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    How ‘Miss Sharon Jones!’ Turns a Musical Icon Into a Documentary Crowdpleaser
    • Nov 19, 2020
    • 3 min

    How ‘Miss Sharon Jones!’ Turns a Musical Icon Into a Documentary Crowdpleaser

    Previous knowledge of soul singer Sharon Jones is not compulsory for loving Barbara Kopple's winning "Miss Sharon Jones!" Previous...
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    Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba - Jama Ko
    • Nov 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba - Jama Ko

    One of Mali’s most popular artists continues to impress on the global stage. Martin Longley 2013 In a very short time, Bassekou Kouyate...
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    Jae Stephens Asserts Her Independence With Debut ‘f**k it i’ll do it myself’ EP
    • Nov 19, 2020
    • 4 min

    Jae Stephens Asserts Her Independence With Debut ‘f**k it i’ll do it myself’ EP

    21 years ago, a true talent by the name of Jae Stephens was welcomed into the world. As an artist, songwriter, and producer, Stephens...
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    Persian Claws
    • Nov 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    Persian Claws

    PERSIAN CLAWS formed in August 2008 in Burlington, VT. They draw inspiration from 60s cinema and life in a small town. Indie music...
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    Warsaw - No Love Lost
    • Nov 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    Warsaw - No Love Lost

    Though one of the band's first songs and all the more rough and tentative for it, "No Love Lost" was one of the first hints that Joy...
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    Generique / Ascenseur Pour L’Échafaud: Miles Davis’ Groundbreaking Foray Into Modal Jazz
    • Nov 18, 2020
    • 5 min

    Generique / Ascenseur Pour L’Échafaud: Miles Davis’ Groundbreaking Foray Into Modal Jazz

    In 1957, 31-year-old Miles Davis – a veritable icon of cool – was the hottest name in jazz. Columbia, the trumpeter’s new label, issued...
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