C.P. Morgan has mixed legacy (The Indianapolis Star)

To its supporters, new-home builder C.P. Morgan provided affordable houses for first-time buyers who might otherwise never have gotten their own home and a patch of yard.
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U2 album leaked as labels battle pirates (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)

U2 took extraordinary measures to protect profits from their new album ahead of its release tomorrow, only to see it circulated widely by internet pirates.
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K’Naan Keeps It Real (ChartAttack.com)

Imagine being invited to record your next album at a Kingston, Jamaica studio owned by Bob Marley's family. K'Naan doesn't have to. He's friends with the reggae legend's sons, Stephen and Damian Marley, who extended him a "unique invitation" to cut Troubadour at the family's studio.
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Lyman Woodard,a Detroit jazz scene legend, dies at 66 (Detroit Free Press)

"Don't Stop the Groove" wasn't just the title of one of organist Lyman Woodard's best records. It was the immutable truth at the core of his being, the philosophy that that transformed his live performances into four-alarm parties.
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Pirates snag U2’s bounty (Independent Online)

A group of select journalists were invited to an exclusive preview of U2's new album, but they would be some of the last people to listen to the music.
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You can call him Flash (The Age)

He's the cut creator, the original hip-hop innovator, the master of the wheels of steal. So how does one address Grandmaster Flash?
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Welcome to the ShanklyGates.co.uk Message Board (Shankly Gates)

Lyrics to Losing My Edge : Yeah, I'm losing my edge. I'm losing my edge. The kids are coming up from behind. I'm losing my edge. I'm losing my edge to the kids from France and from London.
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New U2 CD leaked (News 24 South Africa)

Irish rock legends U2 have taken extraordinary measures to protect profits from their new album ahead of its release - only to see it pirated on the internet.
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Jane’s Addiction Ready Rarities Box Set (Pitchfork)

For reasons that can probably all be traced back to Dave Navarro's constant shirtlessness , Jane's Addiction rarely get the respect they deserve. No Pitchfork 500 inclusion, for one! Jane's frontman Perry Farrell founded Lollapalooza . That means no Jane's , no early 90s alt-rock takeover, which means most of the people reading this would still be jamming Huey Lewis and Peabo ...
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U2 album leaked as label battles pirates (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Irish rock legends U2 took extraordinary measures to protect profits from their new album ahead of its release on Friday, only to see it circulated widely by Internet pirates.
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