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China’s Lunar New Year gala to feature rare appearance by US rock band OneRepublic

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China’s Lunar New Year gala to feature rare appearance by US rock band OneRepublic

American rock band OneRepublic is expected to make a rare appearance on China’s Lunar New Year gala – the country’s most-watched television programme. State broadcaster CCTV said on Monday that OneRepublic was included in its fifth – and final – rehearsal of the Lunar New Year gala, indicating the band would appear on the annual … Read more

In Big Star’s “Radio City,” the Old Spells Don’t Work

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In Big Star’s “Radio City,” the Old Spells Don’t Work

In the early months of 1973, the band that dared to call itself Big Star was anything but. The album of glittering, tightly orchestrated guitar rock they had released the previous year—titled “#1 Record,” both as a gag and an earnest wish—received favorable reviews from the critics who heard it. But the distributor bungled its … Read more