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Ijango - Cameron Sharpe

 Ijango Sonic - Ijango Pizza Hut Jimi Hendrix's former roadie James '"Tappy" Wright has claimed that the late guitar legend was murdered by his manager, Michael Jeffrey. In his new book Rock Roadie, Wright claims that ...READ»

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Can AI Bring Dead Musician's "Sound" Back to Life...And Should It Be Copyrighted?

Music fans, be prepared to be wowed, and have notions of musicality tested by tech: A North Carolina company will be performing robotic recreations of old masterpieces, with an artificial intelligent recreation of their musical ...READ»

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Fast History: The End of Woodstock, 1969

Forty years ago this morning, Jimi Hendrix brought down the house to close the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, New York. Decades later, amid a new era of change, things look suspiciously similar: America is embroiled in ...READ»

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It's Only Rock 'n' Roll ...

... but they like it! Forget Netscape and Intel. These days the hottest acts in Silicon Valley are the Raving Daves, Look Feel, and the Flying Other Brothers.READ»

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Back to the Garden

IN August 1969, Bethel, N.Y., was a once-in-a-lifetime weekend getaway for some 400,000 people who swarmed Max Yasgur’s 600-acre farm for the Woodstock Music & Art Fair to hear rock acts like the Who, Jimi Hendrix and Country ...READ»

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Employee Innovator Runner-up: Zappos

Power to the employee. At Zappos, workers are given power to improve the company.READ»

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Seattle: City of the Year

The capital of the Pacific Northwest is blessed with divine geography, frontier spirit, and an abundance of both artists and geeks. Plus, it's not even that rainy.READ»

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How Nike's CEO Shook Up the Shoe Industry

Nike's Mark Parker brings together extreme talents, whether they're basketball stars, tattooists, or designers obsessed with shoes.READ»