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A friend sent me a link to www.pandora.com, part of the Music Genome Project, which has analyzed the musical attributes of 10,000 songs in order to “capture the essence of music at the most fundamental level.” The Pandora site creates a radio station based on an artist or song you suggest, since the project’s friends [...]

That was the question Ryan Seacrest asked during E!’s pre-Grammy show last night. Mary responded with a question as to if he *really* wanted to hear the long story. Ryan said, well, I’d like an answer (or words to that effect). Mary then explained that it all started back when Bono was honored by MusiCares [...]

Tomorrow morning on community radio station KDHX in St. Louis, I’ll be airing an interview with a member of the legendary a cappella group The Persuasions about their “The Persuasions Sing U2″ CD. You can tune in (if you’re in St. Louis) to 88.1 FM or you can listen online at kdhx.org; the interview will [...]

The Persuasions Sing U2! This is cool in ways I can’t even begin to express. As you may or may not know, a cappella is a passion of mine, and The Persuasions are the godfathers of a cappella, one of the best and most respected groups out there. For them to release an all-U2 album…man. [...]

I’ve hung out in New York maybe 8-10 times in my life, and I like to visit. So I don’t claim to be an expert on the city by any means, but this travelog by a Minneapolis writer seems to have a good grip on the vibe. It’s called “Keep on Keeping On”, and it [...]

The only band that could ever steal me away from U2 has a new album coming out in a couple months, a new single (“Speed of Sound”) now hitting radio, and a promotional machine that’s cranking up much like U2′s does for a new album and single. And just like the days when A Rush [...]