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Bust a Move: Matt Dike, Delicious Vinyl & the Hip-Hop Hits that First Conquered Pop (Kensington Book, 2026) In 1987, Mike Ross and Matt Dike founded Delicious Vinyl, an independent label rooted in Los Angeles’ early 1980s hip-hop and club scenes. Within a...
Hua Wenyi (1941–2022) was one of the most influential Kunqu opera performers of her generation. Born and trained in Shanghai, China, she rose to prominence as a leading dan (refined female-role) performer and later served as the director of the Shanghai Kun Opera...
