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National Association of Broadcasters, NPR, others dead wrong: Results have been released from a long anticipated engineering study ordered by Congress — a study designed to determine whether small community radio stations could cause interference to the signals of full power broadcasters. The study, conducted by an independent testing company …

Benny Carter, composer, arranger, bandleader, and multiple instrumentalist best known for work on saxophone: Benny Carter’s career was remarkable for both its length and its consistently high musical achievement, from his first recordings in the 1920’s to his youthful-sounding improvisations in the 1990’s. His pure-toned, impeccably phrased performances made him …

Interview on Starpolish: STARPOLISH: When you went into the studio this time, did you do anything different than when you recorded albums in the past? PHAIR: Not really (laughs). That’s the funny part. The songs came out a lot differently just because of who I was working with, but I …

Dude was a frisky 95: Compay Segundo, the salty Cuban singer and guitarist who rose to global fame in his 90’s as the eldest of the elder musical statesmen featured on the album and film “Buena Vista Social Club,” died on Sunday at his home in Havana, an official at …

The original Duran Duran reunites for smoking hot show at L.A.’s Roxy: Last night (Tuesday, July 15), the original ’80s Duran Duran lineup celebrated their 25th anniversary by playing Los Angeles’s 450-capacity Roxy nightclub as a warm-up for their much-hyped brief U.S. reunion tour, which officially kicks off tonight at …

Arnold clears out $450K of past campaign debt in two nights. He is poised to run for governor of California if Gray Davis is recalled: In twin “Terminator 3” events last month, Schwarzenegger used his star power to help raise $421,000 to erase campaign debts from an after-school programs initiative …

Joining the Senate in an effort to modify the FCC actions of June 2 easing media ownership rules, the House Appropriations Committee voted to block the ruling regarding concentration of the nation’s commercial television markets: The panel’s action applied to a key part of a landmark June 2 FCC decision …

This is a great story – sometimes lives do turn around and have happy endings, or at least new beginnings: R&B singer Howard Tate seemed to have a promising career going in the ’60s and early ’70s. Tate’s voice and emotion-charged stylings had people comparing him favorably to Sam Cooke, …

Eric Olsen laments the loss of Salsa Queen Celia Cruz

I was unaware of the this syndicated PRI show, Echoes, which appears to be tres cool. We do not get it in Northeast Ohio: ECHOES A Nightly Music Soundscape Over 150 Radio Stations FEATURES AND HIGHLIGHTS **UPDATE** for July 2003 Following is a listing of Echoes features and Living Room …