In a pretty radical move, Sony Entertainment has decided to pull a track by the Malian harp player Toumani Diabete from the […]
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Boy George samples Obama
I’m not sure what to make of this. 80s icon Boy George has recorded a song using a sample of the US […]
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Jacques Brel lyrics sell for $170,000
This is always an odd question: what is the value of words? It’s strange that the answer comes from auctioneers, who seem […]
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Modest Mouse “Dashboard” picks up BMI award
Modest Mouse’s single “Dashboard” picked up the award for the College Song of the Year from BMI recently, topping a strong career […]
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Womanizer: The return of Britney Spears
I must admit: I wasn’t expecting this. Watching Britney Spear’s recent career has been a painful exercise, as a cute child star […]
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RIP: Telex and jazz musician Marc Moulin
The news of Marc Moulin’s death has come as something of a shock in Europe. The legendary composer and producer is perhaps […]