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Grateful no longer, the Dead will tour - Los Angeles Times

latimes.com — Original band members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann have toured sporadically since the 1995 death of guitarist Jerry Garcia. They told Rolling Stone magazine in November that they've worked out their differences, aided by a successful October benefit concert for Obama. The group now just calls itself the Dead.More… (Music)

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Still essential after 40 years

boston.com — 2008 had some fine albums, but it's unlikely they'll measure up to 1968's...Both were turbulent years with watershed presidential elections, unpopular foreign wars, and major upheaval - social then, financial now. 1968 saw the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., racial tensions, and the ensuing riots; 2008 we voted our first African-AmericanMore… (Music)

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Music sales boom, but albums fizzle for '08

usatoday.com — Is anyone surprised that album sales - the music industry's main source of revenue - dropped for a fourth year?More… (Music)

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2009 Preview: Introducing Your New Favourite Bands

guardian.co.uk — Who will be 2009's MGMT, Ting Tings or Duffy? Caroline Sullivan asks music industry tastemakers who they expect to set the pop world alight in the next 12 months. See if you agree.More… (Music)

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5 Top Songs You Didn’t Hear on the Radio in 2008

msnbc.msn.com — These are all great songs that were not covered by radio play last year, but are all worthy of your attention. Included are songs by The Kelly Affair, Supergrass, Al Green, Kate Nash and more. You can watch all the video here and vote too. Cool!More… (Music)

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Music sales for 2008 ride digital coattails

news.cnet.com — Digital music, long the bane of the music industry, may finally be something that record label executives can smile about. For 2008, total music sales rose 10 percent to 1.51 billion units sold, up from 1.36 billion units the year before, according to industry tracker NielMore… (Music)

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The 20 Biggest Musical Flops of 2008

dc.metromix.com — Here's a round up of the 20 albums that made records executives cry this year. You guessed it, "Chinese Democracy" was one of them.More… (Music)

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The 20 Best Music Videos of 2008 : Rolling Stone

rollingstone.com — The Killers, Weezer, Katy Perry, Kings of Leon, Beyonce - the year's best clips, as voted by the readers of Rolling Stone More… (Music)

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The Music Fades When Shilling Is The Motive

seattlepi.nwsource.com — What happens to the music itself when the way to build a career shifts from recording songs that ordinary listeners want to buy to making music that marketers can use? That creates pressure, subtle but genuine, for music to recede: to embrace the element of vacancy that makes a good soundtrack so unobtrusive, to edit a lyric to be less specific.More… (Music)

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Rock songwriter Delaney Bramlett dies at 69

msnbc.msn.com — Singer-songwriter-producer Delaney Bramlett, who penned such classic rock songs as "Let it Rain" and worked with musicians George Harrison and Eric Clapton, has died. He was 69.More… (Music)

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Entire Transcript of RIAA's Only Trial Now Available Online

recordingindustryvspeople.blog… — We are pleased to announce that the complete transcript of the Duluth, Minnesota, jury trial, which took place October 2, 2007, to October 4, 2007, in Capitol Records v. Thomas, is now available online:More… (Music)

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Rap Music Originated In Medieval Scottish Pubs

telegraph.co.uk — Rap music originated in the medieval taverns of Scotland rather than the mean streets of the Bronx and Brooklyn, an American academic has claimed.More… (Music)

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New George Michael Track Survives on The Pirate Bay

torrentfreak.com — Back in 2004, George Michael announced that he was turning his back on the music industry, vowing that he would never make another album for sale in record shops. Instead, in future he would give his music away for free online. On Christmas Day he gave away a brand new track, but how many people noticed?More… (Music)

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The Top 10 Most Preposterous Rap Songs of 2008

blogs.citypages.com — Hip-hop A-listers including Rick Ross, Akon and Plies were caught grossly exaggerating their gangster credentials this year. (Turns out they were painfully law-abiding. The horror!) But even if your favorite rapper wasn't caught in a lie, you can bet he or she put out a hilariously absurd record or two in 2008. Here are the most preposterous rap soMore… (Music)

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The 100 Best Singles of 2008

rollingstone.com — Rolling Stone's Best Singles of 2008.More… (Music)

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