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An Interview With Train, Plus The New Soulsavers Video, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Rolling Stones, Mr. Mister, Kevin Griffin, The String Cheese Incident, Martin Terefe, Better Than Ezra, Uncle Kracker, Train, Freddie Mercury, Allan Clarke, The Hollies, Entertainment News, One Republic, Glee, Ryan Tedder, Motown, Soulsavers, Entertainment News

An interview with Train -- conducted over thousands of miles, from scores of hotel rooms -- about their new album, Save Me, San Francisco.

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Interview: Visionary Entertainer Josh Charles

2morrowknight | Posted 09.25.2009 | Entertainment

"When you write a song, you never know how it will evolve," Charles said. "I've been approached by people who are recovering from cancer and they have shared stories with me of how 'Healing Time' has helped them."

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Arctic Monkeys' Humbug, This Week's New Album Releases, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Dr. Dre, Insane Clown Posse, Cookie Monster, Christopher Guest, Heroes, Aerosmith, Mary J Blige, Donovan, Tiki Lewis, Sylvia Massey, David Bazan, Alex Turner, Sony Music, Herbiew Hancock, Derek Webb, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, Edgar Winter, Les Sabler, Queen Latifah, Beijing's White, Chris Young, John Fogerty, Jamie Cullum, Rod Stewart, Chuck Ragan, Katherine Mcphee, Led Zeppelin, Harry Shearer, Holywood Undead, Ozzy Osbourne, Joshe Homme, H Is Orange, Queens of the Stone Age, Jawnee Burx, Radney Foster and the Confessions, Marshall Tucker Band, Andy Warhol, The Pretenders, Pitbull, They Might Be Giants, Pearl Jam, Susana Baca, System of a Down, Blue Oyser Cult, Soulja Boy Tell'Em, Yonder Mountain String Band, Reverened Horton Heat, Pink Floyd, Buddy Guy, Michael McKean, The Factory, James Ford, Trey Songz, The Black Crowes, Adam Block, Richard Lloyd, The Wiggles, Farewell, Heavy Young Heathens, Carlos Santana, Andrew W.K., Los Lobos, Queen, Jonny Lang, Arctic Monkeys, Whitney Houston, Sam Baker, Crack the Sky, Experience Hendrix, Staurday Night Live, Mariah Carey, Legacy Recordings, Feist, Universal Music Group, Duran Duran, Hafez Nazeri, Motown, Brandi Shearer, CuCu Diamantes, Simian Mobile Disco, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Paul Rogers, Robin Guthrie, Matt Dillon, Van Cliburn, Vanilla Fudge, Canned Heat, Jay Skinner, Denny Doherty, Alice Cooper, 3 Doors Down, Paul Morrissey, Jamie Cook, The Doors, Strawbs, The Apples in Stereo, Diana Krall, Lady GaGa, Jimi Hendrix, Drive-by Truckers, John Phillips, Tool, Chevelle, Echospin, Sylar, Datarock, Entertainment News

It's refreshing that a young, promising group like Arctic Monkeys and its producers were smart enough to reinvent the brand before it got stale and formulaic, which this project absolutely is not.

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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

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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Larry King to Air Archival Footage of Cronkite Talking about Michael Jackson

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.18.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Motown Records, Michael Jackson, Borowitz Report, Andy Borowitz, Larry King, Motown, Cnn, Walter Cronkite, Moonwalk, Comedy News

"It wasn't easy, but we did some digging and it turns out Walter did mention Michael once or twice," Mr. King said. "This is going to be a real treat for our viewers."

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Michael's Magic

Hermene Hartman | Posted 08.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Apollo Theater, Gary-Indiana, Michael Jackson Death, Motown, Jackie Wilson, Lisa Marie Presley, Thriller, Joseph Jackson, Quincy Jones, Stax Records, Berry Gordy, Jackson 5, Entertainment News

I came in contact with the Jackson 5 in 1971. Berry Gordy insisted that we take this new group -- these kids out of Gary. But Rev. Jackson didn't want these "kids" interfering with the main show.

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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

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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Michael Jackson, Child of America, Gone

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.26.2009 | Entertainment

Beyond the reams of his documented eccentricities, Michael Jackson was a huge talent who'll be missed, and he was one of our better, kinder kids whose life and story spun out of control.

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

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Ace, The Drifters, Prince, Dionne Warwick, The Eagles, Squeeze, Scott Dirks, Mike + the Mechanics, Harvard Square, Breaking Dawn, Target, Juno Award, Xtc, Whitesnake, Oklahoma, Folk, Paul Carrack, Tony Glover, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cajun, Philly, Reggae, Traditional, Checker Records, Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach, Stephanie Meyer, Marvin Gayes, Timothy B. Schmit, John Wesley Harding, Sam & Dave, Michael McDonald, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Johnny Cash, Ron Sexsmith, Stan Lewis, Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist, High Fidelity, Billy Davis Jr., Singer-Songwriter, Philly International Records, Hip-O Select, Bill Withers, Entertainment News, Al Green, Aaron Neville, Lawrence Stern, Ray Charles, Pop, Americana, Dobie Gray, Jill Barber, Sonny Boy Williamson, Bria Valente, Broadway, Canada, Grammy, The Kinks, Stax, Motown Records, Livingston Taylor, The Beatles, Matthew Barber, Nick Heyward, Harmonica, Don Henley, Phil Collins, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, The Little Walter Story, Hear Music, Arthur Crudup, Stax Records, R&b, Motown, Sam Moore, Chess Records, Harry Nilsson, Johnny Nash, Gospel, Bobby Womack, David Gray, Wesley Stace, Willie Dixon, Bob Dylan, Blues, The 5th Dimension, David Seitz, Tom Waits, Juno, Washington Square Park, Grammy Awards, Don McLean, John Wesley Hardin, A Mighty Wind, Roots, Randy Newman, Ward Gaines, Ben E. King, Jimi Hendrix, James Taylor, Rupert Holmes, Bruce Springsteen, Listerine, Nilsson, Atlantis, Misfortune, Rumpelstiltskins, Josh Ritter, Entertainment News

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.

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Two by Earth, Three by Fire: Detroit Revisited

Lester Sloan | Posted 05.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Michigan State, Ford, Walter Reuther, Gran Torino, Anderson Cooper, Detroit Riot, Hybrid Cars, Woodward Avenue, Red Wings, Jim Crow, Eastern Market, Final Four, Lynching, River Rouge, White Flight, Stanley Cup, United Auto Workers Union, Detroit Institute of Art, Arson, Fred Astaire, Devil's Night, Motown, Detroit, Greek Town, St.Lawrence Seaway, Chrysler, Pall Mall, Great Migration, Detroit-Michigan, Living News

Ironically, it is still Detroit that gives the suburbs a sense of place and America a reason to hope.

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April 1st: Where Were You When Marvin Gaye Died? 25th Anniversary

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: R& B, Sexual Healing, What's Going On, Aids, Marvin Gaye, Motown, Soul, Pop Music, Music, Entertainment News

We assumed there would be no more sexual healing after Marvin Gaye's death in 1984. The April Fool's Day murder left us speechless, as if our dreams ...

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The Jacksons Go to Africa

Shawn Amos | Posted 03.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Music, Marlon Jackson, Janet Jackson, Motown, Jackson 5, Entertainment News

This just in from the First Family of Crazy: The Jacksons. Marlon Jackson (he's the other child voice in the 1970 single "I'll Be There") has announce...

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Levi Stubbs, No Tears, Just Thanks

David Wild | Posted 11.18.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Celebrity, Music, Soul Music, Four Tops, Levi Stubbs, Death, Motown, Entertainment News

Hearing of the Levi Stubb's passing after years of being very ill, I find myself not moved to tears, but to a sense of appreciation for his enduring voice and his inspiring example.

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