CHANCELLORSVILLE, Va. Chancellorsville Historians and doctors have debated for decades what medical complications caused the death of legendary Confederate fighter Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, felled by friendly fire from his troops during the Civil War. Shot three times while returning from scouting enemy lines in the Virginia wilderness, Jackson was badly wounded in the left arm by one of the large bullets the night of May 2, 1863.
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America loves its outlaws, and few are as admired and lionized as Willie Nelson.
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The black and white parental advisory sticker that Tipper Gore worked so hard to place on jewel cases in the mid '80s is becoming another cultural artifact fit for a listicle about the way we used to do stuff.
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It's true: the Mudd Up Book Clubb lives increasingly offline, but these posts form a useful public record, tracks in the mud , if you will – so here we go: This Sunday, April 28th, we're meeting to discuss Sergio De La Pava's wonderful, humane, laugh-out-loud funny, 689 page novel involving a public defender in New York City, A Naked Singularity (2008 ex libris, 2012 U Chicago Press).
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With the eagerly anticipated new Star Trek film, Into the Darkness , just weeks away, I wanted to dust off my old LEGO-constructed phaser, don my rubber Vulcan ears, and ask that all important question: would the original Kirk even like the modern Kirk?
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Lionize are currently out on tour with Clutch, bringing their unique mix of hard rock and reggae to sold out crowds across North America.
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We're just about a week away from the release of Clutch's awesome new album, Earth Rocker ( review ), but if you're super-impatient about hearing some new earth-rockin' music before then — and it's Clutch, so, really, who could blame you if you are? — then you're in luck: NPR is now streaming the track "Crucial Velocity."
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Tickets to see Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Webster Hall go on sale today at noon.
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Spring is almost upon us, and lucky for you spring = touring season.
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Organic, honest, classic — all words one would readily associate with Pittsburgh Track Authority.
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Most of us know one person who has openly admitted to disliking Beyoncé Knowles Carter, but not many more.
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The costumes were the black color of mourning.
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It is difficult for Americans to perceive their historical traditions through the eyes of foreigners.
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You know, if someone wrote an essay insisting Thin Lizzy provided the backbone for his teen experience in the mid 1970s, every rock critic in America would nod their head in agreement.
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Rod Stewart 's Merry Christmas, Baby had emerged as the early holiday-season favorite, wavering around Number Three and Number Four since it came out in October.
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The holiday season means a lot of things -- big meals, naps, going to the movies, endless reruns on television -- but many will find themselves with a bit of free time on their hands.
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Yesterday, the State prosecutor announced he would indict Avigdor Lieberman for the relatively minor crime of "breach of trust" for seeking to obtain information about the status of legal proceedings against him from an Israeli diplomat.
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Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty ( trailer ) is a refreshing 'just the facts' procedural drama that maintains an almost allergic aversion to melodrama.
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Do not read on if you haven't seen the Season 3 finale of HBO's " Boardwalk Empire ," titled "Margate Sands."
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The genius of David Petraeus has always been his masterful manipulation of the media.
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The holiday are coming and with 'em, the annual Clutch tour!
Read MoreTo watch the Killers in 2012 is an act of disjointed historical remembrance.
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On Monday, the United States Supreme Court handed down its decision on Arizona's sweeping legislation on immigration.
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Rick Santorum may have stepped out of the limelight, but but that doesn't mean he's not inspiring anyone anymore.
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A week after Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney disclosed a fortune worth as much as $250 million, his campaign said Wednesday that he plans to put his holdings in a federal blind trust if he is elected president.
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Lock up your daughters and strap yourselves in, although the band might suggest you strap one on.
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Following their currently-in-progress, semi-inexplicable tour with Hellyeah , Clutch will do a brief series of eight headlining dates and one fest appearance this summer with Prong with and Lionize.
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The capital of Mexico's Chihuahua state has indefinitely banned the famous norteno group Los Tigres del Norte from playing in the city after the band sang ballads glorifying drug traffickers during a weekend concert.
Read MoreEarlier this week, members of Johnny Cash's extended family gathered in his boyhood home of Dyess, Ark., to commemorate what would have been the singer's 80th birthday.
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Some bands are like sports teams in that when they're on top of the world, you feel like you're a part of them.
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As mentioned , Lucero are celebrating New Year's Eve in Boston, but they'll be at Brooklyn Bowl on 12/30 the night before.
Read MoreYou probably haven't heard of The Artist (it's playing in very limited release), but critics and film buffs have, evidenced by the film's soaring 96% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a string of wins and nominations at film festivals, including a nomination for the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival and the Best Actor award for the film's star, Jean Dujardin.
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The nation is still recovering from a crushing recession that sent unemployment hovering above nine percent for two straight years.
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Presented here is "Ghost On The Canvas," the first video from Glen Campbell's critically acclaimed album of the same name.
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I'm not going to launch into an elaborate introduction about Steve Jobs' death.
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David Gray (track 1) and Joe Bonamassa (track 12) are good listens here if you haven't the time to enjoy them all.
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