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5 hrs ago | TwinCities.com

David Brooks: Springsteen and my emotional curriculum

Like many of you, I went to elementary school, high school and college. I took such and such classes, earned such and such grades, and amassed such and such degrees.

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Related Topix: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

Sat Nov 28, 2009

Daily Herald

Rock Hall of Fame Concert set for HBO

HBO gets the 25th anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert as a special debuting at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov.

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Related Topix: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel, Pop/Rock, Art Garfunkel, Crosby, Stills & Nash

Fri Nov 27, 2009

Bradenton.com

The Who will highlight Super Bowl halftime show

The rock group The Who will perform at halftime of Super Bowl XLIV at Dolphin Stadium in Miami on February 7. The NFL made the announcement Thursday.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Who, Rock & Roll, Roger Daltrey

MyCentralJersey.com

Brian Setzer moves from 'Lonely Avenue' to holiday mood

Brian Setzer can't keep his fingers still. When he talks about his latest CD, 'Songs from Lonely Avenue,'' he has to grab his bright orange Gretsch guitar and start firing off the edgy riffs that make up his film noir tribute.

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Related Topix: The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Swing, The Stray Cats

Thu Nov 26, 2009

SYS-CON MEDIA

The Who to Perform February 7 During the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show on CBS

THE WHO, one of the world's greatest and most dynamic rock and roll bands, will perform in the BRIDGESTONE SUPER BOWL XLIV HALFTIME SHOW on CBS Sports at Dolphin Stadium in South Florida on Sunday, February 7, the NFL announced today during halftime of the Oakland Raiders at Dallas Cowboys game on CBS.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Who, Florida, More, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Heartbreakers, Punk

Wed Nov 25, 2009

Billboard

Radio Raises Funds To Fight Hunger

More important than recording music that impacts Billboard's charts, several star artists have joined the cause to combat hunger.

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Related Topix: Time Warner, Media, Computers, Cable & Satellite, Electronics, Sirius Satellite Radio, Radio, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

Saddleback Valley News

Slide show: Christian teens are rock gods for a night

In the 1980s, it was common to find televangelists preaching against the evils of rock 'n' roll.

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Related Topix: Christie, OK, Pop/Rock, Foo Fighters, More

Tue Nov 24, 2009

San diego reader Blogs

Rock Around the Town: Wednesday 'Round Town, plus Kids of Widney...

Posted November 18, 2009, 11:26 p.m. Press illo to play the Overheard song! IT'S DONE!!!! And growing every hour.... If you wanna see a list of over 1,800 San Diego bands, with links to full profiles, photos, discographies, articles, MP3s, etc, checkout http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/search/ Believe it or not, you can click on ANY LOCAL ...

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Related Topix: More, Animation Movies, Rock & Rule, Musical Movies, Science Fiction Movies, Lou Reed, Pop/Rock, Velvet Goldmine, Music!, Drama Movies, Roxy Music, Placebo

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Alabama Live

Singer Little Richard has hip surgery, asks for prayers

Little Richard is asking fans to pray for his speedy recovery after undergoing hip surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

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Related Topix: Little Richard, Vanderbilt University, Rock & Roll

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Liverpool Daily Post

Music News: Rock 'n' roll legend Chuck Berry postpones Liverpool gig

ROCK 'N' ROLL legend Chuck Berry has postponed his gig at the Olympia in Kensington.

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Related Topix: Chuck Berry

Sat Nov 21, 2009

WXMI-TV Grand Rapids

Review: Bruce Springsteen show a concert of a lifetime

It's been more than 35 years since Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played in Baltimore, but last night's show at the 1st Mariner Arena was well worth the wait.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Buffalo, NY

CANOE - JAM! Music

Live Review: Kelly Clarkson in Calgary

It seems like ages ago that Kelly Clarkson walked away with the inaugural American Idol crown.

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Related Topix: Kelly Clarkson, Pop/Rock, Carrie Underwood, More, Music

Fri Nov 20, 2009

SFGate

When pirate radio put the 'arr!' in rock

Radio on film: "Pirate Radio," the latest from writer-director Richard Curtis, who gave us "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Bridget Jones' Diary," is a valentine to rock 'n' roll and radio - especially the barely legal British stations that beamed the music into England, over the government's opposition, in the mid-'60s. But, as Andrea Carla ...

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Related Topix: Pirate Radio, Europe, World News, United Kingdom, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Kenneth Branagh, Los Angeles, CA, Elvis

Thu Nov 19, 2009

PressConnects.com

Kinks songwriter Davies revisits hits with choral twist

As a young boy in the early 1950s, Ray Davies attended a church school in his native north London suburb of Muswell Hill - and that meant singing in the choir, whether you liked it or not.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Kinks, Essex County, England, World News, United Kingdom, Greater London County, England, Ray Davies, More

Wausau Daily Herald

Brian Setzer swings into holiday season with concert

Brian Setzer swaggered to the top of the pop charts with the Stray Cats in the 1980s, helping to resurrect old-school rock-a-billy along the way.

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Related Topix: The Stray Cats, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Swing, Wausau, WI, Wausau Metro

Wed Nov 18, 2009

The Courier-Journal

Country Louvin is true to rock, too

Charlie Louvin had been a professional gospel and country musician for years when rock 'n' roll came barreling up behind him on the lost highway.

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Related Topix: Charlie Louvin, Country, The Louvin Brothers, Elvis, More, The Jets, Louisville, KY

Tue Nov 17, 2009

ContactMusic.com

Chuck Berry - Berry Cancels London Show

Caption: B.B. King's presents Chuck Berry in concert New York City, USA .... BERRY CANCELS LONDON SHOW Legendary guitarist CHUCK BERRY has cancelled an upcoming concert in London.

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Related Topix: Chuck Berry

The Birmingham News

T-Mobile resumes sale of Sidekicks after data loss

Mobile USA is selling Sidekick phones again, more than a month after a server meltdown caused contact numbers, pictures and other personal information to disappear from many of the phones.

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Related Topix: The Sidekicks

Mon Nov 16, 2009

TV Guide

Who will play the Super Bowl halftime show?

Who is ready to rock? The Who will headline the Super Bowl XLIV halftime show, according to Sports Illustrated .

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Related Topix: The Who, Pop/Rock, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band

Sun Nov 15, 2009

SavannahNow

'Hello, Ohio!'

Want to get away, Boss? Bruce Springsteen bellowed "Hello, Ohio!" to his fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Bruce Springsteen, Auburn Hills, MI, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Detroit Metro, Entertainment

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