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11 hrs ago | Free Republic

Maurice Clemmons - dangerous criminal? or good muslim?

What do you think about when you hear the name, "Maurice Clemmons?" son? father? husband? cop killer? victim? black man? American? How about ....child rapist, pedophile, muslim, bully, idiot, murderer? I think it's time we stop talking about about people 'politely' like we're back in Old England, fearful the relatives are going to crawl out of the ...

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Related Topix: Prison, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Punk, Seattle Metro

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Joy of Sox

Happy Thanksgiving

On November 25, 1976, the five members of The Band -- Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, and Robbie Robertson - played their last concert together.

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Related Topix: Life, Thanksgiving, Holidays, Folk, The Band, Pop/Rock, Punk, Blues, Muddy Waters, Joni Mitchell

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Metromix Greenville

Q&A: Bobby Houck of The Blue Dogs

The Blue Dogs 2008 DVD a oeLive at the Historic Dock St. Theatrea Again.a The set features 20 songs, culled from all 5 of their studio releases as well as unreleased tunes.

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Related Topix: Country, Blue Dogs, Punk, Music, Entertainment

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

South Side church to celebrate grand opening

Worshipers hold hands during prayer yesterday at the Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community, now housed in a former restaurant along Jane Street on the South Side.

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Related Topix: Punk, Point Park University, Park University

Mon Nov 16, 2009

The Independent

Album: Them Crooked Vultures, Them Crooked Vultures,

You wait more than 30 years for a supergroup and then... Reviewed by Simon Price enlarge Pop has its own answer to swine flu right now, and it's the seemingly unstoppable proliferation of supergroups.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Punk

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Houstonpress.com

Westheimer Block Party News and Notes - It's The Last One (For Now), Y'all

Update: In a Facebook note Friday afternoon, Free Press Houston editor/publisher Omar Afra announced that this weekend's Block Party will be the last one in its current form due to safety reasons surrounding to his inability - or the City of Houston's unwillingness - to close down Westheimer during the festival.

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Related Topix: Punk, Social Software, Houston Metro

Fri Nov 13, 2009

MediaBistro

The Morning Newsfeed: 11.11.09

Report: Nielsen Mags Set to be Sold to Who's Who 's Finkelstein The Hollywood Reporter , Billboard , Adweek , Brandweek and Mediaweek -- which all have been struggling mightily in the past year -- are set to be sold by Nielsen to James Finkelstein's News Communications Inc., owner of Who's Who publications and the D.C.-based trade, The Hill .

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Comcast, General Electric, Financial Services, Aerospace-Defense, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Punk

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune

Here's an ironic twist: South Side bar becomes a church

The well-worn, mahogany bar that propped up a century's worth of bony elbows and bottled beers has seen its last call at the corner of 27th and Jane streets.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA, South Side (Pittsburgh, PA), Non-Profit, Punk, Pittsburgh Metro

StarNewsOnline.com

Top Shows, Nov. 11-17

Richmond band Marionette plays Nov. 14 at the Soapbox. A First of all, don't forget the Cucalorus kickoff party , 10 p.m. tonight at The Soapbox.

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Related Topix: Seven Nations, Celtic, The Pogues, Folk, Dropkick Murphys, Punk, Wilmington Metro, Wilmington, NC

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Online Sun

Ita s Agyny for Shadow Puppet

MILES KANE has been nursing a monster hangover all week after supermodel girlfriend AGYNESS DEYN gave him the chop.

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Related Topix: Punk, Offbeat

Tue Oct 20, 2009

Weekender

Title Fight answers the bell

Inside the guts of the music industry, it's clear that money talks. Creativity is sacrificed for likeability, and groups of fame-hungry boy toys are quickly whipped into your new teen idols for a greedy buck.

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Related Topix: New Found Glory, Punk, Illinois, Music, Entertainment

SPOnG.com

Nibble// Band Hero Tracklisted

Activision's Band Hero is due out on November 3rd. It enables you to import songs from Guitar Hero 5 , Guitar Hero Smash Hits and Guitar Hero World Tour .

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, KT Tunstall, Punk, No Doubt

Fri Oct 09, 2009

Indianapolis Star

Something to yodel about

Indy's Norman Gwaltney has been performing professional tongue acrobatics of the Alpine variety for 20 years, and he even runs an instructional Web site, www.yodel course.com. John Orr, vocalist/multi-instrumentalist with alt-rock band The Last Domino, and organizer of the La Vida Variety! series, has never yodeled in his life.

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Related Topix: Punk, Entertainment

Tue Sep 29, 2009

Music-News.com

Jools Holland releases Later Live 2

CURRENTLY ON ITS 35TH SERIES, BBC2's LATER LIVE,WITH JOOLS HOLLAND remains the unmissable Tuesday night 10pm essential for music fans of all ages backgrounds and tastes.

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Related Topix: Punk

Collider

the Complete Monterey Pop Criterion Blu-ray Review

Concert films often work best when they're about one band. The Last Waltz and Stop Making Sense are great, because you can either like the artist or not, but it's about their moment, that moment, when they record the show they're doing.

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Related Topix: Punk, Pop/Rock, The Mamas & the Papas, Blues, Canned Heat, The Who, Country Joe and the Fish

Mon Sep 28, 2009

The Daily Eastern News

The Verge

There comes a time in every college student's life when he must make a decision that could make or break his college experience-to stay or not to stay on campus.

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Related Topix: Punk

Sat Sep 26, 2009

Daily Mail

Agyness's rocker boyfriend checks into rehab

Miles is also a rock star - he is the frontman of British band The Last Shadow Puppets.

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Related Topix: Punk

Fri Sep 25, 2009

Northwest Newspapers (Northwest Herald)

Monkeys regroup at Malkin

After taking a year or two off to work on other projects, Alex Turner is back leading the pack through their paces.

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Related Topix: Punk

The Daily Eastern News

Rock rolls out of the Dungeon

Staff Blues Band performed Saturday night at the Friends & Co. Dungeon. The Dungeon recently opened as an addition to the bar located on Van Buren Avenue.

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Related Topix: Punk, Motley Crue, Metal

Sat Sep 12, 2009

Broward-Palm Beach - News

Miramar's The Last Heads to St. Louis for Harrah's Next iBar Star Competition

Crossfade met Miramar's The Last at PPR101 music conference in downtown Miami where they were taking notes on the industry and performing in a showcase.

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