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Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies

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Costa Rica Rocks: Grunge rocking for a cause

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Eclectic electric: Ocaso Music Festival rages in Tamarindo

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5 questions for a Costa Rican musician and photographer

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The Tico Times chats with a dynamic duo of Costa Rican artists, musician Alexis Morales and photographer Ginette Venegas.

A Costa Rican, a first kiss: Mourning George Michael

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Columnist Natasha Gordon Chipembere brings us a prom memory that was part Brooklyn, part Costa Rica, totally ’80s, and elevated by George Michael.

5 questions for a Costa Rican singer

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Costa Rican singer Gustavo Salazar opens up about choosing the artistic life, stage fright, and why music is like a lover who doesn't take kindly to demands.

10 reasons to check out the first-ever Coca Cola Fest

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A guide to musicians performing at the upcoming Coca-Cola Fest at the National Stadium.

Pop icon Prince dead at 57

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Pop icon Prince -- one of the most influential but elusive figures in music -- died suddenly at his compound in Minnesota on Thursday, a representative said. He was 57.

Q&A with Robyn Hitchcock: He began in the punk era but landed in Nashville

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The world first became aware of Robyn Hitchcock in 1980. Now 63, he has proved more durable and complicated than his vintage.

Red Hot Chili Peppers to play Lollapalooza as new album emerges

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Lollapalooza is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year in Chicago with big names including Radiohead, Lana Del Rey and Jane's Addiction. Read all about it here.

Phife Dawg brought humor and humanity to A Tribe Called Quest

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Over and over, Phife Dawg went for big laughs by spilling his guts at the top of his lungs. There was so much generosity in that. Hearing about his bad days made ours better. "To top it off, Starks got ejected."

VIDEO: Rolling Stones promise ‘historic’ Cuba concert

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The Rolling Stones took to Cuban media to promise a "historic" occasion when they give their first Havana concert this Friday in a communist country where rock 'n roll was long considered subversive.

A Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg dies at 45

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Phife Dawg, the high-pitched but street-smart rapper whose pioneering group A Tribe Called Quest brought a fresh artistic aesthetic to hip-hop, has died, a colleague said Wednesday. He was 45.