Articles by Greg Pratt

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  Mike Patton's Long-Delayed Album of Italian Pop Songs Finally Heading Our Way

  PUBLISHED Jan 29, 2010

  We've suspected for a long time that eccentric and prolific vocalist Mike Patton was just creating a library of strange work that would cul...

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  Leftist Historian and Author Howard Zinn Dies at 87

  PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2010

  Howard Zinn, the rabble-rousing American social activist, historian, author and playwright, died of a heart attack on Wednesday (January 27...

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  Exclusive: Vancouver Buskers Facing Fee Increase Due to New Copyright Licensing Deal, Though Not as Much as Initially Thought

  PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2010

  Recently, word spread quickly about Vancouver transportation authority TransLink's still-in-the-works copyright licensing deal with SOCAN (...

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  Toronto's From Fiction to Reunite at Wavelength Festival

  PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2010

  Good news if you've been itching for some weirdo math rock: Toronto's From Fiction are doing a reunion show at the Wavelength festival next...

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  New Digital Music Format MusicDNA Aiming to Replace the MP3

  PUBLISHED Jan 26, 2010

  A new digital music format, created by some of the people behind the MP3, could be ready to roll as early as the summer. It will be differe...

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  Scorpions to Break Up Following Final Album and Worldwide Farewell Tour

  PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2010

  Hear that sound? That, my friends, is the howling of the winds of change, carrying with it the news that legendary German hard rockers Scor...

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  Broken Hope Vocalist Joe Ptacek Dead at 37

  PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2010

  Some sad news in the world of death metal this week: Joe Ptacek, vocalist of Chicago, IL-based old-school death metal band Broken Hope pass...

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  Lagwagon's Joey Cape

  PUBLISHED Jan 22, 2010

  Pioneering pop-punkers Lagwagon aren't exactly at their most consistent and productive these days, what with their last full-length album b...