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Dixies Lose a Chick, Work on New Album

By Lindsey Lee on 1:35 PM on January 20, 2010

Sisters Emily Robison and Martie Maguire, two-thirds of the Dixie Chicks, are planning to release an album this year without lead singer Natalie Maines. Maines got in trouble with the more conservative parts of the band’s fanbase back in 2003 when she told the audience of a London concert she was ashamed that then-President George W. Bush was also from Texas. Angry fans called radio stations asking them to ban the trio’s songs from airplay....  read more

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R.I.P. Larry Knechtel: Five Songs to Remember Him By

By Christina Lee on 4:30 PM on August 25, 2009

Defining the legacy of keyboardist and bassist Larry Knechtel, 69, is a rather daunting task. Although his career spanned more than 50 years, a large portion of it, especially his contributions in the '60s, still remains uncredited....  read more

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Current Events: Ain't No Fortunate Son - Songs for Veterans, pt. 1

By Steve LaBate on 12:15 PM on November 13, 2008

Above: "Funeral for a Soldier" by Scott H. Spitzer for USAF (DOD 030403-F-1166S-001, public domain) Tuesday was Veteran’s Day. Newly restored aircraft carrier the USS Intrepid—a ship that saw extensive combat in the Pacific during World War II—was rededicated as a museum in New York at Pier 86 on the Hudson River. In America, and in many countries around the world (where the holiday is known as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day), people took time to remember those who have served in their nation’s military, especially those who lost their lives. The holiday is held on Nov. 11, commemorating the...  read more

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Dixie Chicks Record with Rick Rubin

By Paste Staff on 12:00 AM on June 6, 2005

The Dixie Chicks have been in Los Angeles recording a new album with producer Rick Rubin. The album should be out this fall, but no official release date has been set for the new album, which will be the follow-up to 2002's Home. contributing: Billboard.com ...  read more

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