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FEATURED ENTRIES

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Van Halen
John Umphrey
Rock 'n' Roll
California, Eddie Van Halen, Sammy Hagar
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Bono-U2-Denver-1986
Chris Deutsch
Rock 'n' Roll
Bono, Colorado, U2
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Sammy Hagar
John Umphrey
Rock 'n' Roll
Red Rockers, Sammy Hagar, Texas
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Jagger and Wood
Robert Collins
Rock 'n' Roll
Georgia, Rolling Stones, United States
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Jagger strikes the pose
Robert Collins
Rock 'n' Roll
Georgia, Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones
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Thom Yorke and Michael Stipe, 2004
David Belisle
Alternative
David Belisle, Michael Stipe, R.E.M.
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Rage Against the Machine @ LA Memorial Colosseum 2011
Scott Dudelson
Rock 'n' Roll
California, La Memorial Colosseum, Rage Against The Machine
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Godfather of Soul
Dan Hinde
R&B
Canada, James Brown

PHOTOGRAPHER SPOTLIGHT

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Cynthia Connolly
Washington, DC

When I was sixteen years old, I moved from Los Angeles to DC in 1981. After hanging out in the LA punk music scene for years, it was natural for me to be part of the DC punk music scene. During that time the DC scene consisted mainly of participants: everyone took part by making music, creating and printing flyers, recording albums, singles, and tapes, supporting our favorite bands, selling their records, taking photographs and making it all happen. In DC, the voice was strong—we lived it b...

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Lyle Preslar
Cynthia Connolly
Punk
Cynthia Connolly, Dischord Records, District Of Columbia
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Jeff Nelson
Cynthia Connolly
Punk
Cynthia Connolly, Dischord Records, District Of Columbia
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Ian MacKaye
Cynthia Connolly
Punk
Cynthia Connolly, Dischord Records, District Of Columbia
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Brian Baker
Cynthia Connolly
Punk
Bad Religion, Brian Baker, Cynthia Connolly

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