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MARTHA WASH
Dance-music icon isn’t sweating pageant
“A lot of people know the songs that I’ve sung — they just don’t know me,” dance music diva and singer Martha Wash told PGN. Very true. Chances are, no matter what your age, sometime in your life...
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Divas and dubstep clog our inbox
Mary J. Blige My Life II ... The Journey Continues (Act 1) Geffen Records We get nervous when someone makes an album and names it as the sequel of one of their best albums, especially when the...
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VNV Nation goes back to the future on new album
If you have no idea who VNV Nation is, do yourself a favor and dive into the band’s back catalog. They are nothing short of awesome. For the last 20 years, the European group comprised of Ireland n...
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Out singer navigates post-‘Voice’ stardom
Out singer navigates post-‘Voice’ stardom Millions of television viewers saw Nakia (pronounced nah-kee-uh) make a splash as a quarter-finalist on the hit reality competition “The Voice.” But the o...
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CAMILA GREY (LEFT) AND LEISHA HAILEY
Uh Huh Her to rock Philly
Damn our bad timing! Had we waited a week to schedule an interview, we’d have gotten all the dirt on Uh Huh Her’s situation with Southwest Airlines — when the duo was reportedly escorted from a fl...
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Tori Amos Night of the Hunters Grammophon Records We’d hang out with Tori Amos any time, mostly because we’re not sure what would happen. Will she make us a cup of tea or cut us with a short s...
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THE HUMAN LEAGUE
The Human League returns with album and tour
Synthpop and new-wave pioneer The Human League is probably more highly regarded today than when the group was making hit records in the 1980s. If you don’t believe us, turn on the radio and listen ...
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Melissa Ferrick ends writer's block with new album
It’s been a while since out singer-songwriter Melissa Ferrick released a studio album. Five years, to be exact. But given her prolific 20 years of recording albums and many, many tours and performa...
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Erasure marks anniversary with new album and tour
Erasure is celebrating 25 years as a globally adored and successful synth-pop duo with a new studio album, “Tomorrow’s World,” due out Oct. 4, and a world tour, which comes to Philadelphia Sept. 8 ...
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New LGBT arts festival showcases local talent
A wide range of local LGBT artists is coming together to perform under the banner of the Phreak N’ Queer Arts & Music Festival, Aug. 4-7. The festival will feature bands, DJs, visual and performanc...
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