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Godmothers of Chick Rock release a new album

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June and Jean Millington, trailblazers of rock and roll, have released a new album, Play Like A Girl — and they're doing it while they battle a new form of discrimination: ageism.
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German composer becomes Internet sensation after putting economic collapse to music

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A German musician is making waves on the Internet by turning financial data into often-depressing musical arrangements. Johannes Kreidler has tied musical notes to falling stock prices.
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Remember '867-5309'? Songwriter's making a comeback

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The 867-5309/Jenny song has survived three decades. Now Jim Keller, the songwriter behind that song is trying to make a comeback.
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Motown playlist: Supremes and Temptations 50 years on

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Motown Records marks the 50th anniversary since Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations began making music history.
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Musician K'Naan on the hope and hopelessness of Somalia

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Somali-Canadian musician and writer K'Naan recently returned from Somalia, where he saw the ravages of famine and war, but also found hope for the future.
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Ry Cooder: These times call for a different kind of protest song

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Ry Cooder's new album, "Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down," is a protest shout against the out-of-control banks and the efforts to disenfranchise the poor.
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Nirvana: the last great invention of rock 'n' roll?

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Twenty years ago this month, a new sound blasted the cobwebs out of every radio station in America: Nirvana's 'Nevermind,' becoming the defining record for Generation X.
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Joy essential ingredient in party music from rural El Salvador

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The chanchona band, Los Hermanos Lovo trace their roots back to rural El Salvador, and they're all about the party.
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Classical composers create monuments to 9/11 in music

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The tragedy of 9/11 expressed through the works of classical composers, who create 'portable sites of public memory.'
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Opera singers go east, to China

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The future of opera may be in China, where new opera houses are being built, jobs are appearing, and opera singers are learning Chinese.
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