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Three Decades Later, Does Graffiti Bridge “Still Would Stand All Time”?

September 1, 2020September 2, 2020 De Angela L. Duff 0 Comments Carmen Electra, Elisa Fiorello, George Clinton, Graffiti Bridge, Jill Jones, Junior Vasquez, Kenny Rogers, Mavis Staples, Prince, Robin Power, Rosie Gaines, Tevin Campbell, The Steeles, The Time

Looking back at a most misunderstood Prince classic for its 30th anniversary

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Rap 

ALBUMS: The Crown Jewel

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Vince Bellino 0 Comments El-P, Eric Garner, George Floyd, Josh Homme, Killer Mike, Mavis Staples, Pharrell Williams, Rage Against the Machine, RTJ4, Run The Jewels, Zack de la Rocha

On the essential RTJ4, El-P and Killer Mike take no prisoners

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Music Journalism 

Bored In The House or In The House Bored?

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Bee Gees, Brian McCullough, Cardi B, Coronavirus, COVID-19, John Paul White, Mavis Staples, Randy Newman, Roseanne Cash, Ry Cooder, Tyga x Curtis Roach, Young Dolph

10 Coronavirus songs to help make sense of an uneasy year

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Gospel Soul 

The Gospel According to Mavis

February 16, 2019February 18, 2019 Bobby Moore 0 Comments Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples, The Staples Singers

As she plans her 80th birthday blowout at the Apollo, soul and gospel icon Mavis Staples celebrated the last year of her seventies in London, documented on this beguiling new live album

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Rock Soul 

Melissa Etheridge Takes on Holy Songs at a Holy Place

October 24, 2016April 11, 2019 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Apollo, Bettye Crutcher, Mavis Staples, Melissa Etheridge, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Stax

Singer rocks the Apollo with 90s hits and Stax nuggets

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