Buckwheat Zydeco: The sounds of life after Katrina
By Courtney Devores | Special to the Observer | 9:03AM
Buckwheat Zydeco
It's been almost four years since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, and Stanley Dural Jr. (aka Buckwheat Zydeco) continues to feel its effects.
Q&A with sexy neo-soul singer Maxwell
By Marian Liu | The Seattle Times | July 9, 2009
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It's been almost eight years since Maxwell has had any new output. Now he has created a full body of work for a trilogy of new albums, coming out over three years, with the first, “BLACKsummers'night,” out today.

Sales of Michael Jackson albums soared last week
The Associated Press | July 8, 2009
Jackson Album Sales

Nielsen SoundScan says 800,000 copies of Michael Jackson albums were bought in the U.S. last week - nearly double his sales from the previous week.

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Bill Noonan and the Fallen Gentlemen

The former Rank Outsiders founder celebrates the release of his second solo disc -- a gritty yet tasteful mix of classic country, rockabilly, and '60s- and '70s-fueled rock and soul.

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