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Live Music: 2010 Non-CommVention in Philadelphia

Ken Shane June 21, 2010 10

Non-Comm is the annual Triple A radio conference hosted by WXPN in Philadelphia, and held at that city’s wonderful venue, World Cafe Live. The conference draws radio programmers from all over the country for

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Soul Serenade: Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, “Wake Up Everybody”

Ken Shane June 10, 2010 1

Last weekend I attended a Triple-A radio conference in Philadelphia. The event is called Non-Comm (as in noncommercial radio), and I’ll be writing more about it soon. One of the highlights of the conference,

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CD Review: Pete Yorn, “Back & Fourth”

Ken Shane July 4, 2009 6

The first Pete Yorn song I ever heard was “On Your Side,” from his debut album, Musicforthemorningafter (2001), but where I heard it was a bit unconventional — playing over an ad for United

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