Ben Harper turns sound checks into soul "Lifeline"
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Technically speaking, Ben Harper's new record, "Lifeline," was recorded during a single lively week in the artist's home base of Paris. But it was born during two months' worth of sound checks on a European tour by Harper and his band the Innocent Criminals.
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Tycho:   One of the questions during a a panel at PAX had to do with the italicised line at the end of each day's post.  They're almost always song lyrics, and back before we were paying for bandwidth (and before RIAA rape gangs were prowling the web) these lines used to link directly to the MP3.  I maintained the practice afterward because it's sort of like a song of the day, and I like the idea that someone might be struck by a strange turn of phrase and seek out a piece of music.  It also serves as a gauge of my mental state at the moment.  Today's song, for example, is Stan Rodgers' incredible live version of the sea shanty "Rolling Down To Old Maui," which Pandora kicked out after about a week of tuning the station.  I've listened to it about thirty times today.    The person who asked the question at the con complimented my musical tastes, and I accepted the compliment, but I'm almost always late to the scene.  I just bought Interpol's "Turn On The Bright Lights," for chrissakes.  I'm mostly lucky to know people who do have unique library.  I told him I would mention a few of my favorite bands on the site, but then I forgot.  Essentially, it's music that cool people were listening to a decade ago (where applicable).  I am a musical carrion bird.    He wanted me to list off a few bands, and I said I would last week, but then I forgot.  These are the first ten albums I could think of.    "Starless" by Shiner
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"Turning Point" is more than the title of Mario's sophomore CD. Now 18, the R&amp;B crooner is making the transition from boyhood to manhood.
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Ben Harper finds inspiration in new releases by Bob Dylan, Ryan Adams, Tom Petty, The Nightwatchman and Money Mark.
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Elgar&#39;s Nimrod was the perfect anthem to accompany Michael Howard&#39;s speech to the Conservative conference in Bournemouth yesterday.
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A radio documentarian wants to catalog people's lives simply by listening to them
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper is calling on members of la Francophonie to play a key role in easing tensions around the world.Comment
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Passages from a folk legendÂs latest album, ÂModern Times,Â echo a 19th-century ConfederateÂs verses.
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Comment is free: Mike Marqusee: This lifelong iconoclast will appreciate the irony of his lyrics bring taught in British schools.
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CLEVELAND -- Former Bulls guard Ron Harper sat courtside at Gund Arena on Saturday night, shaking his head and laughing in disbelief at what has become of the team he helped win the last three of their six championships.
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The pop star swears by a free iTunes plug-in that can help create playlists centered on any song, but results are mixed. In Listening Post.
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The composer and musician shares his stylish essentials.
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Arts & entertainment: He sang sweet simple tunes, but James Taylor's demons almost tore him apart. The thrice married ex-drug addict tells Paul Sexton how he found peace
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A new weapon in the fight against antisocial youth has been discovered: Cliff Richard records.
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Arts & entertainment: James Taylor on drug addiction, Carly Simon and how he found inner peace
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Using a paraffin cylinder developed by Thomas Edison's laboratory, recorded music becomes a reality.
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Social networking site lets you sing, whistle or hum a tune into your computer microphone to find out its title and artist.