Music
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Boy George debuts new video for “King of Everything”
Boy George’s latest album, “This is What I Do”, hits stores later this month, and the pop icon has just released a dramatic video for the...
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Yoko Ono’s long journey to “The Land of Hell” and back
Not many 80-year-old women are releasing experimental rock albums while simultaneously hitting the top of the dance charts these days. But then, Yoko Ono has...
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Pet Shop Boys debut new video for “Thursday”
Pet Shop Boys are back with a new video for the song “Thursday” from their latest album “Electric.” Filmed in Shanghai, it features some of...
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Chamber Soul
Marques Toliver got his start in the music business by busking, playing violin on the streets in St. Augustine, Fla. These days you're more likely...
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Disappointing Dive
Sir Elton John has nothing left to prove. His status in the top tier of rock-and-roll royalty is unquestioned. His 31st studio album, The Diving...
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Flashback: Top 10 singles this week in 1985
This week we look back at the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week 28 years ago, in the September 28, 1985 edition...
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Virgin Mobile FreeFest 2013: The Highlights
“You are absolutely the best crowd we’ve ever had,” Aino Jawo of Icona Pop told the crowd assembled at ths past Saturday’s Virgin Mobile FreeFest...
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Classic album revisited: Erasure’s “The Innocents”
Vince Clarke had already been a founding member of two pivotal new wave bands by the time he joined forces with powerhouse vocalist Andy Bell...
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Virgin Mobile FreeFest: Cheat Sheet and Spotify Sampler
The forecast calls for a cloudy afternoon and evening — but there’ll be no raining on the pop music parade that is this Saturday’s Virgin...
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Pet Shop Boys set to electrify the Strathmore tonight
Veteran British duo Pet Shop Boys will electrify the Strathmore in Bethesda tonight as they continue their North American tour in support of thier latest album,...
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Erasure gets into holiday spirit with “Snow Globe”
Erasure has announced that the followup to 2011’s excellent “Tomorrow’s World” album will be a seasonal affair. “Snow Globe” will be the veteran duo’s first...
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Janelle Monáe’s brilliant new album “The Electric Lady”
Janelle Monáe is finally back with the long-awaited release of her new album “The Electric Lady,” the follow-up to 2010’s widely-praised “The ArchAndroid.” Monáe deftly...
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Remembering Freddie Mercury
Rock legend Freddie Mercury would have turned 67 today. It’s astonishing to think it’s been 22 years since his death. He left behind a musical...
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McCartney’s Beatlesque “New” single
Paul McCartney has unveiled the first single from his upcoming Mark Ronson-produced LP, and it has a definite Beatles vibe. “New” is the title song...
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Boy George to return with “This Is What I Do”
Boy George recently announced the upcoming release of what he is billing as his first “new studio album of original material in 18 years.” Titled “This is What...
