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Michael Jackson's nephew calls Wade Robson a liar over abuse allegations

Fri, May 17 2013 6:41pm - Source: NME

Michael Jackson 's nephew, Taj Jackson, has hit out at choreographer Wade Robson for claiming that he was abused by the late singer.

Jessica Joseph: PAN! The Universal Call of the African Drum

Tue, May 14 2013 3:01am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

That was the European, Christian take on the pagan, pulsating, infectious beat of the African drum.

John-Stuart Fauquet: The Dance Cartel's OnTheFloor

Thu, April 04 2013 4:08pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

I've gone to The Dance Cartel's OnTheFloor four times and still have no idea what to call it.

Watch Hugh Laurie performs live

Sat, March 30 2013 6:13am - Source: Music-News.com

After the huge success of his debut album 'Let Them Talk' on which he celebrated and revived classic material from the world of NOLA blues, Hugh Laurie will release his second album 'Didn't It Rain' on May 6th.

Sunday Mix Tape Number 300

Mon, March 18 2013 6:25am - Source: Swan Fungus

Library Tapes – Cold Leaves For The Violent Ground – Originally posted to Mix Tape #3, which was right around the time of the Boston Beer Festival back in February 0f 2006.

Book Notes - Tom Folsom "Hopper: A Journey into the American Dream"

Fri, March 15 2013 4:01pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.

5-10-15-20: Jamie Lidell

Tue, February 19 2013 6:31pm - Source: Pitchfork Media

5-10-15-20 features artists talking about the songs and albums that made an impact on them throughout their lives, five years at a time.

Graded on a Curve: Taj Mahal, Taj Mahal

Thu, February 07 2013 1:42pm - Source: The Vinyl District

Taj Mahal's been at it for longer than some of us (myself included) have been alive, and he doesn't show any signs of slowing down.

Jesse Ed Davis :: Jesse Davis / Ululu

Wed, January 30 2013 4:53pm - Source: Aquarium Drunkard

Backing Taj Mahal in The Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus , Jesse Ed Davis plays guitar like a stone cold badass.

One-of-a-Kind Ukulele Signed by Surfing Champion Joel Parkinson, Jack Johnson and 33 Legends Up for Auction Now!

Thu, December 20 2012 6:58pm - Source: ArtistDirect

One-of-a-Kind Ukulele Signed by Surfing Champion Joel Parkinson, Jack Johnson and 33 Legends Up for Auction Now!

One-of-a-Kind Ukulele Signed by Surfing Champion Joel Parkinson, Jack Johnson and 33 Legends – on Auction Now!

Wed, December 19 2012 8:13pm - Source: ArtistDirect

One-of-a-Kind Ukulele Signed by Surfing Champion Joel Parkinson, Jack Johnson and 33 Legends – on Auction Now!

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba

Tue, December 18 2012 12:17am - Source: Music-News.com

Bassekou Kouyare is one of the greatest exponents of the Ngoni, a device that looks like a small cricket bat and sounds like a harp.

FREE DOWNLOAD: Harry George Johns - Hospital Blues

Tue, December 04 2012 3:43pm - Source: Glasswerk National \ Thirst for Music

After touring and recording as a part of bands Dinosaur Pile Up and Old Romantic Killer Band, Leeds based musician Harry George Johns , goes solo, with his new mini album Post Breakdown Blues.

American Bluesman Shawn Jones Returns With New Album Struggle Makes You Stronger

Tue, November 27 2012 7:04pm - Source: Stereoboard

Following his recent European tour, American bluesman Shawn Jones has announced he will release his new album Struggle Makes You Stronger on 11th February 2013 on High Drive Records.

John Mellencamp's Musical With Stephen King Nearing Completion

Wed, November 14 2012 2:34pm - Source: Rolling Stone

It's taken 13 years, thousands of hours and countless rewrites, but Stephen King and John Mellencamp's musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County is beginning to take its final shape.

Videodrome: Rock And Roll Circus / A Quick One While He’s Away

Thu, November 08 2012 2:31pm - Source: Aquarium Drunkard

In an effort to get away from the cycle of recording and touring, the Rolling Stones put together the Rock and Roll Circus in the winter of 1968, inviting along Taj Mahal, Jethro Tull (featuring Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi), Marianne Faithful, and a one-off supergroup called the Dirty Mac that was comprised of John Lennon, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell.

Various Artists - Whatever Gets You Through the Night

Sat, April 25 4595 2:40am - Source: BBC Music

When you hear an album like this, you can't blame the Scots for feeling they've been getting a raw deal from being part of a united kingdom, and not just politically speaking.

Ice-T And Coco Gear Up For Season 3

Thu, October 25 2012 4:24pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

JUNE 08: Actors Ice-T and wife Coco attend a photocall for the TV series 'LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT' during the 2010 Monte Carlo Television Festival held at Grimaldi Forum on June 8, 2010 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.

US Blues Legend Bonnie Raitt Confirms June 2013 UK Tour & Tickets

Tue, October 23 2012 9:05am - Source: Stereoboard

Legendary American blues singer/songwriter Bonnie Raitt has announced the UK leg of her Slipstream Tour 2013, her first visit to the UK since 2006.

Famous Beatles fans choose the band's best song

Thu, October 04 2012 9:08am - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

I'm glad they were saying all you need is love, not anything like all you need is money!

Monday's mp3: Wu Man on the Silk Road

Tue, September 25 2012 5:31am - Source: SoundRoots

Right off, I'll admit that much of the Central Asian music I've spent time with is from the tiny nation of Tuva, renowned for its cowboys and throat-singers.

Mike Ragogna: Chatting With Taj Mahal, Little Feat's Bill Payne, Steve Forbert, Nona Hendryx and Jon Tiven, Plus a Luther Exclusive

Mon, September 17 2012 5:23am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

You have a new project, The Hidden Treasures Of Taj Mahal: 1969 - 1973, with some studio gems on one disc and a Live at the Royal Albert Hall performance from April 18th, 1970, on the other.

Headwaters

Sat, August 25 2012 12:22am - Source: MOG

I grew up in southern Manitoba, balanced on the line that separates town from country.

New Music Monday: Kelly Joe Phelps, Kiss, Los Lobos, Ry Cooder, Scrapomatic

Mon, August 20 2012 12:11pm - Source: Something Else!

This week's roundup of New Music Monday items is topped by Kelly Joe Phelps, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ry Cooder and Scrapomatic.

SUTC - Fats Tribute

Sun, July 29 2012 9:57pm - Source: MOG

It wasn't until Fats Domino's New Orleans house was heavily damaged in Hurricane Katrina that many people realized the great R&B pioneer was still alive.

South Memphis String Band is a supergroup of sorts...

Fri, July 27 2012 3:50am - Source: MOG

South Memphis String Band is a supergroup of sorts which contains Luther Dickinson from North Mississippi All Stars, Jimbo Mathus from Squirrel Nut Zippers, and the great modern bluesman Alvin Youngblood Hart.

Tidelands: The TVD First Date

Thu, July 26 2012 6:45pm - Source: The Vinyl District

"My vinyl collection is a mixed bag, the origins of which can be traced to three distinct sources, each one representing a different era of my life."

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume 237

Fri, July 20 2012 3:21pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Blues mandolin legend James "Yank" Rachell was born in Brownsville, Tennessee, in 1910.

Hugh Laurie & The Copper Bottom Band, Hammersmith Apollo, London Marilyn Manson, Brixton Academy, London

Sat, July 07 2012 11:11pm - Source: The Independent - Music

Pretending, of course, is what all singers do.

Hop Farm Festival 29/6/12 - 1/7/12

Fri, July 06 2012 6:08am - Source: The Four Oh Five

Now into its fifth year, Kent's Hop Farm Festival has gone from a one-day event to a fully established part of the summer festival circuit in a rather short space of time.

Phantom Phriday

Fri, June 22 2012 8:49pm - Source: MOG

The Phantom Blues Band was formed as a studio band to backup Taj Mahal on his CD, 'Dancing' the Blues'.

Motion Sickness Of Time Travel - Motion Sickness Of Time Travel

Fri, May 25 2012 10:10am - Source: The Quietus

Rachel Evans' previous release, the hugely well-received Seeping Through the Veil of Unconscious tape and LP, can in retrospect be seen as the culmination - and possible high water-mark - of a strain of hypnagogic pop involving ghostly (usually female) vocals intoned dreamily over muted guitar and piano melodies, the whole thing blanketed by layers of vinyl crackles and tape hiss.

Athlete, Nitin Sawhney and Jose Gonzalez join Jop farm

Thu, May 17 2012 3:22am - Source: Music-News.com

The Hop Farm Music Festival has released the final acts to be gracing the stages with headliners BOB DYLAN (UK exclusive), PETER GABRIEL AND THE NEW BLOOD ORCHESTRA (UK exclusive) and SUEDE (UK festival exclusive).

Contest: Free Pair Of Passes To See ‘For The Love Of Music’

Thu, May 17 2012 2:31am - Source: Addicted to Vinyl

A new documentary exploring the roots of the Cambridge folk music scene and Club 47, the legendary Harvard Square coffeehouse, recently screened to rave reviews in front of a sold out crowd at the Boston International Film Festival.

Mike Ragogna: Gonna Take An Elemental Journey: A Conversation With Sonny Landreth, Plus Getting To Know J.D. Shelburne

Wed, May 16 2012 4:09am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Sonny, your new album is called Elemental Journey , as in, "Gonna take an elemental journey," kicking off with "Gaia Tribe," as in "diatribe."

Something Else! sneek peek: “Toast to Freedom,” featuring the late Levon Helm

Thu, May 03 2012 5:54pm - Source: Something Else!

Turns out Levon Helm had one more inspiring moment to give.

How Fall Out Boy Went from Heartbreak to Stardom

Fri, April 27 2012 6:40pm - Source: Rolling Stone

This story is from the March 9, 2006 issue of Rolling Stone.

SWV Talks Motherhood, Music And The Advice They'd Give Their Younger Selves

Tue, April 17 2012 3:23pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Euro Disneyland would open its doors in Paris, France; a jury would acquit four police officers in the beating of Rodney King, setting off six days of massive rioting in Los Angeles; and producer Teddy Riley would put the finishing touches on the debut album of a brand new girl group called SWV.

Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin and Mike Sponza Band

Mon, April 02 2012 7:52pm - Source: MOG

A longtime Bob Margolin fan, Italian Blues musician Mike Sponza was tearing it up with his own band when he reached out to Bob to join them for a tour of Central Europe.

Faithfull & Garfunkel the highlights at Rolling Stones tribute show

Thu, March 15 2012 9:56am - Source: Daily Express - London - UK

Faithfull was among the many stars who took part in the benefit, The Music of the Rolling Stones Hot Rocks 1961-1971, at Carnegie Hall - and her appearance was among the magical concert's highlights.

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