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Katy Perry, Pink, Max Martin, More to SiriusXM: ‘We Will Boycott’ – Variety

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CREDIT: PICTUREMATT/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK In an unprecedented show of solidarity, some 150 artists and executives, including Paul McCartney, Don Henley, Carole King, Katy Perry, U2’s The Edge, Pink, Sia and hitmaker Max Martin, have signed a letter addressed to the board members of Liberty Media, corporate parent to SiriusXM. At issue: The satellite radio giant’s opposition to Music…

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Diana Krall, The World Series And Meyer’s Deli | FYIMusicNews

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Photo: Bill King Diana Krall, The World Series And Meyer’s Deli Oct 26, 2018 by Bill King How does one correlate the emergence of an aspiring jazz singer/pianist with the anniversary of Joe Carter’s walk-off home run, October 23, 1993, that gave the Toronto Blue Jays their second World Series trophy? Meyer’s Deli, a once…

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Bruce Springsteen on the Stone Pony: ‘Just a Very Down-Home Place’ – The New York Times

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Springsteen at the Wonder Bar for a Stone Pony reunion show.CreditBobby Bank/WireImage, via Getty Images So as I went about telling the oral history of the Stone Pony, the legendary rock club in Asbury Park, N.J., an interview with Bruce Springsteen was essential. Here’s the full transcript of what he said. NICK CORASANITI When was…

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Forgotten Rebels still wild, still kicking | TheRecord.com

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Mickey DeSadist from The Forgotten Rebels – Courtney Michaud / Indoor Shoes The band released their groundbreaking album debut “In Love With The System” in 1980 followed by “This Ain’t Hollywood” in 1982. Most recently came DIY live recording, “Last One Standing,” in 2011. “We have a bunch of new material,” hints DeSadist. “We have…

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Tom Petty’s death is still a hard reminder for aging rockers about the downside of life on the road

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A year after Tom Petty died at age 66 of an accidental medication overdose, his family members, band mates and others discuss what went wrong and what, if anything, can be done to save others from the same fate. When Tom Petty was rushed to a hospital one year ago in full cardiac arrest, two…

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Behind A Death In Queens, A Major Loss For The Avant-Garde Jazz Community : NPR

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Earlier this week, an array of news outlets in New York City reported a macabre discovery: The body of a 53-year-old man was found floating in a Queens marina, fully clothed, with chains wrapped around his legs. The body was noticed by a passerby along the shoreline of the World’s Fair Marina in Flushing Harbor,…

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Afternoon Beers With a Former Sex Pistol – The New York Times

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John Lydon, the 62-year-old punk legend, was in New York for a new documentary about Public Image Ltd. But first, he wanted to shop and smoke in a bar. “Don’t trust adults,” John Lydon said. “They’ll steal everything off you.”CreditCreditGeorge Etheredge for The New York Times By Alex Williams He arrived on the pop culture…

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DON’T HIDE THE MADNESS—William S. Burroughs in Conversation with Allen Ginsberg

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Those lucky enough to have socialized with William Burroughs report the best situations had the smallest number of people, and the very best were often when Allen Ginsberg was present. As Steven Taylor, editor of this book, observes in his introduction, this is because of Burroughs’ “great shyness hiding behind a stern exterior and formal…

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Doug Seegers went from homeless to top of the music charts — at age 66

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Doug SeegersZuma Press Five years ago, Queens native Doug Seegers was a homeless country musician busking on the streets of Nashville. That’s when a Swedish documentary crew filmed him singing his rueful song “Going Down to the River” and booked him a recording session at Johnny Cash’s old studio. Now Seegers, 66, is one of…

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