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    Articles by Charles R. Cross
    'Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain' (It Books) will be available at booksellers everywhere on Tuesday, March 18.
    It feels awful to even write these words,...
    By Charles R. Cross • March 5, 2014 3:21 pm

    It feels awful to even write these words, but Kurt Cobain is better known now for his suicide than for…

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    The threads are cheap. The music is free.
    Goodwill Ambassador
    By Charles R. Cross • December 18, 2012 12:00 am

    What Macklemore’s breakthrough says about the state of the music industry.

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    Erik Blood: Musician, producer, pornography appreciator.
    Erik Blood: The Harder They Come
    By Charles R. Cross • August 21, 2012 12:00 am

    Seattle’s hottest producer is also its filthiest songwriter.

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    Calvin Johnson, with Beat Happening, in Chicago in 1988.
    K Is for Calvin
    By Charles R. Cross • July 10, 2012 12:00 am

    An influential label, an abrasive founder, and a local editor’s biographical debut.

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    West Seattleite Eddie Vedder, with Pearl Jam, at KeyArena in 2009.
    Pearl Jam: Rear View Mirror
    By Charles R. Cross • January 18, 2011 12:00 am

    Live on Ten Legs captures the band’s second act, as primarily a live concern.

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    Don't look back: "The past doesn't weigh on me anymore," says Faithfull.
    The Full Faithfull
    By Charles R. Cross • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    In the ’60s, Marianne Faithfull was swingin’ London’s ‘it’ girl. At 56, she brings a new meaning to the concept of ‘sex with strangers.’

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    From left: Booker T. Jones, Duck Dunn, Steve Cropper.
    Top of the Stax
    By Charles R. Cross • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Chatting with Steve Cropper of Booker T. & the MG’s.

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    This vintage poster from the heyday of Chicago blues is one of the highlights of EMPs new exhibit.
    Living the Blues
    By Charles R. Cross • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    EMP’s new exhibit examines the Delta-Chicago connection.

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    John Hammondon the road, literally.
    Travelin’ Man
    By Charles R. Cross • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    On the road again with John Hammond.

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    Solomon Burke: the king of rock 'n' soul.
    Artist of the Year
    By Charles R. Cross • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Solomon Burke is the world’s greatest living singer; he also saves souls and makes a mean sandwich.

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    Gonna be a son of a gun: a pre-fame Hendrix, far left.
    Voodoo Childhood
    By Charles R. Cross • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Re-experiencing the young Hendrix at EMP.

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