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20 Years Later, 'Almost Famous' Is Still A Golden God

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20 Years Later, 'Almost Famous' Is Still A Golden God

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When The Giants Of Indian Classical Music Collided With Psychedelic San Francisco

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When The Giants Of Indian Classical Music Collided With Psychedelic San Francisco

The new live album That Which Colors the Mind, recorded in 1970 by Grateful Dead sound man Owsley Stanley, captures a riveting performance by Ali Akbar Khan, Zakir Hussain and Indranil Bhattacharya.

Punk And Harmony: Rising Rock Trio Palberta Finds A Sweet Spot

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Punk And Harmony: Rising Rock Trio Palberta Finds A Sweet Spot

Just as soon as you think you have a frame of reference for the Brooklyn band's sound, it swerves into an entirely new direction. Palberta's new album, Palberta5000, comes out Jan. 22.

The Voices Of Black Women Were Essential To Phil Spector's Wall Of Sound

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