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Discs are obsolete, but the fun never gets old
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Mike Phillips is a businessman in a business he says is impossible: selling CDs and records. "If kids can ... continue reading
Widely recorded conductor John McLaughlin Williams is a man without an orchestra
Detroit Free Press (MCT) - A conductor based in the Detroit area was up for a Grammy Award last week. It was Leonard Slatkin, the ... continue reading
These days, performers are not only creating songs, but also their own marketing strategies
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Of all the embattled, entrenched industries in America, few have weathered more public criticism and financial ... continue reading
Lil Wayne, Estelle, R.E.M. stood tall in 2008
Newsday (MCT) - Will 2008 go down as the year the major-label system finally broke down for good? This year was filled with one ... continue reading
Song sung blue? Not if it's being sung by a reinvigorated Neil Diamond
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - You wouldn't think of Neil Diamond as someone who needs to re-invent himself. But when an artist signs up to ... continue reading
After 30 years, The Manhattan Transfer just keeps rolling along
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - The most humbling aspect of The Manhattan Transfer's international Âpopularity is that its members initially ... continue reading
Little boy lights up Kentucky's bluegrass music scene
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Bluegrass music fans around the Lexington area are starting to notice a new, but quite small, star lighting up ... continue reading
Brandy talks about her new album, tragic auto accident
Detroit Free Press (MCT) - You can call it a comeback, a fresh start, even a do-over. Brandy is just glad she's getting another chance. The ... continue reading
Forty years ago the Beatles released a double album that changed our world
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Call me daft, but every now and then I like to pick up one of those British pop music magazines. It's not that ... continue reading
After finishing his long-lost ‘Smile,' Beach Boys guru returns with a tribute to Los Angeles
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT) - Smiling liberated Brian Wilson. The act of completing his pop opus "Smile," 37 years after he'd ... continue reading