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Gillian Welch: 'O Brother,' Is She Good

These days, critics are raving that Gillian Welch is the New Hope of contemporary folk and American roots music, like some kind of storytelling, banjo-wielding Jedi. Two of her three albums have been nominated for Grammys. Her songs have been recorded Read about Gillian Welch

Dead Kennedys: Revived without Jello

I caught the Dead Kennedys' first North Bay Area appearance 20 or so years ago at the tiny movie house turned performing arts center in the center of Novato, California's quiet business district. It was a fittingly raucous affair at which the band'srapid-fire, Read about Dead Kennedys

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50 Cent: Mass Appeal

How 50 Cent and Jay-Z turned cons into icons THE 1986 Raising Hell Tour brought together the two biggest acts in hip-hop at that time: Run-D.M.C. and the Beastie Boys. When the tour sold out arena-size venues, some Read about 50 Cent

Syd Barrett: Syd Barrett

What set Syd Barrett off on his madness, whether it was LSD, natural brain chemicals or the strobe lights at the rock concert (one interesting theory bruited about)—whether Barrett's absence triggered Pink Floyd's Read about Syd Barrett