JHU music fans refuse to explore other genres From Johns Hopkins NewsLetter Many listeners, like my death metal co-worker, tend to side with one particular style of music, proclaim loyalty and ignore the rest, pledging a musical allegiance. I grew up listening to my parents' music, namely "classic rock," but as music has developed I've embraced it rather than sticking to my roots. I don't want to say don't know a lot about music but I just don't trust a lot of people's taste in music, especially people who like a lot of the genres I dislike."

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Pop Making Sense From Windy City Times Pictured: Shelby Lynne, Janet Jackson. With her recent releases, there have been questions whether Janet Jackson would make a triumphant comeback. Miss Jackson with her latest, Discipline. Don't fear, the youngest of the Jacksons proved she can redo something from the family vault with the 1993 B-side One More Chance. Also a standing ovation will be in order when Jackson will receive the Vanguard Award at the 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards ceremony April 26. Feedback may be Jackson's latest...

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Mass. Market: WBOS/92.9 tosses the dice on change of format From Daily News Tribune But the music lovers who regularly tuned in to 92.9 FM were taken completely off-guard this month when parent company Greater Media Inc. opted to change the station's format, which is known in the trade as AAA, or "Adult Album Alternative." Knight also says listeners don't need to worry that the station will become a robotic jukebox programmed from afar. Greater Media, Knight says, is a strong believer in the power of local radio. In the case of WBOS sorry, I mean Radio 92.9 now Knight says...

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NYU Researchers Study Music Blog Buzz From www.toptensources.com/topten/AlternativeRock/ Everyone has an opinion, but I suggest you check out the feeds below, if just because they've given me some great tips recently. Everyone has an opinion, but I suggest you check out the feeds below, if just because they've given me some great tips recently. These feeds search through the music world and give you their opinion on what they think the best bands out there are, like a friend you chat with about new albums. Whether in print or in Podcasto, these feeds give you a new perspective....

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Commercial spawns interest in sound From Asbury Park Press Brick A: You seem to be in good company among people asking that question in the past month since Dunkin' Donuts re-released a 30-second version of its 2006 one-minute commercial featuring the song, "Things I Like To Do," by They Might Be Giants. Fun fact: The alternative rock duo of John Flansburgh and John Linnell put out an album, "Venue Songs," in 2004 that features a song they wrote about the Stone Pony nightclub in Asbury Park.

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