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Mary J. Blige. The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige flipped the R&B world on its head with her groundbreaking 1992 debut album What’s the 411? Since then, her anthems of resilience and empowerment have inspired a legion of loyal fans while influencing virtually every R&B artist of the last 20 years, including Aaliyah, Beyonce, Mariah Carey, and SZA. Her career dominance reveals impressive longevity – each of her 13 albums have reached the Top 10, earning nine Grammys and selling more th...

JAY-Z, Foo Fighters, Tina Turner, Dionne Warwick and Iron Maiden are among 16 nominees who are eligible for the 2021 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

A lot has changed in Theo Lawrence’s neighborhood in the past 10 years. “My kid and I used to throw the ball up and down Columbia (Street),” Lawrence said. “There was rarely a car. Now there’s traffic up and down the street continuously.” This is largely because his street intersects with White Oak Drive – and its numerous new restaurants and businesses, including bars. But Lawrence’s home – as well as part of White Oak Drive between Heights Boulevar...

Cherry Red/Strike Force Entertainment Like David Bowie and maybe one or two others, it matters not how “huge” Marc Almond’s individual records are. In the eyes of his diehard fans, of whom there are many, he remains akin to an underground cult, beloved by a select few folk, and offered widespread approval only for the hits that he occasionally spills out. The Stars We Are, from 1988, is a case in point. Buoyed by what would become a monster smash duet with Gene Pitney, “Something’s Go...

The First Art Newspaper on the Net   An archaeologist displays unearthed human skulls ahead of the official announcement of the discovery by an Egyptian archaeological mission of a new trove of treasures at Egypts Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, on January 17, 2021. The discovery at the necropolis which lies 30kms south of the Egyptian capital, includes the funerary temple of Queen Naert, wife of King Teti, as well as burial shafts, coffins, and mummies dating back to nearly 3000 years ago ...

Sylvain Sylvain of the proto-punk band New York Dolls dies at 69 The New York Dolls were brash and glam, gender-bending and unapologetic, qualities that were still a few years away from becoming commonplace in clubs like CBGB in the East Village. by Neil Genzlinger (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- Sylvain Sylvain, a key member of the New York Dolls, the influential though short-lived proto-punk band whose outrageous shows at Max’s Kansas City and other venues paved the way for the era of the Ramones and ...

Sylvain Sylvain, guitarist with the New York Dolls, kings of trash rock – obituary The Dolls inspired a generation of rockers, were briefly managed by Malcolm McLaren and were later resurrected by Morrissey 18 January 2021 • 12:37pm The New York Dolls in 1974, l-r: Jerry Nolan, Sylvain Sylvain, David Johansen, Johnny Thunders and Arthur ‘Killer’ Kane Credit: Chris Walter/WireImage Sylvain Sylvain, the American rock musician who has died of cancer aged 69, never enjoyed much commercial ...

Sylvain Sylvain of the Proto-Punk New York Dolls Dies at 69 He was a core member of a group that had limited commercial success in the early 1970s and didn’t last long but proved hugely influential. The New York Dolls — Jerry Nolan on drums; Sylvain Sylvain, center; Arthur Kane, at back; and Johnny Thunders, right — performing in 1974 with the Stillettos (from far left, Elda Gentile, Debbie Harry and Amanda Jones). Not pictured is the Dolls’ lead singer, David Johansen.Credit...Bob Grue...

Sylvain Sylvain, New York Dolls guitarist, dead at 69 By Sara Spary, CNN Sylvain Sylvain, pictured here performing in London in 2011, has died of cancer. (CNN)Sylvain Sylvain, guitarist of the influential American punk glam rock band New York Dolls, has died of cancer at the age of 69, according to a statement posted on his Facebook page. Sylvain, real name Sylvain Mizrahi, died on Wednesday after fighting the disease for two and a half years, according to the post, which was shared on Thursda...

For a rock and roll-obsessed teenager in the early-to-mid-1980s, picking up the first two New York Dolls albums was like stumbling across a pair of travel brochures from an enchanting destination that no longer existed. Whenever I visited my dad in New York City I could still traverse the same filthy lower Manhattan sidewalks that had birthed such Dolls classics as “Trash” and “Looking for a Kiss,” and I could still hitch a ride on the IRT or the BMT or whatever line it was that inspire...