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Michael Kiwanuka

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Growing up in North London, Michael Kiwanuka  struggled at times to see where he fit in.  An avid England and Spurs fan, he found it hard to imagine a day when a name like Kiwanuka could sit comfortably on the back of a football shirt here. Nonetheless, when his parents took him and his brother [...] Read more »

Free Music

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Free Music For The Week Of May 14, 2012

The new album from Beach House, ‘Bloom’, is absolutely fantastic. (Click on the album art)                 Enjoy a free 5 song EP from Fitz and the Tantrums recorded at the House Of Blues in Boston.   Paste Magazine offers a free 15-song sampler download including material from artists [...] Read more »

Ramble On

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One of the most daunting tasks in my life is alphabetizing my CD collection. I have gathered about 3,000 CDs over the last couple of decades and have relocated twice in that time. Somehow, the CDs have mysteriously jumped out of order in such a fashion that I cannot make sense of their placement anymore. [...] Read more »

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Michael Kiwanuka

Growing up in North London, Michael Kiwanuka  struggled at times to see where he fit in.  An avid England and Spurs fan, he found it hard to imagine a day when a name like Kiwanuka could sit comfortably on the back of a football shirt here. Nonetheless, when his parents took him and his brother [...] Read more »

Music Notes

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Music Notes–Friday, May 18, 2012

Disco Queen, Donna Summer, dead at the age of 63. [CBS News] Van Halen postpones summer tour dates. Shocking? I think not. [Rolling Stone] Brand new song from The XX. Listen. [NME] Read more »