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Chick Corea, Steve Gadd join up on impressive album

Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 09:22 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The Chick Corea + Steve Gadd Band, "Chinese Butterfly" (Concord Jazz) Compared to other genres, flexibility of lineups is one of the most fascinating aspects of jazz bands. Musicians are...

Timberlake previews album in forest-like space, bugs and all

Friday, 9 February 2018, 11:23 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

If the latest photos from Justin Timberlake's new album campaign don't relay the message that he's into nature and the woods, his first listening for the project drove the point home. Tuesday's...

The 'Boogie Oogie Oogie' band wins? Grammy's big shocks

Thursday, 8 February 2018, 11:20 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

There was little doubt who should take home the album of the year Grammy in 1984. That was Michael Jackson with a little record called "Thriller." He won, of course, but the Recording Academy hasn't...

Prince photographer Afshin Shahidi shares his intimate trove

Wednesday, 7 February 2018, 11:18 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

No assistants. No wardrobe or make up people. No lighting technicians. That's how Afshin Shahidi spent his most cherished moments with Prince over nearly a decade as his go-to photographer, and...

Overlooked albums of 2017: Tinariwen, Lydia Loveless

Tuesday, 6 February 2018, 11:15 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A look at some overlooked albums of 2017 by The Associated Press. _____ Tinariwen, "Elwan" (Anti/Epitaph) Tinariwen is a band on the run, forced into exile by political upheaval in...

Once full of promise, Moon Taxi now riding on fumes

Friday, 2 February 2018, 14:41 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Moon Taxi, "Let the Record Play" (RCA) The Nashville-based quintet Moon Taxi has been steadily gaining a wider following over the past decade and we're happy for them. But the cost, it now...

Filmmaker revisits David Bowie to document final years

Thursday, 1 February 2018, 14:39 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

After British filmmaker Francis Whately captured David Bowie in his 2013 film, "David Bowie: Five Years," he thought documenting the life of his musical hero was complete. Turns out he was...

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