Some of Big Star founder Alex Chilton’s final recordings are part of singer Cristina Black’s new release, The Dirty Sessions. Chilton plays bass on the new EP, which was recorded last September in ...

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There was a whole spate of reactions when future-funkster Janelle Monae signed with Diddy's Bad Boy Records in 2007. Some were happy to see the young mold-breaker get some real muscle behind her.