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CNNMoney: Dan Zanes: King of 'Kindie' rockupdated: Thu Apr 21 2011 12:11:00

Back in the '80s, Dan Zanes, the frontman of the Del Fuegos, was rocking venues packed with teens and young adults.

Political Circus: No Jane Fonda videos for these congressmenupdated: Wed Mar 16 2011 12:17:00

Politics is serious business -- but not all the time.

Interview with an unknown legendupdated: Sun Dec 13 2009 06:41:00

"It was cool on one level, and then on another level it was kind of like getting gum on the bottom of your shoe."

CNNMoney: Sirius XM: The best play on an auto reboundupdated: Tue Jun 30 2009 11:32:00

U.S. car sales are in a ridiculous funk. Even with a strong June, the current annualized rate of about 10 million vehicles isn't enough to compensate for scrapped cars and population growth. Yet the best investment play on an American recovery may not be a car or parts maker. Curiously, it may be Sirius XM Radio, which operates the radio in the dashboard.

The worst breakup lines everupdated: Fri Jun 26 2009 09:49:00

Nowhere is the difference between men and women so glaring as when it comes down to the demise of a relationship. Specifically, the unexpected, unwanted, one-sided break-up otherwise known as the dumping.

Commentary: Grateful Dead on health careupdated: Wed May 06 2009 06:44:00

All the stars seem to have aligned for the passage of national health care reform. Victory, supporters say, is inevitable.

Deadheads share tie-dyed memories as band plans new tourupdated: Wed Jan 07 2009 10:52:00

He had a 1966 Volkswagen bus, scraggly beard and a penchant for the arts. She had blonde hair and liked the Grateful Dead. That was all they needed.

SI.com: Austin Murphy: Mike Leach is my Sportsmanupdated: Fri Nov 21 2008 12:42:00

Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Dec. 2. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer. For more essays, click here.

Time.com: Alton Kelley, Rock Art Creator, Diesupdated: Wed Jun 04 2008 18:00:00

Artist Alton Kelley, who created the psychedelic style of posters and other art associated with the 1960s San Francisco rock scene, has died. He was 67

Fortune: On the road with NHL chief Gary Bettmanupdated: Tue Apr 15 2008 13:57:00

Going to 60 hockey games a year might sound like fun, but for Gary Bettman it's just another day at the office. In 15 years as NHL chief, he has more than quadrupled revenues to $2.6 billion, added four teams and, more recently, signed TV deals with NBC and Versus, and led the league to record attendance levels even after the 2004-05 lockout season.

FSB: Death to scalpersupdated: Thu Apr 10 2008 09:30:00

First place team: qcue What it does: Helps promoters price live events and concerts and resell tickets Founders: Andrew Mills, Barry Kahn, and Jitendra Dalvi School: University of Texas at Austin Launched: August 2007

SI.com: Nick Hardwick's ultimate playlistupdated: Mon Oct 01 2007 01:12:00

Chargers center Nick Hardwick was named the backup for the AFC squad in the 2007 Pro Bowl. The 26-year-old is in his third season with San Diego.

As the 'American Idol' turnsupdated: Tue May 24 2005 11:53:00

Let's see: There was the contestant who accused Paula Abdul of helping him, professionally and otherwise. There was the phone line debacle. There was the promising contestant who pulled out of the show and was rumored to have cut his own deal. There was the Web site that tried to push the contestant it deemed least qualified, earning the enmity of many fans.

FSB: String Theoryupdated: Wed Dec 01 2004 00:01:00

The String Cheese incident is a Boulder-based band known for its extended jazzy improvisations—but there's nothing impulsive about its moneymaking methods. During 11 years of nonstop touring, the f...

CNNMoney: Warner Music unveils CD-DVD comboupdated: Mon Oct 25 2004 18:01:00

Just when you needed one more electronic gadget to choose from, Warner Music Group introduces a new combination CD-DVD called the DualDisc.

United States rich with musical streetsupdated: Mon Jul 05 2004 10:22:00

Advertising has Madison Avenue. The theatre has Broadway and finance has Wall Street. But it's hard to find one central stretch of road for the music industry. There are, however, certain streets and stretches where music history resides. Here's a quick drive-by of musical hot spots.

Movie by 'Scrubs' star wins Maui festivalupdated: Fri Jun 25 2004 14:36:00

A newcomer's directorial debut, "Garden State," walked away with the award for best feature film at the fifth annual Maui Film Festival, which wrapped up this week after a record-setting turnout.

FSB: Cellars Market For collectors who want to keep track of their thousands of bottles of fine wine, Jeff Smith is the organization updated: Sat May 01 2004 00:01:00

Jeff smith was between jobs a few years back and pitched in to help his father, Joe, move to a new house in Beverly Hills. Joe--a former chairman of Warner Bros. Records, Capitol EMI Records, and E...

Blow your mind with a look at your beerupdated: Wed Feb 04 2004 19:02:00

Magnify "Heath toffee crunch" ice cream 200 to 1,000 times, and you can see the rippling deep blue bursts of flavor that make it taste so good.

FSB: How Panic Spreads ROCKERS WIDESPREAD PANIC THRIVE BY CONSISTENTLY OFFERING 'NOTHING' TO THEIR ABSURDLY LOYAL FANS.updated: Wed Oct 01 2003 00:01:00

No sooner has the band Widespread Panic taken the stage at Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheater than I notice that everyone in the audience is pointing at me. Some use both index fingers; others jab i...

Fortune: The Playlistupdated: Mon Apr 14 2003 00:01:00

James Chance Irresistible Impulse Tiger Style

Fortune: Lost Rock & Roll Masterpieces, Volume 18updated: Mon May 27 2002 00:01:00

"Me and My Uncle" by Dino Valente, from Dino Valente (Koch)

Fortune: The Playlistupdated: Mon Dec 10 2001 00:01:00

Shelby Lynne Love, Shelby Island

Fortune: Give These Guys a Statue!updated: Mon Apr 02 2001 00:01:00

It's awards season, but who cares about the Oscars? In the magazine world FORTUNE has just racked up a gratifying string of big wins. On March 5, Adweek hailed us as the No. 1 magazine on its covet...

Fortune: Playlistupdated: Mon Apr 03 2000 00:01:00

PATTI SMITH Gung Ho (Arista) All it takes is one hot blast of her new single, "Glitter in Their Eyes," to prove that Smith is ranting with an animal urgency that she hasn't truly uncaged in 20 year...

Fortune: Getting a New Executive Job, And Beeper Bonusesupdated: Mon Apr 03 2000 00:01:00

Dear Annie: I am a senior VP of marketing earning a little over $200,000 a year at a company that is downsizing. My position is being eliminated, but the company wants to keep me and has offered me...

Fortune: The One Internet Metric That Really Mattersupdated: Mon Mar 06 2000 00:01:00

Once in a while You get shown the light In the strangest of places If you look at it right --Grateful Dead

Fortune: InterTrustupdated: Mon Jul 05 1999 00:01:00

MANAGING DIGITAL COPYRIGHTS hq: Sunnyvale, Calif. founded: 1990 sales: N.A. employees: 130 privately held address: www.intertrust.com

Fortune: How Harvard Built Its Brand: It's Radicalupdated: Mon Apr 26 1999 00:01:00

Why Madonna and not the Spice Girls?

Fortune: DEAD BORINGupdated: Mon Aug 04 1997 00:01:00

"You had to be there" is the phrase to keep in mind when listening to any recording of the Grateful Dead. Their music--lazy, meandering, unfocused--rarely makes for exciting albums, and unless you ...

Fortune: WHAT WOULD JERRY THINK?updated: Mon Jul 08 1996 00:01:00

Bob Weir, 48, former guitarist for the Grateful Dead, is up for membership in that California bastion of the establishment, the Bohemian Club. Yes, you heard it right: Two antipodes are about to al...

Money Magazine: HIS WILL SURVIVES: ESTATE-PLANNING TIPS FROM JERRY GARCIA OF THE GRATEFUL DEADupdated: Sun Oct 01 1995 00:01:00

FOR A MAN WHO PRIDED HIMSELF ON NEVER SELLING OUT TO commercial pressure, Grateful Dead leader Jerry Garcia--who died of a heart attack at age 53 in August--apparently cared a lot about what happen...

Fortune: OLYMPIC GOLDupdated: Mon Aug 10 1992 00:01:00

The Grateful Dead's sponsorship of Lithuania's Olympic basketball team is the latest warp on what's fast becoming a capitalist tradition. With amateurism now a thing of the past, more companies are...

Fortune: Nuking environmentalists, socialism in the subway, the United % States vs. New York, and other matters. GREAT MOMENTS IN HIGHER updated: Mon Apr 08 1991 00:01:00

In a speech to the Association of Community College Trustees, Senator Robert C. Byrd, the West Virginia Democrat who heads the Senate Appropriations Committee, said four-year institutions were . . ...

Fortune: WHAT TO BUY IN '91updated: Mon Jan 14 1991 00:01:00

Will a poster of Jimi Hendrix ever hang side by side with a Monet? Probably not. But it may prove a better investment. While prices for impressionist paintings, classic cars, and other hot sellers ...

Fortune: Finding nuts in the forest, the story they dare not print, and why workers are safe under capitalism. THE EARTH AND ITS FRIENDSupdated: Mon Jan 29 1990 00:01:00

Morgan Fairchild, blonde bombshell, is an environmentalist. So is David Duke, Louisiana legislator and former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. So is tennis lady Martina Navratilova....

Fortune: Rock tours that roll in cashupdated: Mon Nov 09 1987 00:01:00

It's beginning to seem as if the main difference between a rock group's concert tour and a moon landing is that the rock tour makes a profit. Expenses are enormous, logistical problems horrific. Ye...

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