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  • June 2008

    • Concert Sales Slump as Gas Prices Climb

      Rolling Stone  |  Jun 29, 08 11:27 AM CDT

      Concert Sales Slump as Gas Prices Climb

      (Newser) - Soaring gas prices are turning down the volume on ticket sales for this year’s summer tours, Rolling Stone reports. Major festivals like Bonnaroo and Coachella didn’t sell out—a rare occurrence—while top acts like George Michael, Maroon 5, and Stevie Wonder are facing difficulty finding fans. That has pushed some to offer major deals like four lawn seats for $100. More »

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      music  • music industry  • Madonna  • Radiohead  • ticket sales  • Stevie Wonder  • George Michael  • Maroon 5  • Bonnaroo  • summer tours

    • Barack Rocks Stevie, Dylan on iPod

      Rolling Stone  |  Jun 26, 08 3:06 PM CDT

      Barack Rocks Stevie, Dylan on iPod

      (Newser) - Ever wonder what Barack's bumpin' when he's not stumpin'? In a sit-down with Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner, Obama reveals the artists on his iPod, including supporters like Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, and Jay-Z. Dylan's "Maggie's Farm" drowns out the rhetoric on the campaign trail, but Stevie Wonder gets props as the candidate's "one musical hero." More »

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      Barack Obama  • music  • iPod  • Jay-Z  • Rolling Stone  • Bob Dylan  • Bruce Springsteen  • Stevie Wonder

  • May 2008

    • 50 Top Pop Brainiacs

      Blender  |  May 25, 08 11:43 AM CDT

      50 Top Pop Brainiacs

      (Newser) - "Towering natural abilities" and "exceptional creative powers" infuse the most memorable music of generations, forged by Blender's top 50 pop-music geniuses. The top 10: Bob Dylan: Each of his brave self-reinventions is "an authentic American original." John Lennon: "His drive pushed the Beatles from a covers band to the world’s best-loved and most influential pop act." Chuck Berry: His guitar riffs are still the "bedrock" of rock and roll five decades on. Bob Marley: "No one did more to define and popularize a musical genre." Mick Jagger and Keith Richards: Duo created "decade of classics." More »

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      celebrity  • music  • Madonna  • musician  • pop music  • rock stars  • John Lennon  • Bob Dylan  • Mick Jagger  • Keith Richards  • Kurt Cobain  • Stevie Wonder  • Thom Yorke  • Chuck Berry  • Bob Marley  • Miles Davis

  • February 2008

    • Maria Shriver Backs Obama

      Sacramento Bee  |  Feb 4, 08 4:01 AM CST

      Maria Shriver Backs Obama

      (Newser) - Another member of the Kennedy clan, California's First Lady Maria Shriver, made a shock endorsement of Barack Obama yesterday, three days after husband Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed Republican John McCain. Shriver's announcement electrified Obama supporters at a UCLA rally where Oprah, singer Stevie Wonder and Shriver's cousin Caroline Kennedy appeared, reports the Sacramento Bee .      More »

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      Barack Obama  • endorsement  • Arnold Schwarzenegger  • Oprah Winfrey  • first lady  • UCLA  • Stevie Wonder  • Maria Shriver

  • September 2007

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