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January 2, 2014

Dancehall Legend Super Cat Is Quietly Making a Comeback

Super Cat helped bring Jamaican dancehall to global light in the Nineties with hardcore “gunman” tunes and crossover collaborations with the likes of Kris Kross Sugar Ray and the Notorious BIG but the “Don Dada” as he’s known has been largely absent from music for the last decade But over…


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Published on January 02, 2014 11:35

Beck Declares His ‘Love’ in John Lennon Cover

Beck is ready to celebrate romance with his charming new cover of John Lennon’s “Love” which will appear on Starbucks’ Sweetheart 2014 compilation (out February 4th) The record will also feature music from Vampire Weekend The Head and the Heart Fiona Apple My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James Sharon Jones…


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Published on January 02, 2014 11:30

On the Charts: Beyonce, One Direction Want Your Gift Cards

Spotify YouTube and any day now Beats Music may well take over the record industry and usher in a renaissance of rich Sony and Universal executives For now though let’s say good riddance to 2013 which ended with minus-eight percent album sales and minus-six percent track sales So what’s coming?…


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Published on January 02, 2014 11:20

Vampire Weekend ‘Step’ to Danny Brown for Remix

Vampire Weekend released a “Wintertime Remix” of the Modern Vampires of the City track “Step” – which features rapping by Danny Brown Heems and Despot – via a tweet on New Year’s Eve The original song has a lush veneer of Baroque harpsichord and piano meandering that dresses up frontman Ezra…


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Published on January 02, 2014 10:35

The Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’ Made Into ‘World’s Largest Vinyl’

The marketing and promotion company Pop2Life has created what they’re calling the “world’s largest record” a recreation of the Eagles’ 16-times platinum 1977 album Hotel California to accompany the reopening of the Los Angeles venue the Forum and the SoCal rockers’ six-concert residency The band will be playing the venue…


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Published on January 02, 2014 09:40

Lady Gaga and Christina Aguilera Drop ‘Do What U Want’

Lady Gaga and Christina Aguilera have taken their “Do What U Want” collaboration one step further and released an official version of the reinterpreted Artpop single Their duet – on which Aguilera replaces original singer R Kelly on the hook – was first featured on last month’s season finale of…


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Published on January 02, 2014 09:30

Neil Young’s Advice for Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire scored some pretty solid advice from Neil Young after a Thanksgiving feast while the band were still working on their stellar 2013 album Reflektor “It was the end of the night and we were leaving” frontman Win Butler tells Rainn Wilson in a new interview for the former Office…


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Published on January 02, 2014 08:30

January 1, 2014

The Beatles’ Women – Biography [documentary film] PART2

The Beatles’ Women – Biography [documentary film] PART2 (via http://afarcryfromsunset.com)


A look at the women–some celebrated, some forgotten–who influenced the lives of the Fab Four and were often the muses behind some of the Beatles’ greatest …










 


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Published on January 01, 2014 17:34

Jimi Hendrix All Along The Watchtower Backing Track



Jimi Hendrix All Along The Watchtower Backing Track Please subscribe to my channel to get up to date backing tracks and even request them. Thanks for viewing…

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Published on January 01, 2014 17:29

PINK FLOYD – MONEY (Testo (Lyrics) + Traduzione in Italiano)




PINK FLOYD - MONEY (Testo (Lyrics) + Traduzione in Italiano)

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Published on January 01, 2014 17:25

A Far Cry from Sunset

Billy Franks
Having been a singer/songwriter my entire life, A Far Cry from Sunset is the title of my first book.

It tells of the adventures of four friends traveling the world to ask ten famous artists to appear
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