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An untold number of albums have been released since the long-playing record came into being amid the technological and cultural explosion of the 1950s. In my 30 years as a music journalist, I have ...

Ah, the 80s, when a band with a quizzical name could emerge from absolutely nowhere with a captivating single that captured the world. And, just as often, such a band would retreat to anonymity. That ...

There was a nice moment, New Orleans trumpeter Leroy Jones says, a number of years ago when drummer Shannon Powell, bassist Mitchell Player and trumpeter Kermit Ruffins all lived within a block of ...

Bounce star Big Freedia has gotten plenty of exposure on screen, and she makes an entertaining cameo as a swamp-dwelling fortune teller in Annapurna Sriram’s quirkily entertaining debut feature ...

The Utah Jazz will be riding the momentum of one of opening night's biggest surprises when they go for a second straight win at the expense of the host Sacramento Kings on Friday night.

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