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AP – An English band steeped in harmony, a reggae pioneer, progressive rockers who thrived despite a defection, four Swedes who combined their nation’s traditions with their rock heroes and a man who prowled a ballroom floor singing “I Wanna Be Your Dog” wouldn’t seem to have much in common.

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AP – Even in death, Michael Jackson is breaking new records.

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Reuters – Pop band Abba was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday in a ceremony that honored genres from the Swedish group’s catchy tunes to the theatrical British rock band Genesis and reggae master Jimmy Cliff. [more...]

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Reuters – As stylish as the band it depicts and occasionally as enigmatic, “The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights” stands out among tour films largely because of the strange tour at hand.

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Reuters – At the end of “Pirate Radio” — the 2009 feature film about a ’60s illegal rock ‘n’ roll radio station in Europe’s North Sea — an array of albums is displayed: iconic symbols of musical independence that bucked the status quo. Among the albums on display is Public Enemy’s 1990 treatise, “Fear of a Black Planet.” [more...]

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