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Bobby Womack interview: 'I wonder why I'm still here'
Bobby Womack picks up the phone, and speaks what’s on his mind in a voice made of gravel. “I know a lot of people who are not here anymore,” the R&B great says, “and I wonder why I’m still here. … Not a day goes by...
Tags: Janis Joplin, Riverfront Theater, Damon Albarn, Sam Cooke, Chaka Khan
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Album review: Damon Albarn, 'Dr. Dee'
1 star (out of 4) Birds chirp, woodwinds trill, Damon Albarn sings ever so gently over pastoral guitar. In the mold of British eccentrics such as Julian Cope and Robyn Hitchcock, Albarn turns the opening tracks on his soundtrack for the English opera...
Tags: England, Elizabeth II, Damon Albarn, Robyn, Opera (genre)
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Best of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2013
FrameworkThe three-day Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, featuring headliners Blur, The Stone Roses, Phoenix and Red Hot Chili Peppers opened Friday at the Empire Polo Club in Indio. The sold-out festival will present the same lineup next weekend. Check... -
Album review: Bobby Womack's 'The Bravest Man in the Universe'
Pop & Hiss"I got a story to tell," 68-year-old Bobby Womack announces at the outset of his remarkable new album, and at first you're pretty sure about the nature of his tale: An intergenerational hookup with producer Richard Russell and Damon Albarn...... -
Album review: Damon Albarn's 'Dr Dee'
Pop & HissDamon Albarn seems about as busy as a pop star can be. In March the frontman of both Blur and Gorillaz released “Rocket Juice & the Moon,” a trippy Afro-funk disc he made with drummer Tony Allen and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers; next... -
In Rotation: Rocket Juice & the Moon's eponymous debut
Pop & HissIn Rotation: Times pop music critic Randall Roberts recommends "Rocket Juice & the Moon," the new project by Damon Albarn, Tony Allen and Flea.... -
Sundance 2012: In ‘Shut Up,’ the enigma of LCD Soundsystem
24 FramesSundance Film Festival: James Murphy, former lead singer of LCD Soundsystem, explains in an interview why he broke up the band and talks about his new movie "Shut Up and Play the Hits."... -
Adele's '21' sets record with 21st week at No. 1
Pop & HissAdele's momentum is showing no signs of slowing. After winning six Grammy Awards and taking the top prize at the Brit Awards, the young soulful star bested a chart record set by another vocal powerhouse, the late Whitney Houston. Adele's "21" coasted to... -
Brit Awards: Blur returns and Adele raises her middle finger
Pop & HissWelcome home, Adele. Now please, step aside for Blur. London's soulful singer, who won six Grammy Awards and performed for the first time earlier this month after undergoing vocal cord surgery, unexpectedly took top honors at the 2012 Brit Awards. Her... -
Adele, Bruno Mars, Civil Wars among Grammy sales winners
Pop & HissOne full year after its release and Adele's "21" continues to find a new audience. In its 52 weeks in the top-10 of the U.S. pop charts, "21" has now sold more than 7.3 million copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.... -
Monday Morning Coffee: PA's Integrity Laws Score A C-Minus.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers. It's well known that Pennsylvanians are set in their ways. Take, for instance, the nagging insistence of Philadelphians' who routinely fry and eat a breakfast product made from nonspecific pork products -- despite... -
Album review: Amadou & Mariam's 'Folila'
Pop & HissReferred to throughout Africa as the Blind Couple of Mali, this veteran husband-and-wife duo had a mainstream hit in France in 2005 with "Dimanche à Bamako," produced by the French-Spanish pop star Manu Chao; three years later the couple recruited......
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