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James Brown: music's pompadoured revolutionary

Rapper Chuck D once declared in song that Elvis Presley never meant much to him. James Brown was a different story. "If it wasn't for James Brown, there is no hip-hop, there is no rap, there is no funk and there is no soul," Chuck D said this week. "James Brown is necessary fabric for the music we hear today." Brown, who was to perform yesterday in Waterbury, Conn., died early Monday… 0

December 28, 2006

Tip the Van takes on Vans Warped Tour

There's been a small backlash against the Warped Tour this year, with bands such as Be Your Own Pet declining to participate in the traveling punk-rock festival. But Tip the Van is eager to be part of the tour. After playing three dates last year, the Marlborough ska band joins up for six more this summer, including a stop Aug. 2 in Pittsfield, Mass. 0

July 20, 2006

U2's frontman is both loved and despised

One singer, one soapbox Few figures in pop culture are more divisive than Bono. The U2 frontman is revered, of course. His band has sold millions of albums in the past 25 years and played sold-out crowds on every date so far on this year's tour. 0

December 15, 2005

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