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         <title>Whitney Houston In Houston: A Brief Retrospective</title>
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All morning, the world woke up to the shocking, but not altogether surprising, news that troubled pop/R&B superstar Whitney Houston died Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles. Houston, 48, was pronounce]]></description>
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         <title>Your iPod Is Interesting Again: 10 New Local Rap Releases Worth Noting</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&#8203;It appears that last year, local underground rap's most impressive in a handful of terms, was not an anomaly. Six weeks into the last year of human existence (goddamn you, Mayans) and Houston's]]></description>
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         <title>&quot;Dude, You&apos;re Getting Adele.&quot; Better Late Than Never...</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&#8203;The best joke in the music business right now is, according to Cactus Music's Quinn Bishop, something frequently heard recently at his cash register: "Dude, you're getting Adele."

Even I bough]]></description>
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         <title>Screwed Up Eyes And Screwed Down Hairdo: David Bowie&apos;s Ziggy Stardust Turns Forty</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&#8203;David Bowie's space-hippie, proto-punk, peace freak, interstellar rock 'n roll ambassador Ziggy Stardust character debuted 40 years ago today in London at a gig at the Toby Jug pub. The rail-th]]></description>
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         <title>Killin&apos; Them Softly: Celebrating 75 Years Of Roberta Flack</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&#8203;To strike someone with the "underrated greatness" term always carries a bit of weight behind it. You know, the quick snap question of "do they deserve it" comes to mind.

Sorry, in the class of]]></description>
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         <title>The End Is Near: 11 Great Second-To-Last Songs</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Photo By Jon Jordan.A good penultimate track will wake him from his slumber.&#8203;I'm not a linguist but I'll confess that I'm fascinated by jargon. Ever heard the phrase the 11 O'Clock Number? It's ]]></description>
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         <title>Last Night: Anvil at Warehouse Live</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Photos by groovehouse&#8203;Most rock bands don't last 34 days, let alone 34 years.  But that's exactly how long Canadian heavy metal trio Anvil has spent recording and touring -- mostly in complete o]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:54 -0600</pubDate>
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         <title>Rocks Off Now Sponsoring Some Cactus Music In-Stores</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Photos by Jim BrickerThe Wild Moccasins at Cactus Music, Record Store Day, April 2011&#8203;After a preview last fall featuring Girl In a Coma, it gives Rocks Off great pleasure to announce that effec]]></description>
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         <title>Gone But Never Forgotten: Happy 50th Birthday Cliff Burton</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&#8203;Today would have marked the 50th birthday of a bass guitarist named Clifford Lee Burton who played for a band called Metallica. You may have heard of them. Unfortunately, Cliff passed away in 1]]></description>
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         <title>We Tell You Who Will Win Grammys So You Don&apos;t Have To Watch Them </title>
         <description><![CDATA[SPOILER ALERT&#8203;The best thing about the annual Grammy nominations and awards shows is the clamor of anger that rises up when the mere mention of the event even comes up. Immediately people begin ]]></description>
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         <title>Bang Bangz: Tax the Wolf Offshoot Sets A Pretty High Bar</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&#8203;Houstonians are more than likely familiar with Mario Rodriguez for his work with Tax the Wolf. The experimental powerhouse has been winning awards and critical acclaim for his experimental and ]]></description>
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         <title>Thanks A Lot: An Introduction To The Late Great Ernest Tubb</title>
         <description><![CDATA[&#8203;Today would have been country legend and pioneer Ernest Tubb's 98th birthday. Born in 1914 in Crisp, Texas near Dallas, his hometown is now designated as ghost town. For forty years, Tubb was a]]></description>
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         <title>Introducing...The Beatles: Celebrating Their First Ed Sullivan Performance</title>
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         <title>Top 10 Carole King Songs Written for Other Artists</title>
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         <title>Happy Birthday Joe Ely: The Lubbock Flash Turns 65</title>
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