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Artist Essentials
8/30/2011
You know to the day when paramour Don Johnson exited and when second husband James Brolin entered. You ordered A Happening in Central Park on DVD the day it came out . . . in Brazil
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Artist Essentials
8/30/2011
There's not an entertainer in the world who can hold a note like Barbra Streisand, and very few can deign to hold a candle to her. Put simply, she's a one-woman force of showbiz, possessing a pure tale …
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Artist Essentials
8/30/2011
The vocal harmonies, the shimmering guitars, the contemplative lyrics, the massive hooks - these are just a few of the qualities you encounter while listening to the Jayhawks. Their very best tu …
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Artist Essentials
8/30/2011
Anyone who's heard the deluxe, tenth-anniversary edition of Weezer's self-titled debut (a.k.a. "The Blue Album") will tell you that the band's outtakes and b-sides are often just as strong as their pri …
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Artist Essentials
8/30/2011
Talk about a true revenge of the nerds tale. It all started when Weezer released its 1994 debut, an album so perfect it demands a front-to-back listen - from the twangy, twitchy opening of "My N …
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Genres & History
8/30/2011
While northern Indian classical music is something of an acquired taste, the joys of approaching it as you would a chant and allowing it to flow around and through you are manifold. For openers, it's w …
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My Groove
8/30/2011
Philadelphia's honor roll is full of artists who may not be household names, but who nevertheless had a huge impact on the direction of music for decades to come. These days, the Nazz is a name that pr …
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My Groove
8/30/2011
Sure, those tasty cheese steaks and that bell with the big crack in it are great and all, but at the end of the day, who can deny that Philadelphia's most moving legacy lies in its music? The '60s and …
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Artist Essentials
8/30/2011
The rockabilly-tinged "Heart Trouble" owes a debt to the ghosts of Sun Studios, most particularly Messrs. Perkins and Presley, as she fires a warning shot across her boyfriend's bow, suggesting that if …
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