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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:30:07 EST</pubDate>
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  <title>The kings of Midwestern prom rock.</title>
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  <author>Jody Rosen</author>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 1 Apr 2009 14:13:57 EST</pubDate>
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  <title>Prince's new album reviewed.</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[  Attention, Target shoppers. The new release by Prince, a three-CD package titled Lotusflow3r, is now on sale exclusively at the discount retailer for just $11.98. It's a bargain, especially when you consider the alternative: Those wishing to download the records—Lotusflow3r and MPLSound, a pair of Prince solo discs, and Elixer, the debut by Prince's new protégé Bria Valente—can do so at lotusflow3r.com for the not-so-low price of $77.<br /><br />[<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2215000/?from=rss">more ...</a>]  ]]></description>
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  <author>Jody Rosen</author>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:47:18 EST</pubDate>
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  <description><![CDATA[  Who's winning, who's losing, and why.Media criticism.A wartime lexicon.Military analysis.The law, lawyers, and the court.Oral argument from the court.Opinions about events beyond our borders.Gossip, speculation, and scuttlebutt about politics.Notes from the political sidelines.The thinking behind the news.Songs you've got to hear.<br /><br />[<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2170733/?from=rss">more ...</a>]  ]]></description>
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  <author>Jody Rosen</author>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:12:26 EST</pubDate>
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  <title>Old-people choirs.</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[  Young at Heart Choir, "Fix You"The Zimmers, "My Generation"Last year, the Young @ Heart Chorus out of Northampton, Mass., stirred a minor Internet sensation when a performance video was posted to YouTube. Young @ Heart's members are all senior citizens, ages 71 to 93, and their repertoire consists entirely of rock-era songs. The YouTube hit was a version of Coldplay's "Fix You"—the group has sung everything from "You Can't Always Get What You Want" to "Hey Ya." It sounds like a gimmick, and a cheap one at that, but the "Fix You" clip was extraordinary, not least because of the grave, graceful lead vocal performance by chorus member Fred Knittle, who has a heart condition and sang with a breathing tube attached to his nose. Adding to the poignancy was the fact that the song was originally a duet with another Young @ Heart member, Bob Salvini, who died shortly before the performance. But Knittle and company completely transcended kitsch, as well as the insipidities of Chris Martin's lyric. Young @ Heart's "Fix You" is touching and dignified. Most importantly, it's a fine piece of music.<br /><br />[<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2167991/?from=rss">more ...</a>]<!--AD BEGIN--><br clear="all" /><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/slate.rss/politics;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=3659" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/slate.rss/politics;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=3659" border="0" vspace="5" /></a><!--AD END-->  ]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 7 Jun 2007 16:04:31 EST</pubDate>
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  <title>The insanely great songs Apple won't let you hear.</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[  "Killer Tune" is just that: It sounds like the Killers, and it is killer. It's one of the most popular iTunes downloads for the band Straightener—but you haven't heard it.<br /><br />[<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2158151/?from=rss">more ...</a>]  ]]></description>
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  <author>Paul Collins</author>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:48:50 EST</pubDate>
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