Amy Winehouse and The 27 Club, Plus Bosnian Soccer Phenom - August 04, 2011
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In Episode 30 of "The Blender," we talk with the authors of the critically acclaimed book "The 27s: The Greatest Myth of Rock and Roll," in the wake of the death of soul singer Amy Winehouse, who performed her last-ever concert in Belgrade on June 18. We also visit an 11-year-old Bosnian soccer phenom, shake our heads at a proposed new law in Belarus, and chill out to some Moldovan and Georgian jazz.
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