Rush, Public Enemy, Heart, Randy Newman Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rush, Public Enemy, Heart, Randy Newman Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees have been officially announced, and Rush, Public Enemy, Heart and Randy Newman all made the cut. Donna Summer and blues guitarist Albert King will be inducted posthumously. Band and artists are eligible for inclusion 25 years after their first release....  read more

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The Curmudgeon: Searching for an Atheist Hymn

The Curmudgeon: Searching for an Atheist Hymn

I’m an atheist who loves gospel music. I even like Christian-rockers such as Phil Keaggy and Russ Taff. I’ve written about all these artists with enthusiasm and admiration. Nonetheless I hunger for music that will reflect my own deepest values.  read more

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2011 Austin City Limits Day Three Recap

2011 Austin City Limits Day Three Recap

Another exhilarating and exhausting ACL Fest came to a close on Sunday.  read more

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Austin City Limits Announces Season 37 Lineup

<i>Austin City Limits</i> Announces Season 37 Lineup

Austin City Limits has announced the line-up for their 37th season. This will be the first season that every show will be taped in the newly build Moody Theatre since the historic Studio 6A was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.  read more

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Musician Fans of All 30 MLB Teams Talk Baseball

Musician Fans of All 30 MLB Teams Talk Baseball

Paste rounded up at least one musician for every ballclub—from The Decemberists (Cubs) to Rush (Blue Jays), Randy Newman (Dodgers) to The Hold Steady (Twins) in search of what draws these musicians to devote themselves to America's past time.  read more

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Randy Newman Announces New Album, U.S. Tour Dates

Randy Newman Announces New Album, U.S. Tour Dates

Grammy, Emmy and Oscar-winning music vet Randy Newman has announced the release of The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2. The Songbook series features newly recorded, stripped-down versions of songs from throughout Newman’s vast career as a singer/songwriter. The first volume in the series was released in 2003....  read more

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Watch Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy Cover Creedence Clearwater Revival

Watch Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy Cover Creedence Clearwater Revival

Chicago soul queen Mavis Staples covers a number of songs on her Sept. 14 release, You Are Not Alone, which was produced by fellow Windy City resident Jeff Tweedy of Wilco....  read more

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Randy Newman Burns On

Randy Newman Burns On

In honor of Newman's 18th and 19th Academy Award nominations...  read more

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Peter Gabriel Orchestral Covers Album On the Way

Peter Gabriel Orchestral Covers Album On the Way

Peter Gabriel first LP in seven years will be something of a group project, an orchestral covers album that hosts an eclectic bunch of music hot shots performing each others’ songs. The title, Scratch My Back, plays along with the record’s tit-for-tat song swaps among artists like Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, Radiohead, Randy Newman and The Kinks, according to The Guardian....  read more

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The Best TV Theme Music

The Best TV Theme Music

The little ditties that open TV shows keep growing littler and dittier, almost disappearing into Lost’s single sustained chord. The assumption may be that we’re just going to fast-forward through them anyway, but part of the charm of shows like Cheers, M*A*S*H and Sanford and Son was the musical intro. Fortunately, not everyone has given up on the theme song. Here are 10 current shows with tunes that make us put down the remote....  read more

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