Feb. 6 is Bob Marley's birthday (his 66th), and international day of remembrance and celebration of the reggae legend's life.

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Expanding to three stages, this year's SmokeOut on Oct. 16 promises to be the best yet. Headliners include Incubus, Slightly Stoopid, Manu Chao, Nas & Damian Marley, MGMT, DeadmauS, Erykah Badu, Living Colour and, of course, Cypress Hill. The SmokeOut takes place at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, California, starting at 12 pm.

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Amy Winehouse has claimed she has been drug-free for three years.

The troubled singer says she managed to kick her dependency overnight, claiming: "I literally woke up one day and was like 'I don't want to do this any more'."

Amy - still to release a follow-up to 2006 album Back To Black - told Glamour magazine: "I'm much healthier now. I used to use drugs and I haven't used drugs in almost three years. It's not a hard thing."

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Quincy Jones says Amy Winehouse is so talented she is "from another planet."

Drogen lassen sich nicht nicht nur schlucken, rauchen oder spritzen, sondern auch hören. Im Internet lassen sich nach Angaben der Pariser Neuropsychologin Brigitte Forgeot Musikdateien herunterladen, die auf den Zuhörer wie die Drogen LSD oder Kokain wirken. Dabei werden in beide Ohren Tonpaare übertragen, die zwar ähnlich sind, deren Frequenz sich aber unterscheidet.

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The mastermind of the Parliament/Funkadelic collective during the 1970s, George Clinton broke up both bands by 1981 and began recording solo albums, occasionally performing live with his former bandmates as the P.Funk All-Stars. Born in Kannapolis, NC, on July 22, 1940, Clinton became interested in doo wop while living in New Jersey during the early '50s. He formed the Parliaments in 1955, based out of a barbershop back room where he straightened hair. The group had a small R&B hit during 1967, but Clinton began to mastermind the Parliaments' activities two years later. Recording both as Parliament and Funkadelic, the group revolutionized R&B during the '70s, twisting soul music into funk by adding influences from several late-'60s acid heroes: Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, and Sly Stone. The Parliament/Funkadelic machine ruled black music during the '70s, capturing over 40 R&B hit singles (including three number ones) and recording three platinum albums.

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If there’s any rap star we associate with Amsterdam and all their green goodness smoked in “coffee shops,” it’s Snoop Dogg. However, it sounds like the Netherlands have cut their ties with the rapper now that the border patrol have deemed him as a threat. This news was shocking to both the rapper and officials who were ready to have Snoop Dogg headline their Parkpop Festival.

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Neue Zähne, alter Biss - nach mehr als zehn Jahren und etlichen Gefängnisaufenthalten kam der Souljazz-Poet und Rap-Übervater Gil Scott-Heron wieder auf Deutschland-Tournee. Ein Abend, an dem noch die launigste Bemerkung zu großer Poesie wurde.

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