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Best of The Morton Report: Our First Year

Saturday, April 28, 2012
Grab a cup of tea, or if you are feeling frisky something stronger, and take a journey with TMR as we look back at some of our biggest and best articles from our first year!

By ddarlingo

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The Morton Report Celebrates One Year of Awesomeness: A Cautionary Tale

Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Happy birthday, TMR! While we celebrate our first year, I must also assess the realities of mixing noble goals with the harsh reality of cold, hard business.

By ddarlingo

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Todd Rundgren's Todd on DVD Is a Show Worth Watching

Saturday, February 25, 2012
The good news is that watching the performance made me appreciate the Todd material more than I had before, possibly because the show is definitely a show, something to behold.

By Mindy Peterman

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Melissa Manchester On 40 Years in the Music Business and Her New Playlist Collection

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Melissa Manchester got her start in the '70s as one of Bette Midler's Harlettes, learning the ropes from the outrageous star. From there she went solo, writing songs that helped define the era of the singer-songwriter. Now Sony has released Playlist: The Very Best of Melissa Manchester, a rich compendium of Manchester's material.

By Mindy Peterman

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Jackie DeShannon Reworks Some Classic Tunes That Just Happen to Be Her Own

Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Over the years, people would say, "Let's go in and make a new record of 'Put a Little Love In Your Heart' and 'What the World Needs Now Is Love'. Let's get an orchestra together and do it." That did not feel good for me. I couldn't get into that. I said the only way I possibly could do it is make it very personal.

By Mindy Peterman

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Davy Jones On Music, Monkees, and Embracing the Legacy

Friday, December 2, 2011
Jones took some time out from working on his Pennsylvania horse farm to talk with me about '60s rock, pop, and soul, and was not at all reluctant to discuss his feelings about today's music and the entertainment business in general.

By Mindy Peterman

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Singer/Songwriter Bobby Long Tours Behind EP The Backing Singer

Wednesday, November 2, 2011
James Brown may be hailed as the hardest working man in show business, but I’m pretty sure singer/songwriter Bobby Long is determined to give him a run for his money.

By Chantal Stone

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Gadget Review: SuperTooth DISCO Portable Speaker

Sunday, October 30, 2011
The SuperTooth DISCO portable speaker delivers powerful stereo sound, is simple to set up and, like all the best gadgets... just works.

By Michael Simpson

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Eagle Rock Releases Seasons One and Two of The Monkees On DVD

Sunday, October 16, 2011
Eagle Rock Media and Rhino have documented these unique moments of television and pop music history with the release of both seasons of The Monkees. Sold separately, each set is a treasure trove of remastered episodes and special features.

By Mindy Peterman

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Jukin' wit de Blues: Muddying the Blues Waters

Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Okay, I'll admit it. I own a large and diverse blues collection; but in all of my searching and collecting I didn't know Frampton was a bluesman.

By Dallyon Stymien

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"Da Doo Ron Ron"! An Interview with La La Brooks, Original Lead Singer of The Crystals

Saturday, October 8, 2011
She laments the passing of what she considers a purity of sound. "I remember there were so many people in the studio. That was fascinating. Just to sit outside the studio in the seating area before I put on the vocals and seeing all the musicians just playing live..."

By Mindy Peterman

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Audio Fidelity Releases Two More Classics In Its 24K Gold Disc Series

Monday, September 19, 2011
Audio Fidelity, a company that prides itself in producing the very best quality audio on 24k gold discs, wants to you to consider choosing CDs again. They have released a series of classic recordings that might have you dusting off your Discman or home CD player and putting it back to work.

By Mindy Peterman

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Cake Gives Back To the Music Community With "The Federal Funding March" Competition

Friday, September 9, 2011
The competition is open to high school and college marching bands, and has over sixty-five schools already committed with over one hundred expected to participate.

By Mindy Peterman

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Jack White, Mozart and ICP Team For Classical Butt Licking

Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Yes, who better to bring ass-licking to high art than Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope, with assistance from Jack White (also a native of SW Detroit)? I guess Kid Rock and Eminem weren't available.

By ddarlingo

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PBS's Barbra Streisand: One Night Only At the Village Vanguard Showcases the Singer's Unrivaled Artistry

Wednesday, August 3, 2011
With all her success, Barbra Streisand has never forgotten the art behind her fame. Nowhere is this more apparent than on the forthcoming PBS program "Barbra Streisand: One Night Only At the Village Vanguard."

By Mindy Peterman

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MTV: Thirty Years of Rotting Your Skull, Part 1

Monday, August 1, 2011
Here's how stupid I am - I'm writing a piece on MTV's 30th anniversary and for a second I was stumped by how old I was when MTV started.

By Brad Laidman

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Johnny Winter: Steady Rollin' Man

Sunday, July 31, 2011
Since the beginning of his career, over 50 years ago, Winter's been giving back to his audience with shows and records that are energetic and musically vibrant. Despite health problems and battles with drug addiction, he's always bounced back.

By Mindy Peterman

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V-MODA Wants to Bathe Your Ears in True Blood at Comic-Con

Friday, July 22, 2011
V-MODA, in partnership with HBO, is launching the REVAMP, the latest in its range of True Blood-themed headphones, at Comic-Con.

By Michael Simpson

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Music Distribution: The Next Generation

Friday, July 22, 2011
Distribution of music is what drives the market these days, not format. From the rapid adoption of low-resolution MP3s to their accepted sales through outlets like iTunes, Amazon, and other digital malls, music distribution has been focused on selection and location playback.

By Matt Rowe

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Pistolera's El Desierto y La Ciudad Celebrates NYC and Band's Southwestern Roots

Saturday, July 16, 2011
New York City-based band Pistolera returns with its third album, El Desierto y La Ciudad. Released July 12 on Luchadora, the album came out on CD, but actually plays like an LP with one batch of songs dedicated to the...

By Tad Hendrickson

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