Here are reviews of recently released holiday CDs:
Patti LaBelle, "Miss Patti's Christmas" (Def Soul)
When it comes to Christmas music, Patti LaBelle is almost as...
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Here's an image hard to get out of your head: wiry singer-songwriter Aimee Mann), chronicler of the emotionally fragile, whaling the tar out of somebody in a boxing...
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Singer-songwriter Michael Penn
utilized the post-World War II state of 1947 Los Angeles as the
context for his new studio album, "Mr. Hollywood, Jr. -- 1947."
The set is...
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Healthcare has become a
hot, election-year topic on Capitol Hill. But the lack of
affordable medical treatment is not just an issue for seniors
and the poor. Musicians, many...
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Paul Atkinson, who played guitar in the British invasion band The Zombies and later became a successful music industry executive who signed such acts as ABBA, died Thursday,...
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Performers at the nation's
biggest gathering of bands here always face Vegas-style odds.
Yet acts ranging from major-label properties to unsigned
regional groups -- more...
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The European itinerary of husband-and-wife duo Aimee Mann and Michael Penn has become the latest tour casualty in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks. The 12-show...
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Michael Penn
and
Aimee Mann
are currently on the road in a joint tour.However, Penn tells LAUNCH that even though he and Mann are married, the dual show works as two...
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