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‘The Harder They Come’ Was a Hero's Journey Set to Reggae. It's About to Become a New Musical
On its 50th anniversary, the groundbreaking 1972 film starring Jimmy Cliff is being adapted for the stage by the creatives behind musicals about Ray Charles and the Temptations
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The Future of Classic Rock Tours: One or Two Surviving Members...or None?
From authorized tribute bands to new recruits, heritage rockers like the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd grapple with how to keep the music playing and profitable
- I'm Sort of With the Band
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Faking the Funk: How Bootsy Collins Impostors Pulled Off the Ultimate Music Biz Scam
With star-shaped shades and platform boots, the Bootsy fakes bilked friends and family out of money over decades
- Impostor Syndrome
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The 100 Greatest TV Theme Songs of All Time
From Seventies sitcoms with expository jams to modern prestige classics with experimental scores, from 'Sanford and Son' to 'Succession,' from 'Match Game' to 'Game of Thrones'
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‘Jesus, Bob’: How Some Musicians Feel About Being Dissed by Dylan in ‘Philosophy of Modern Song’
Dylan slights, directly or indirectly, Joe Satriani, Talking Heads, and Elvis Costello in his new book about songwriting
- My Ack! Pages
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5 Things We Learned from the New Phil Spector Doc
A new, multi-part documentary on the dishonored producer and convicted murderer relives an out-of-control life and a shocking trial.
- You've Found That Lurid Feelin'
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You've Never Heard of Greg Brown. Seth Avett Wants to Change That.
On his latest solo album, one half of the Avett Brothers salutes an Iowa troubadour and his quietly intense songs.
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Buffalo Nichols Has a Different Kind of Blues on the New Song 'Friends’
The next-generation blues singer-guitarist ventures beyond the genre in search of connection in a trouble world
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Jerry Lee Lewis, Influential and Condemned Rock & Roll Pioneer, Dead at 87
"The Killer" embodied rock rebellion with songs like "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fire," but drew widespread outrage for marrying his 13-year-old cousin in 1957
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