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Ribot has also famously backed up artists like Elvis Costello and John Zorn ... Today, Marc Ribot announces his new LP Map Of A Blue City. Ribot is now 70 years old, and this is the first time ...

There are all sorts of buttons, devices and other accoutrements on all manner of items people use daily - and yet, their purpose is often unknown. But now the purpose of one of these mysterious ...