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DAWES TAKES THE TRADITIONAL APPROACH TO MUSIC

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Dawes didn’t set out to make music that sounds like it’s from another era- they just happened to. Singer-guitarist Taylor Goldsmith says their goal was to write songs they could play on the acoustic guitar at someone’s house, and if it reminds people of another artist from long ago, so be it. Goldsmith says they’re not trying to sound like they’re from another time, but they’re also not trying to sound like they’re from this time. He says writing songs with a traditional structure just makes them happy.

LENNY KRAVITZ CALLS FOR UNIVERSAL IMMUNIZATIONS FOR CHILDREN

NEW YORK (AP) – Lenny Kravitz believes that every kid deserves to get a shot. He has teamed up with UNICEF to record a public service announcement to encourage people to contribute to the UNICEF USA fund to purchase vaccines for children. Kravitz says vaccines cost so little and UNICEF can immunize 100 percent of the world’s children with enough funding. You can view the PSA here.

LED ZEPPELIN SAYS NO EVEN TO BILL CLINTON

NEW YORK (AP) – Bill Clinton can bring together all sorts of warring parties, but couldn’t do it for Led Zeppelin. David Saltzman of the Robin Hood Foundation tells the “60 Minutes Overtime” webcast that he and executive Harvey Weinstein flew to Washington to ask Clinton to ask the surviving members of Led Zeppelin to reunite for the Superstorm Sandy benefit concert. Clinton asked, and they said no. Led Zeppelin was in Washington just before the Sandy concert to accept their Kennedy Center Honors.

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Beverage group: 18 mayors wrong on sugary drinks

NEW YORK (AP) — The American Beverage Association says efforts by the mayors of 18 cities to stop food stamps from being used to buy sugary drinks won’t make the nation healthier. …read more

NJ shooting suspect in custody after standoff

POINT PLEASANT, N.J. (AP) — A 62-year-old man suspected of shooting a woman outside a New Jersey shore restaurant was taken into custody without incident after holding police at bay for several hours. …read more

Amtrak: Subsidy cuts would jeopardize service

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amtrak’s president says long-distance trains and some short-haul routes would be jeopardized and service in the busy Northeast corridor might have to be slowed if federal subsidy cuts proposed by a House subcommittee are realized. …read more

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