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A new documentary about Canadian prog-rock band Rush examines the group's music, influence, complex personal dynamics -- and the rabid dedication of its fans.
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Rush Doc Charts the Journey of Rock's Most Unlikely Heroes
The widow of Nicholas Ray, the director of Rebel Without a Cause, is reclaiming one of his lost, unfinished works.
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Reclaiming Causes of a Filmmaking Rebel
The Picassos in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's current exhibition -- put together from the Met's own collection -- are weighted, for good reason, toward his early oeuvre.
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Of Picasso and Provenance
From Aretha Franklin and Bob Marley to Ray Charles and Kurt Cobain, Taking Aim Unforgettable Rock n Roll Photographs boasts riveting color and black-and-white images of several generations of iconic artists in action and in repose. They were taken by such leading music photographers as Anton Corbijn, Henry Diltz and Lynn Goldsmith.
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San Diegos 2010 summer concert season will be both bigger and emptier than ever. Bigger, because there will be more shows at more venues, big and small, than any year in recent memory. Smaller, because after a quarter century San Diegos largest and most prestigious music festival, Street Scene, will not take place.
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Budding summer concert season ready to hit full, glorious bloom
Cornell Farms is pleased to announce Cara Luft will be the headliner for their next barn concert, which is scheduled to take place on Sunday, June 20. Singer, songwriter, and guitarist extraordinaire, Luft is that rare artist steeped in folk and traditional roots music almost from birthyet willing to alter that fabric, stretch the boundaries, and blend genres and styles. read more
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Too many jazz concerts in San Diego? For years (make that decades), such a notion would have seemed so misguided as to inspire laughter and sputtering, if not outright derision. Performances here by major and budding jazz talents were few and far between, prompting some fans to travel to Los Angeles or beyond to satisfy their musical appetites.
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Jazz busting out all over and thats the problem
Post Production an exhibition of paintings and digital prints. Featuring recent works by Sujit Karmakar, Sunil Chandra Pal and Sayak Mitra. Till May 8 (except Sundays and public holidays) at CIMA Gallery; Monday: 3 pm - 7 pm, Tuesday - Saturday: 11 am - 7 pm: Goethe Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, in collaboration with CIMA Gallery Pvt. Ltd, presents Music From an Unknown Source an exhibition ...
As half of DJ superduo Major Lazer, Wes Pentz -- aka Diplo -- knows a thing or two about cranking out crafty music. He discusses the essential elements of making powerful music in this in-depth interview.
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Ars Technica is happy to debut a new series of articles, celebrating games that are nearly perfect, or that mark a major turning point in the industry. We'll be updating irregularly, and our choices are bound to get people talking. Our first pick? Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare . If you have not played the single-player portions of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare or Modern Warfare 2 , this post ...
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