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BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Awards gain support from BET

  • BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Awards
  • September 28, 2010
On Saturday, October 16, 2010, BET Networks will host BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Awards at the Paradise Theatre in New York City to honor the most...
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Stanley Clarke makes damn good music with new band

Stanley Clarke's latest release is credited to The Stanley Clarke Band. This is relevant because the music, although unmistakable Clarke, is...
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Bill Wither's Desperation Gets Loud in new documentary

"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation," muses music legend Bill Withers in the new documentary Still Bill. "I would like...
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What You Leave Behind: Michael Jackson's indie music legacy

So as I usually write about indie music, a column about Michael Jackson's passing may seem forced. Honestly I never had any intentions of writing...
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The Dilla Standard: A conversation with Big Tone

Taking a rare break from his busy studio schedule, Anthony Jackson, known on record as Big Tone, is meeting me to talk about his 2nd album, The Art...
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