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Teri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ has died

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has died. She was 79. Garr died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis “surrounded by family and friends,” said publicist Heidi Schaeffer. Garr battled other health problems in […]

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Sugar - Copper Blue

NME’s Album of the Year for 1992 reissued with a wealth of worthwhile extras.




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Rumer - Boys Don’t Cry

Sarah Joyce covers male songwriters both culty and canonical on album number two.




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The Bamboos - Medicine Man

The Australians’ hybrid soul and funk sound continues to impress.




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Architects - Daybreaker

A fine fifth album from the Brighton metallers, set to stand the test of time.




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Public Image Ltd - This is PiL

Rotten returns with a curious mixture of rage and nostalgia.




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Hollie Cook - Prince Fatty Presents Hollie Cook in Dub

Modern-day dub with authentic depth.




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Karin Krog and Bengt Hallberg - Cabin in the Sky

Krog is on absolutely top form, while Hallberg sounds just like himself.




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George Frideric Handel - Alceste (soprano: Lucy Crowe; tenor: Benjamin Hulett; bass-baritone: Andrew Foster-Williams; Early Opera Company; conductor: Christian Curnyn)

The incomplete ‘incidental music’ for Alceste, conducted with liveliness and sensitivity.




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Flats - Better Living

Debut album from a band that probably relishes getting on as many nerves as possible.




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Jack Savoretti - Before the Storm

Third album of gruffly sensitive strum-pop from tousle-haired Italian-English Londoner.




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Bobby Womack - The Poet

Womack updates his material for the 80s, creating grown-up sensual soul.




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The Invisible - Rispah

A set of contemplation and catharsis, maintaining its emotional grip for a long time.





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“His father keeps a shop”: Behind Edward Elgar’s struggle for respectability

It was a music shop at 10 High Street in Worcester: “Elgar Bros. Pianoforte & Music Warehouse.” It was in this shop that young Edward ... Read more

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Nobel Prize in medicine honors two Mass. professors for their discovery of microRNA

“Their groundbreaking discovery revealed a completely new principle of gene regulation that turned out to be essential for multicellular organisms, including humans,” the Nobel Assembly said.

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