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Long Red - Mountain

The breakup of Cream in late 1968 had consequences that rippled across the rock music world -- in its wake were formed directly such bands as Blind Faith and Ginger Baker's Air Force, as well as the rich solo careers of members Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce.

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Related Topix: The Cream, Pop/Rock, Blind Faith

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Calgary Herald

Pop star's old Calgary home spun into showcase

When some Calgary developers bought the 98-year-old brick rooming house at 1723 9th St.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Fall River, MA, The Cowsills

Sun Nov 15, 2009

The Modesto Bee

Whoever decided to update The Prisoner' should be locked up

The list of Stuff From The 1960s That Doesn't Need To Be Relived just keeps getting longer: Beehive hairdos.

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Related Topix: The Prisoner, Entertainment, Drama Movies, The Cowsills

Sat Nov 14, 2009

MySanAntonio.com

After the big race, get ready for the Funk

Grand Funk Railroad, circa 1970, included Mel Schacher , Don Brewer and Mark Farner.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Grand Funk Railroad, Mark Farner, Flint, MI, Flint Metro, Detroit Metro, Music, Entertainment

Thu Nov 12, 2009

The Independent

Ginger Baker: Drum cat who got the Cream

He formed the first supergroup with Eric Clapton, and boasts he's the best . But don't ask about Ringo.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Cream, Blind Faith

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Desert Sun

Spotlight 29 Casino Offers FREE Tickets to Monsters of Classic Rock, Nov 21

On Saturday, November 21, Spotlight 29 Casino is offering a FREE concert. Two free tickets per person will be available for Monsters of Classic Rock in the Spotlight Showroom.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Ac/DC, Asia, Greg Douglass, The Steve Miller Band, Huey Lewis & the News

Examiner.com

Doctor Who: signs of regenerating times - The Next Doctor

In this article we start a new retrospective series leading up to the end of David Tennant's days as the Doctor.

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Related Topix: Doctor Who, Science Fiction TV, Entertainment, Television, Drama Movies, Science Fiction Movies, David Tennant, Colin Baker

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Netscape

Blind Faith - Sea of Joy - 1969 - LIVE

Blind Faith - Sea of Joy - 1969 - LIVE >> Posted By Progressive 4 hours, 17 minutes ago in Arts & Entertainment London Hyde Park 1969 is the official release of Blind Faith's June 7, 1969 free concert at London's Hyde Park.

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Related Topix: Blind Faith

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Retro To Go

Retro TV W/C 6th November 2009

Barry Murphy returns once more to trawl the TV and radio guides , finding anything worth tuning into this week.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Biography Movies, The Notorious Bettie Page, Gretchen Mol, Blind Faith, Texas

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Hollywood Reporter

'Doctor Who' star lands 'Rex' pilot

No longer will American TV audiences be asking doctor who? Popular British actor David Tennant, best known for playing the title role in the BBC's long-running sci-fi series "Doctor Who," is set to make his American television debut as the title character in NBC's hourlong pilot "Rex Is Not Your Lawyer." Written by Andrew Leeds and David Lampson, ...

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Related Topix: Doctor Who, Drama Movies, Science Fiction TV, Entertainment, Science Fiction Movies, Television, Drama, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Mystery Movies, Adventure, David Tennant

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Examiner.com

One hit wonders: Brownsville Station and Smokin' in the Boys Room

Guitarist Michael "Cub" Koda has been one of the most influential musicians in modern rock - despite the fact that his band, Brownsville Station, only scored on the charts once in 10 years.

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Related Topix: Brownsville Station

Thu Oct 29, 2009

About.com

Classic Rock Ghost Stories

What with the mind-altering drugs, devotees of the occult, and all those creative imaginations, classic rock was a great breeding ground for tales that just might be true and thus make for some great ghost stories -- the kind that just beg to be told when you're getting into the Halloween spirit.

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Related Topix: Stories

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Music-News.com

Ginger Baker signs copies of his new book at Fopp

Legendary drummer, the critically acclaimed Ginger Baker - who has performed with such supergroups as Cream, Blind Faith, the Graham Bond Organisation and Hawkwind - celebrates the release of his new book, 'Hellraiser' with a signing session at Fopp's Earlham Street store in London's Covent Garden on Friday 30th October 2009.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Cream, Blind Faith, Graham Bond, Jazz

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Trend Hunter Magazine

67 Ways to Tell Stories - From Storytelling Cupcakes to Chain Novels

People live to tell stories. Almost every sentence spoken is part of a story, whether it's what one did that day, relating something that someone else said, or actually making up a fictional story .

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Related Topix: Stories

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Usenet.derkeiler.com

Halloween NYC 10/30 Ian Lloyd STORIES & John Ford of STRAWBS +BEATexpo 2009 Stamford, CT

From : FAZZMUSICLTD Date : Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:20:34 -0700 NYC, LI & CT Show Listings for all you John Ford & IAN LLOYD - STORIES Fans!!!! Halloween & beyond.... FRI 30 Oct 2009 8-10PM HALLOWEEN WEEK-END SHOW – PRIZE FOR BEST COSTUME! Kenny's Castaways - John Ford & Ian Lloyd's STORIES 157 Bleeker Street - NYC, New York 10012 US Cost: $10 ...

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Stamford, CT, Stamford Metro, The Strawbs, New Haven Metro, Stories, Life, Holidays, Halloween

Wed Oct 21, 2009

The Huffington Post

Dana Joy Altman: Real Food Rehab: Local Cheese, It's Music To My Ears

I grew up eating bad cheese. It wasn't cheese, actually, it was "processed cheese food." And then there were those bland, rubbery, generic blocks of unnaturally colored mild cheddar.

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Related Topix: Life, Cheese, England Dan & John Ford Coley, Illinois

Mon Oct 19, 2009

MAGPIE

Music is Never Wrong: a visit with Josh Homme & John Paul Jones of Them Crooked Vultures

A visit with Them Crooked Vultures' Josh Homme and John Paul Jones Interview by Jay Babcock Posted: October 15, 2009 Them Crooked Vultures is a new band comprised of guitarist-vocalist Joshua Homme , bassist John Paul Jones , drummer Dave Grohl and guitarist Alain Johannes , with Jones and Johannes also playing other instruments.

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Related Topix: Queens of the Stone Age, Pop/Rock, Kyuss, Foo Fighters, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Grunge, Blind Faith

Sat Oct 17, 2009

KOST-FM Glendale

England Dan & John Ford Coley

This time a duo releases a song that talks about how when you're near the end and need a friend, you should love one another.

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Related Topix: England Dan & John Ford Coley

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Independent Weekly

Luego's Taped-together Stories

Before Durham's Luego could record and release its full-length debut, Taped-together Stories , frontman Patrick Phelan endured a VH1-worthy scenario: The rest of the band bailed following a 2008 EP, I Know I Know , and a subsequent tour.

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Related Topix: Stories

Tue Oct 13, 2009

NOLA.com

Susan Cowsill still the baby sister whenever the Cowsills reunite

The Cowsills, including Susan Cowsill, bottom, in the late 1960s. Few of singer-songwriter Susan Cowsill's New Orleans friends knew of her prior life with popular 1960s singing siblings the Cowsills .

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Related Topix: The Cowsills, New Orleans, LA, The Ed Sullivan Show, Entertainment, Television, Drama, Music

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