Who's bard? Burns fans shock over Jacko "show tunes" covers (BBC News)
Experts on Rabbie Burns react to reports that Michael Jackson has put the Scots Bard's work to music.
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John Rockwell on the arts (Arts Journal)
On a lovely late August night, I walked out during the intermission of the Public Theater's "Hair" revival at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. My wife, of my generation, and our 19-year-old daughter walked with me.
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Tunes for the head and the hips (The Globe and Mail)
DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid featured at Toronto's Urban Music Week
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Billboard CD reviews (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Young Jeezy balances commercial/pop aspirations with core hip-hop sounds on "The Recession," getting a lift from DJ Toomp, Drumma Boy, Midnight Black and longtime collaborator Shawty Redd on this sonically enjoyable follow-up to 2006's "The Inspiration." Previously criticized for strange rhymes and repeating lines, Jeezy delivers some great turns of phrase on songs like "Wordplay," where he ...
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Out and About: Weekend Picks (DCist)
Friday: Last week we told you about the Living Sculpture performance by J.J. McCracken at Project 4 . A commenter heeded our recommendation and told us it was "Really great. I felt like I was on a different planet." Make sure you get there for the last performance, tonight at 7:30 p.m. Saturday: The 3rd Annual Planet Arlington World Music Festival takes place from 4 p.m. ...
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