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blondie
Blondie is back! While new bands struggle to get anyone to pay attention to them, bands with any kind of past track record--“heritage” acts I’m told--go out and capture that audience share with a re-tooling of memories. Never trust anyone over More »
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Judas Priest
Judas Priest are clearly one of heavy metal's most notable bands if only because in true metal spirit they never die. But the most enjoyable aspect of heavy metal isn't the power or the loudness, it's the endless, fruitless discussion over what actua More »
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Johnny Cash
With Johnny Cash and Eric Clapton both releasing new albums, it's apparent that music legends can live forever. Either by producing new music or having an estate that knows how to keep the legend alive, so to speak. In order to qualify for this list, More »
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Jay-Z
Would a rose smell any sweeter if it had been named a bowel evacuator? It'd be a little odd. Celebrities often change their names because their real ones suck. Or they know no one will remember it. More »
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Jakob Dylan
Growing up in the shadow of fame and greatness has to be unusual. People want to know you because your mom or dad is so cool? Going into the family trade is risky business. More »
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Weezer
With Weezer out with a new album, it reminded us here at List Of the Day that there were other bands that also existed in the 1990s. And most of them, regardless of what they sounded like, got marketed as "indie" (even if on a major label), alternati More »
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Bo Diddley
Just got the sad news that Bo Diddley has left the building. His influence was overwhelming. He invented and perfected the "Bo Diddley" beat, which roughly translates into "Shave-and-a-haircut-two-bits." More »
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Pinetop Perkins' 80-year career still going

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Fri Nov 27, 2009 4:03am PST

AP - Noisy crowds in smoky bars don't bother 96-year-old bluesman Pinetop Perkins. It's all part of his job. Most nights, after he snuffs out his menthol cigarette, Perkins slides onto the piano bench in some club and … More »

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