Justin Timberlake and the Trouble With Wives

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Justin Timberlake’s charm is supposed to work even on the toughest critic. Except, apparently, Matthew Norman’s wife.

Let it Be

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Ken Goldstein sees the Fab Four in London in a show that’s part music extravaganza, part time-machine. — I write this evening from London on the last day of a short business trip. I am pounding this out on an iPad so it may be a bit less polished then some of my posts, but [...]

A Guerilla Education: Rage, Isolation and the Band that Made me a Man

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Marco Adamovic learned more from a seminal 90′s rock band than he ever did in the classroom.

Boston Musician Funds School Program By Playing in the Subway

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World-class violinist David France plays in the subway in downtown Boston to raise money for his after-school program, Revolution of Hope, in Roxbury.

Confessions of a Superfan

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Lee McKinstry, the GMP’s new Pop Culture Editor, is calling for your submissions. To begin, she recounts tales of her own super fan past.

11 Ways For the Groom to Add His Touch to the Big Day

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Grooms, check out this list for some easy ways to get involved in planning your wedding that will leave you feeling good and make your big day one of a kind.

#33: Long Night in the Club

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The being ready is important and the delivering the best you can is even more important.

Replacing Security Guards with the Arts Transforms School

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Three years after getting rid of security guards, Orchard Gardens is safer than ever and students are blossoming.

Record Store Day: Jack White Wants You to Buy a Vinyl Record (Video)

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Singer and guitarist Jake White tells industry secrets and urges people to visit a brick and mortar store instead of being lost in their computers.

Renaiszance: A Brother, a Sister, Music, Art + Science

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Renaiszance is the brainchild of siblings Rave and Radha Mehta. The duo’s debut EDM album just hit stores and The Good Men Project talked to Ravé about the origins of their unique sound.

A History of Music Festivals

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Where did Woodstock come from and how did Austin City Limits come about? Find out the origins of your favorite festivals.

The Poet in Prison Dreams

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A lover of birds dreams he can fly and talk to animals … and that his human brothers and sisters might learn to forgive him.

“I attended a homophobic, hyper-masculine all-male high school, and I listened to a lot of punk and hardcore as an outlet for my feelings there.”

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This is a comment by Evin Carty on the post “Is Music the Last Sanctioned Outlet for Men to Express Their Emotions?”

Open Thread: How Well Do You Separate Art and Artist?

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You love the work; you hate the person who made it. How do you navigate that?

Rosanne Cash Performs at Folsom State Prison

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Forty years after the late musician Johnny Cash performed “Folsom Blues” in the Folsom Prison Library, his daughter returns and meets GMP poet Spoon Jackson.

10 Ways to Make Your Wedding Unforgettable

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In: off-beat locales, pie, alternatives to guestbooks. Out: meaningless traditions, cupcakes, and one-band weddings.