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Artist Essentials
6/22/2015
For our money, Melanie Chisholm is the sharpest of the Spice Girls. While several among the feisty five-piece appeared to get lost in Hollywood, Mel C built on the lessons of her first two solo albums …
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6/22/2015
Eccentric, prolific, charmingly optimistic, stylistically diverse, prone to bursts of endearing infantile naivety . . . Jonathan Richman — both solo and fronting various incarnations of his Modern Love …
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6/22/2015
Dancehall DJ Vybz Kartel (real name Adidja Azim Palmer — and he also goes by the moniker Addi di Teacha) surfed a tidal wave of slackness en route to superstardom (as a swift listen to the likes of "Pi …
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Artist Essentials
6/22/2015
The Alarm — fronted by the hoarse, yet phenomenally powerful, Mike Peters — filled the bulk of the '80s with a bracing, storm-force, idealistic brand of rock 'n' roll that made them perfect touring com …
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Artist Essentials
6/22/2015
One of rock's great, and most rewarding, slow-burners, John Hiatt had been there or thereabouts for more than a decade by the time he ushered an album into chart territory — 1987's Bring the Family< …
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Artist Essentials
6/22/2015
Many a metal outfit has adorned its album covers with rock-chick hair and cleavage, but in few cases have those assets belonged to the lead singer. Enter Lee Aaron, the original "Metal Queen" whose wel …
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Celebrity Playlist
6/22/2015
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Artist Essentials
6/22/2015
Inspired by the Sex Pistols, and no less a punk force for their lack of headline-grabbing notoriety, Buzzcocks put breakneck guitar hooks on a razor-sharp lyrical skewer. Defined by Pete Shelley's effe …
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Artist Essentials
6/22/2015
Conceived as an Irish Take That, Boyzone matured into one of the greatest boy bands ever: a class act boasting a true star in Ronan Keating, whose solo career was a sure thing, after it became clear he …
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