Music
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New Blood
What's this: Another chart-topping, pop-culture act centered on vampires? Well, no. Other than its name, the Brooklyn quartet Vampire Weekend has nothing to do with...
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Metric System
The year 2009 was pretty ho-hum as far as music went, especially in the mainstream. One overrated artist after another released albums that left us...
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Gaga Reflex
''I'm your biggest fan. I'll follow you until you love me,'' Lady Gaga sang on her hit, ''Paparazzi.'' ''I won't stop until that boy is...
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Fairy, Mary
''Fairy tales never really applied to us,'' says director Jon Moran. ''With the exception of 'Rub-A-Dub-Dub,' didn't have a happily ever after.'' So Moran,...
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Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington
I love to sing, but I'm no Susan Boyle. And until recently, I thought the shower was the only suitable place for my inner-diva. I...
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Musical Stocking Stuffers
''You better watch out, you better not cry. You better not pout, I'm telling you why: Santa Claus is swinging in town.'' Yep, it's that...
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Holiday Tunes
Ever seen a clarinet player with raindeer ears? You just might at the D.C. Different Drummers' holiday concert this Saturday, Dec. 12. ''The tradition is...
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Stringing Along
''It's hard to make a mandolin sound sad. You can play it in a minor key, but it's got a sprightly tone,'' says Catie...
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Musical Monstrosities
''Yeah, you make me wanna listen to music again,'' Adam Lambert sings at the top of his debut, For Your Entertainment. The album is as...
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Gift of Gab
''Tonight I'm recording – ahem – a holiday CD,'' Kathy Griffin says at the top of her new recorded set, Suckin' It For The Holidays....
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Punk Doll
Amanda Palmer is nothing if not unpredictable. Amanda Palmer ''I like mixing up music and lyrics in ways that are confusing to compel the listener,''...
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Ol' Blue Eyes
''She's the one who really encouraged us to get married,'' says singer-pianist Michael Feinstein, referring to his ''close friend'' Judith ''Judge Judy'' Sheindlin. Judge Judy...
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Pop Circus
When Mika first emerged on the pop scene a couple years ago with Life In Cartoon Motion you could hear echoes of many of his...
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Seriously Sweet
The folk-pop trio Girlyman is serious about living up to its name – in being sweet and sensitive, even a little silly. But these two...
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Love Hangover
Have you ever been in love, really in love – but still felt unsatisfied? Like it takes too much work, when it should be effortless?...
