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The Morehouse College Glee Club Is 100

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September 30, 2011 • The renowned singing group of the all male, historically black college is celebrating its centennial.

The Morehouse College Glee Club Is 100

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Talking Shop With Bill Rieflin, Journeyman Musician

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Talking Shop With Bill Rieflin, Journeyman Musician

September 29, 2011 • He's played with R.E.M., The Blackouts, Ministry and, now, The Humans.

Sylvia Robinson, Who Helped Make 'Rapper's Delight,' Has Died

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Sylvia Robinson, Who Helped Make 'Rapper's Delight,' Has Died

September 29, 2011 • The co-founder of Sugar Hill Records, which also released "The Message," was 75.

Sylvia Robinson, Who Helped Make 'Rapper's Delight,' Has Died

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15 Songs By This Year's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees

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15 Songs By This Year's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees

September 28, 2011 • Hear our favorite song by each of the 15 performers up for induction in 2012.

'Limelight': The Rise And Fall Of The Church Of Rave

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'Limelight': The Rise And Fall Of The Church Of Rave

September 26, 2011 • A new movie tells the story of the New York club scene's apex at impresario Peter Gatien's clubs.

Jessy Dixon, Gospel Singer Who Toured The World, Has Died

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Jessy Dixon, Gospel Singer Who Toured The World, Has Died

September 26, 2011 • Dixon wrote classic gospel tracks and spent much of the 1970s as Paul Simon's opening act.

Vera Brezhneva: A Neo-Siberian Shaman Charts High In Russia

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Vera Brezhneva: A Neo-Siberian Shaman Charts High In Russia

September 23, 2011 • Celestial diva Vera Brezhneva, who's more than meets the eye, climbs the Russian pop charts.

Facebook Announces New Partnerships For Music, Movies And TV

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Facebook Announces New Partnerships For Music, Movies And TV

September 22, 2011 • With its new sharing features that lean on companies like Spotify, Netflix and Hulu, Facebook hopes to become the social center for entertainment and media.

Facebook Announces New Partnerships For Music, Movies And TV

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Bikini Kill onstage in New York City in 1994. Kathleen Hanna singing, Kathi Wilcox on bass behind her. Ebet Roberts/Redferns hide caption

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Revolution Girl Style, 20 Years Later

September 22, 2011 • In the summer of 1991, a collective of young women launched the Riot Grrrl movement. Twenty years later, many are revisiting the history of the scene not out of a sense of nostalgia, but in order to set the record straight.

Songs For Troy Davis: Why Musicians Take On Death Row

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Songs For Troy Davis: Why Musicians Take On Death Row

September 21, 2011 • Ann Powers looks at three stylistically divergent songs that advocate for the Georgia man scheduled to be executed tonight.

Three Musicians Awarded MacArthur 'Genius' Grants

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Three Musicians Awarded MacArthur 'Genius' Grants

September 20, 2011 • The fellows include a choral conductor and composer, a jazz drummer and composer, and a cellist.

Band Together: Documentary Tracks Pearl Jam's 20-Year Run

Cameron Crowe (left) and Eddie Vedder in Italy in 1993. Vedder, Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard all appeared in Crowe's 1992 film Singles, set in Seattle's music scene. Pearl Jam contributed two songs, "Breath" and "State of Love and Trust," to the film's soundtrack. Courtesy of Vinyl Films hide caption

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Band Together: Documentary Tracks Pearl Jam's 20-Year Run

September 16, 2011 • A new documentary by Cameron Crowe looks back at what made Pearl Jam, despite the odds stacked against it — a ridiculous name, a drug fatality, a shy frontman and a major label contract in an anti-corporate era — outlast almost all of its peers.

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'Drive' Lets The Songs Do The Feeling

September 16, 2011 • Director Nicolas Winding Refn explains how he chose the swooning electronic pop songs that underscore the emotion in his new film, about a stuntman and getaway driver whose emotional awakening is interrupted by bursts of brutal violence.

How 'The Book Of Mormon' Cracked 'Billboard'

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How 'The Book Of Mormon' Cracked 'Billboard'

September 15, 2011 • The South Park creators' musical broke cast recording sales records, thanks to fans and promotions.

How 'The Book Of Mormon' Cracked 'Billboard'

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