The passing of Don Cornelius this week was one of those milestone events that mark not just one man's tragic finale, but the end of a hugely important cultural era. more... |


The passing of Don Cornelius this week was one of those milestone events that mark not just one man's tragic finale, but the end of a hugely important cultural era. more... |
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You may count Craven as one of the viewers left speechless by “The Artist.”
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — It's not unusual for an orchestra to occasionally dedicate an evening to rock and roll. What is unique, is for a community to have a professional rock and roll orchestra with a complete season of concerts, director Calvin...
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It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing. So it would take an encyclopedia to define the music of Spade Cooley. Because swing Cooley's music surely did, loud and loose and lively.
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In 1979, he was the singer in an obscure new wave band that put out only one studio album. In 1989, he was a mover and a shaker, the president of one of the largest record labels in Hollywood, rubbing elbows with the rich and famous. In 2008, he was a...
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So what is the perfect duration of a pop song?
Tests have been conducted which indicate the answer, apparently, is four minutes. At least, that holds true for the modern era. |
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Hello, my name is Craven, and I am a recovering alphabetizer.
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There are many sources for the Christmas traditions we enact every year. Of course, the holiday was created to celebrate the birth of Christ, despite the fact that while biblical scholars argue amongst themselves whether he was actually born in March or...
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I won't do it. Uh-uh. No sir. I will NOT be writing a “Best Albums of 2011” column this year. Not for love or the thousands of dollars Grand Junction Free Press editor Tracy Dvorak is surely bound to wave at me. Not even if you say...
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The other night I pulled out half a red cabbage to go with some rice and a small salmon filet my husband and I were splitting. The only thing I had to buy for dinner was the fish — on sale: $5.
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Seeing as how it is Black Friday, you are probably not reading this.
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A couple of years ago, a friend turned retired Grand Junction resident Jane Berger on to “The Doctors,” a daytime talk show hosted by medical experts who explore and educate on all aspects of health and...
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Come to a cozy, decorated downtown church Friday, Dec. 2, to hear “A Literary Christmas,” classic Christmas stories and poems recited to you, together with beautiful choral music, 7 p.m. at 800 Colorado Ave.
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With Thanksgiving fast approaching, Craven started wondering just how many popular songs offer thanks. It turns out there are a lot.
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Another reason to be thankful came in the form of this week's announcement of Country Jam 2012 music headliners.
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If “getting information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant,” as has been said, then sometimes, the water's gone bad.
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