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News & Views For Thursday, February 12
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News …
Howard Stern says satellite radio is here to stay – Reuters
Muzak files for Chapter 11. All over the world people are now contemplating going back to the elevators for their elevator music fix – The New York Times / Associated Press
Huh? Mandy Moore and Ryan Adams? Engaged? – Associated Press
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Catching up with Mitch Ryder – Toledo Blade
Views …
Cowboy Junkies in Birmingham, Alabama – “Like being at an intimate house concert, or attending the taping of an avant-garde music special for PBS.” – Birmingham News
3 Doors Down in Midland, Texas – ” … didn’t disappoint. The band played for almost 90 minutes and laid down impressive live versions of their numerous hits, including ‘It’s Not My Time,’ ‘Here Without You,’ ‘Let Me Go,’ ‘Citizen/Soldier’ and their best known song, ‘Kryptonite,’ which they saved for their encore.” – Midland Reporter-Telegram / MyWestTexas.com
The Fray in London – “A familiar combination of rolling piano chords and guitar arpeggios coalesced around Slade’s keening vocal part, as lyrics tumbled out in spectacularly garbled profusion.” – The Times Online U.K.
Kathleen Edwards in Ontario – “With a variety of slower-paced, passionate numbers mixed with faster-tempo tap-your-foot-along tunes, Edwards captivated her crowd from beginning to end.” – The Cord Weekly
They Say It’s Their Birthday … (Or so says Associated Press)
Ray Manzarek (The Doors) is 70
Moe Bandy is 65
Steve Hackett is 59
Michael McDonald is 57
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Chynna Phillips (Wilson Phillips) is 41
Jim Creeggan (Barenaked Ladies) is 39
Keri Lewis is 38