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Stevie Wonder
Bank of America Pavilion, Boston, MA
gig date: 23 Sep 2007
reviewer: John Reed
When one ponders true musical geniuses is nearly impossible not to almost immediately think of Stevie Wonder.
Since his days as Berry Gordy’s successful wunderkind in the 60’s through his countless masterful funk/soul creations over the next few decades, Wonder [...]
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Noel becomes a father again
by: Marco Gandolfi
Oasis star Noel Gallagher has become a father for a second time.
His Scottish partner Sara MacDonald gave birth at 11.15am on Saturday, a spokeswoman for Gallagher said.
The 7lb 5oz boy has been named Donovan Rory MacDonald Gallagher.
Mother and child were doing well [...]
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Bloc Party remix competition
by: Marco Gandolfi
Bloc Party have partnered up with U-Myx to launch a remix competition for ‘Hunting For Witches’.
Members of the band’s fanclub, Marshals will have access to the U-Myx tool to create their own remix of the song.
The top three fan rated mixes from the UK [...]
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Whitney’s $100 million deal
added: 19 Sep 2007 // by: Marco Gandolfi
Whitney Houston has singed a new record deal valued at $100 million, according to reports.
The troubled US diva’s pop career singer has been in decline in recent years, as she battled drug problems and a turbulent marriage [...]
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De La Rocha completes solo CD
added: 21 Sep 2007 // by: Marco Gandolfi
He didn’t quit make the old Marxist 5 year plan, the good news is he appears to be done with the album. Contact Music has the report: Rage Against The Machine frontman Zack De La Rocha has [...]
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Ramones DVD release
by: Marco Gandolfi
Johnny, Joey, Dee Dee, Tommy, Marky, Richie, and C-Jay — the Ramones will always be the first “family” of punk. Together more than 20 years, the Ramones inspired legions of followers as they refined their signature garage-flavored, ear-shattering, pop-skewed sound with a string of now-classic, loud-and-fast [...]
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The Donnas
Don’t Wait Up For Me
release date: 17 Sep 2007 // label: Purple Feather Records
reviewer: Jane Hawkes
Not since L7 has there been a more sassy all-girl rock band and heaven knows in a world of skinny boys wearing girls jeans, we need an injection of something different. So [...]
