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HuffPost Reviews: Paul McCartney, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, and Norah Jones

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Brian Wilson, Smokey Hormel, Linda McCartney, Jason Mraz, Ryan Adams, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, The Beach Boys, Arif Mardin, Joey Waronker, Colbie Caillat, The Beatles, John Mayer, Wings, Norah Jones, Entertainment News, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Ames Carlin, Peter Gabriel, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Good Evening, New York City is a dream come true for Beatles fans, but what about McCartney and Wings devotees?

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"Beauty Is Only Skin Deep": A Very Pretty Playlist for Carrie Prejean

David Wild | Posted 11.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Miss USA, Jason Mraz, Carrie Prejean, The Heptones, The Beach Boys, Joe Firstman, General Public, Tlc, The Smiths, Bo Diddley, Warren Zevon, The Temptations, Miss California, David Bowie, The Stranglers, Styx, David Guetta, Glee, Entertainment News
David Wild

Seeing Ms. Prejean attempt to manhandle the "media" or Larry King the other night reminded me of a lesson I learned long, long ago.

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Still Awesome After All These Years: An Interview With Producer Phil Ramone

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Eric Clapton, Brian Wilson, Kenny Loggins, Radio City Music Hall, Anne Murray, Pet Sounds, Paul McCartney, Kris Kristofferson, Paul Simon, The Beach Boys, George Martin, Danielle Evin, Stan Getz, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Musicares, Billy Joel, Shelby Lynne, The Beatles, Dusty Springfield, Nikki Yonofsky, Dawn Langstroth, Phil Ramone, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Joao Gilberto, Karen Carpenter, Burt Bacharach, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Over the years, this innovative producer and engineer has been at the board behind many classic records, earning fifteen Grammy awards.

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Compact Reviews of This Week's Compact Discs, For Those Who Still Care #5

Sal Nunziato | Posted 09.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Wondermints, Brian Wilson, K.T. Tunstall, Corey Harris, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, The Beach Boys, Wilco, Barbra Streisand, Tim Finn, Oxfam, Alice in Chains, Radiohead, Jeff Tweedy, Jason Falkner, Seattle, Eddie Vedder, The Smithereens, Pearl Jam, Rykodisc, Elton John, Neil Finn, Diana Krall, Elvis Costello, Entertainment News
Sal Nunziato

This week's picks: Alice in Chains, Elvis Costello, Corey Harris, Ian Hunter, Kris Kristofferson, Madness, Rod Stewart, Madonna and more.

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Compact Reviews Of This Week's Compact Discs, For Those Who Still Care #4

Sal Nunziato | Posted 11.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Brian Wilson, New Orleans, Zooey Deschanel, Stephen Stills., Jolie Holland, Beaties Boys, The Beach Boys, Harry Connick Jr, Loudon Wainwright III, Pub-Rock, David Gray, The Seeds, Captain Beefheart Frank Zappa, Arthur Lee, Ellis Marsalis, The Mamas & the Papas, She & Him, The Doors, Pearl Jam, M.Ward, My Morning Jacket, Annie Lennox, James Booker, The Byrds, Edd & the Hot Rods, Bright Eyes, Entertainment News
Sal Nunziato

Reviewed: The Beastie Boys, Harry Connick, Jr., Eddie & the Hot Rods, David Gray, Manassas, Monsters of Folk, Pearl Jam.

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An Interview With Janis Ian Plus This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Inner Circle, The O'Jays, Imogen Heap, The Adventures, Janis Ian, Cate Bros., Rubicon, Daryl Hall & John Oates, The Beach Boys, Woody Guthrie, Eric Burdon, REO Speedwagon, Otis Redding, Now That's What I Call Country, Matt Hires, Mark Schultz, Jack Ingram, Smile Empty Soul, Roy Hargrove, Billy Ocean, Cheap Trick, Rory Gallagher, David Guetta, Stefon Harris & Blackout, Michael Bolton, Queen Latifah, Matisyahu, Robert Glasper, The Roy Hargrove Big Band, Cass Elliot, Neil Diamond, The Casualties, Roberta Gambarini, Patton Oswalt, George Benson, Elvis Presley, Phil Stacey, Tim Buckley, Delores O'Rioran, Carmen Appice, The Mamas & the Papas, Al Jarreau, The Old Grey Whistle Test, Entertainment News, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, The Dukes, Paul Revere & the Raiders, 16 Horsepower, Collective Soul, Fun., Alan O'Day, Pilot, Now That's What I Call Music, Kitty Daisy & Lewis, Roy Orbison, The Bloody Beetroots, Felix Da Housecat, Teddy Pendergrass, The Subdudes, James Carter, Adam Ant, Colbie Caillat, Arctic Monkeys, Jeff Golub, Jackie DeShannon, Island Records, Fame, Woodstock, Sounds of Blackness, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Smokie Norful, Irma Thomas, Mew, Tanya Stephens, Brian Bromberg, Willie Nelson, Jack Wagner, The New City Ramblers, Mott the Hoople, Love and Theft, New Releases, Deryl Dodd, Cross Country, Radiohead, Bob Dylan, Nat King Cole, Kenny G, Jet, Niti Sawhney, Vander Graaf Generator, Sally Shapiro, John Denver, Jason Aldeean, Smokey Robinson, Taking Woodstock, Vandaveer, Najee, Selah, Needtobreathe, Latoya, Strawbs, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Advocate, Lgbt, Sony Legacy, Verve Records, Roberta Flack, Leonard Bernstein, Grammy, Ang Lee, Atlantic Records, Jerry Wexler, Gramma Awards, Saturday Night Live, Wbai, Wnew, Miami Vice, Dar Williams, Birthers, Fox News, Cher, Teabaggers, Joan Baez, Glen Campbell, Mel Torme, Death Panel, Nina Simone, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Janis Ian is one of the Woodstock era's unsung musical heroes who, just two years prior to the Bethel Bash, shocked our nation with her controversial single "Society's Child."

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Alan Livingston Gave Us the Beatles and Sinatra -- Now Let's Give Him His Due

Tony Sachs | Posted 04.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Nelson Riddle, Steve Miller, Bonanza, The Beach Boys, Mel Blanc, Alan Livingston, Bozo the Clown, Beatles Butcher Cover, The Beatles, Tommy Mottola, Tweety Bird, Capitol Records, Frank Sinatra, Clive Davis, The Band, Nbc, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

You may not know Alan Livingston, who died on Friday at age 91, by name. But if you know anything about 20th century popular culture, you know his work.

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Kidstock with Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, Moby, Sheryl Crow, Ben Harper, Donovan and... David Lynch?

Mike Ragogna | Posted 03.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mary Tyler Moore, Maryland, Wild at Heart, The Beach Boys, Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway, Obama, Sir Paul McCartney, Inland Empire, The National Institutes of Health, Deepak Chopra, New York School System, The Beatles, Rishikesh, Dr. John Hagelin, Woodstock, Russell Simmons, Rishikesh India, David Lynch, The Films of David Lynch, Mia Farrow, Silver Spring, Radio City Music Hall, Moby, Paul Horn, Mike Love, Maharishi, President Barack Obama, Paul McCartney, Blue Velvet, Ben Harper, The Elephant Man, Parade Magazine, New York City, New York, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Sheryl Crow, Clint Eastwood, Dr. William Stixrud, Silver Spring Maryland, Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam, Twin Peaks, Laura Dern, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Tm, India, New York Schools, Heather Graham, Transcendental Meditation, Dr. Mark Liponis, Dune, The David Lynch Foundation, Donovan, Eraserhead, Stephen Collins, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

This concert will be about the music, but its statement of solidarity and support for upliftment in education could be the beginning of yet another American wave of consciousness raising.

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Interview: Singer/Songwriter Lizzy Grant on Cheap Thrills, Elvis, The Flamingos, Trailer Parks, and Coney Island

Felicia C. Sullivan | Posted 02.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Lizzy Grant, Kill Kill, Coney Island, Music, American, American Flags, Las Vegas, Billie Holiday, Songs, Entertainment, Brooklyn, The Beach Boys, Roller Coasters, Beauty, New York, New York City, Pop Music, Rock Music, Interviews, Jazz, Cat Power, Beaches, Amusement Parks, Boardwalk, Singing, Coca Cola, Beach Boys, Aimee Mann, Nick Cave, Entertainment News
Felicia C. Sullivan

Lizzy Grant: I like things that go fast, things with bright colors, things that taste good. At Coney Island, you can get a Coca Cola, ride the roller coaster, and watch everybody.

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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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