Sad news: Love's legendary (and legendarily troubled) frontman Arthur Lee has died of leukemia.
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Bedazzled shares video of Glenn Campbell performing the Brian Wilson-produced tune "Guess I'm Dumb."
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The Guardian profiles the great BBC deejay Charlie Gillett who, sadly, is giving up his regular world music program due to health problems. Along with helping to expose a huge new audience to music from Africa and elsewhere, Gillett also penned what is, for my money, the best book ever written about the history of American rock'n'roll: "The Sound of the City."
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Rhino is releasing expanded versions of the first two Pretenders albums.
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Elisabeth Sladen is reprising her role as Doctor Who companion Sarah Jane Smith in a spin-off series from the BBC, according to Outpost Gallifrey. The show follows Smith's investigations into the unknown and is tentatively titled, appropriately enough, "Sarah Jane Investiages."
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