon, The Rachel Maddow Show, John Hall, Congreeman John Hall, Dan Fogelberg, The Byrds, Nuclear Power, Graham Nash, Cass Elliot, David Crosby, Gil Scott-Heron, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Jerry Garcia, Entertainment, Crosby Stills & Nash, Alternative Energy, Rhino, Carole King, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Crosby & Nash, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Muse, Tom Petty, Dave Mason, Ry Cooder, New York City, New York, The Mamas & the Papas, The Grateful Dead, Rhino Records, U2, Rachel Maddow, The Doobie Brothers, Environment, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Socially-Conscious, The Hollies, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Jessie Colin Young, Csny, Raydio, Csn, Poco, Traffic, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Nash's trademark high harmony vocals and impressive writing talents fluidly traverse the box set's newly-mastered, 64 tracks with career highlights... and remixes galore.

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