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"Talking Old Soldiers": A Chatty Playlist for Stanley McChrystal

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bonnie Raitt, Alpha Band, McChrystal Rolling Stone, Elmore James, Kanye West, The Strokes, Eminem, Squeeze, World Cup 2010, Sonny Boy Williamson, Pat Tillman, Alison Krauss, The Beach Boys, Lady GaGa, Nancy Sinatra, Rick Springfield, Carbon/Silicone, Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, Talk Talk, Dave Matthews Band, Carrie Underwood, London, John Mayer, South Africa, The Smiths, Xtc, Utopia, George Thorogood, Adam Levine, General Stanley McChrystal, Elton John, Bette Midler, Elvis Costello, B.B. King, Tracy Chapman, Stevie Nicks, Glen Hansard, Bon Iver, Harry Nilsson, Black Eyed Peas, Joe Firstman, Bob Dylan, New Kids on the Block, Carl Smith, Elvis Presley, Tom Waits, Carlene Carter, The Pretenders, Rihanna, Southside Johnny, Taylor Swift, Talking Heads, Coldplay, Wimbeldon, Ben Folds, Oasis, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Brad Paisley, Girlyman, Entertainment News
David Wild

Here's a loose-lipped playlist for Stan the Man, a dude with a big ego and a very mixed record who finally accomplished the impossible -- actually stealing some of the cultural spotlight away from Lady GaGa.

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Q&A: Alessandro Nivola talks about Who Do You Love

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sam Shepard, Darnell Martin, Howlin Wolf, A Lie of the Mind, Who Do You Love, Alessandro Nivola Interview, Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, Willie Dixon, Leonard Chess, Blues, Jerry Zaks, Marshall Fine Interview, Cadillac Records, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

In Who Do You Love, directed by Jerry Zaks and opening in limited release Friday, actor Alessandro Nivola plays record mogul Leonard Chess. Nivola took time recently to chat about the film.

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Dog Ears Music: Volume 126

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: mp3s, Bobby Hutcherson, Sonny Boy Williamson, Phil Ramone, Wanda Jackson, Danielle Evin, Dr. Dog, Music, Dog Ears, Telekinesis, Asmahan, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week, we feature music by Bobby Hutcherson, Asmahan, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Wanda Jackson, and others.

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Beatles For Sale, John Leckie Interview on The Stone Roses, This Week's New Albums, plus Scott Weiland, Jason Mraz, and Glee

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Robin Trower, Kanye West, Comic-Con, Janis Ian, Lea Michele, Salt-N-Pepa, Kevin McHale, The Posies, Phish, Xtc, Circulatory System, Matthew Morrison, My Morning Jacket, Journey, Burt Bacharach, The Byrds, Bethany Dylan, Rick Danko, Neil Diamond, Spencer Day, The Gears, Sweetwater, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Gary Mounfield, Vivian Girls, John Squire, Mark Sailing, Prefab Sprout, The Police, Sondre Lerche, Public Image Ltd., USA Today, They Might Be Giants, Julian Lennon, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Jenna Ushkowitz, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, The Beatles Rock Band, Diana Agron, Entertainment News, Os Mutantes, Cinema Bizarre, Danko Jones, Andrew Dugan, Chic, Jay-Z, Scott Weiland, N.E.D., Be Bop Deluxe, Jason Mraz, Myspace, Sonny Boy Williamson, Howie Day, Queen, Gaither Vocal Band, A Fine Frenzy, Jayma Mays, John Leckie, Mayer Hawthorne, The Fall, The Beatles, Cory Monteith, Gene Loves Jezebel, Wild Beasts, The Feelies, Yo La Tengo, Jack Bruce, The Cribs, Mia Farrow, Eric Carmen, Simple Minds, Jimmy Clanton, Dalai Lama, Buckcherry, Brooks & Dunn, Robert Fripp, Magazine, Jane Lynch, Amber Riley, The Stone Roses, Chris Colfer, Ian Brown, Stone Temple Pilots, John Mayall, Mike & the Ravens, Jessalyn Gilsig, Rihanna, Alan Wren, Frank Turner, Boys Like Girls, The Verve, True Blood, Thousand Foot Krutch, Itunes, Robyn Hitchcock, Peter White, Geffen, Silvertone, Saosin, Raekwon, Candiria, Cruxshadows, Slipknot, Barlowgirl, Commodores, Erasure, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

With the release of stereo and mono box sets, individual album reissues, and their own edition of Rock Band, The Beatles finally have stepped into the 21st century in a major way.

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

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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
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.

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