Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesCHIRP Radio Reading List (6/20/11 ed.)

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• R.I.P. Clarence Clemons.
• DIY musician R. Stevie Moore has been in the business for over 30 years. He’s planning his first world tour – The Handshake sat down with him for a chat.
• The A.V. Club’s series “We’re No. 1” takes a close look at the making and legacy of Pink Floyd’s The Wall.
• New York’s Clearwater music festival stretches the performance circle wider by providing sign language interpreters.
• Norway is training diplomats in Black Metal.
• Lauren Hill: Uncompormising diva, or just a jerk?
  David Schmader definitely has an opinion on this.