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Everything You Need to Know About Earl Scruggs

5002 days ago

Time — Earl Scruggs, the bluegrass great, died on Wednesday at the age of 88. A pioneering banjo player who helped create modern country music, his sound is instantly recognizable and as intrinsically wrapped in the tapestry of the genre as Johnny Cash’s... more info

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Willy Mason – review

5004 days ago

Guardian Music — Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, London"Wow, we're really crowded in here!" marvels Willy Mason, surveying his followers at the first of two sold-out shows at this compact venue. It's an accurate assessment of a crowd situation where extricating yourse... more info

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Joan Baez – review

5013 days ago

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonIt was all very cosy. At the back of the stage was a pink sofa, a lamp and side-table with a vase of daffodils, and in front of them was the world's best-known female folk singer, playing guitar and easing into a two-hour s... more info

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'Listen up, youngsters': Springsteen offers life advice in SXSW keynote

5017 days ago

Guardian Music — At his keynote speech, the Boss channeled his inner enthusiast with a lengthy autobiographical love-letter to pop musicLegendary singer Bruce Springsteen gave a bravura performance at Texas' South by Southwest conference today, earning a standing ova... more info

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Old School Wednesday ~ House of Pain

5018 days ago

MVSW — House of Pain ~ “Jump Around” A little House of Pain for Saint Patrick’s Day on Saturday. Samples: Bob and Earl ~ “Harlem Shuffle“ Lowell Fulson ~ “Tramp“ Jeanne & The Darlings ~ “Soul Girl“ Prince ~ “Get Off” Lou Donaldson ~ �... more info

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Mark Lanegan Band – review

5020 days ago

Guardian Music — Leeds Metropolitan UniversityMark Lanegan has had an almost textbook outlaw passage to the black heart of rock'n'roll: heroin and crack addiction, homelessness, rehab and imprisonment and a road accident that almost killed him at the age of 20. Then,... more info

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Friday on My Mind: Memorable Musical Couples

5030 days ago

KEXP Seattle — It’s time again for the weekly installment of Friday on My Mind. This post is a collaborative effort between KEXP and King 5 News, in which we mull around a musically inclined idea each and every week. Yesterday would have marked the 44th wedding a... more info

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Chris Isaak: "My advice is: if you've got to be miserable to write great music, then drive a truck!"

5031 days ago

Guardian Music — The singer on recording his new album of covers in the legendary Sun Records studio – and the secret of his quiffHi Chris, how are you? I'm cold.Oh – whereabouts are you? I'm in a hotel room in London … but it's one of those hotels where you tu... more info

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Owl City Covers Johnny Cash

5032 days ago

Chorus.fm — Listen to *Owl City (http://absolutepunk.net/owlcity)*'s cover of *Johnny Cash* (http://www.johnnycash.com/)'s "Home of the Blues" here (http://owlcityblog.com/2012/02/26/home-of-the-blues-piano-cover/). Owl City will release a new album this summer... more info

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