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Davy Graham: 1940 - 2008

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British musician Davy Graham died Monday from a massive seizure after a short battle with lung cancer. He was 68 years old. The little-known guitarist, singer and arranger got his start playing folk-blues clubs in the early 1960s, where his fusion of folk, blues and jazz with Arabic and Indian flourishes caught the ear of several artists who would become hugely influential in years to come....  read more

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Decemberists' Colin Meloy talks Hazards of Love

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In the wake of last week's maddeningly brief announcement that recording had wrapped and mixing commenced on the Decemberists' upcoming fifth release...  read more

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Pentangle: The Time Has Come: 1967-1973

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Pentangle's music never fit within well-defined musical categories. As its many-sided name suggests, the group incorporated elements of traditional British folk music, blues, jazz and '60s psychedelic jams into a heady mix that sometimes led to puzzling conundrums...  read more

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