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Artist Essentials
7/26/2011
Here's how we can tell Mastodon weren't messing around on their first proper full-length, Remission: they named one of its many whip-cracking cuts "Mother Puncher." Which speaks for itself as lo …
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Artist Essentials
7/26/2011
How Mastodon went from being a bunch of dudes who met at a High On Fire show to an absolute force of nature is anyone's guess . . . until we examine the evidence, that is - a growing stack of head-turn …
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Artist Essentials
7/26/2011
You really want to hear Fourplay spread their wings? Then check out our selections from two of the outfit's boldest, most expansive releases: 2000's Yes, Please!, which added bluesy and Celtic s …
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Artist Essentials
7/26/2011
No other group in the world has been awarded a Congressional Record from the United States House of Representatives, saluting contributions to music, but Fourplay can add that particular distinction to …
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Genres & History
7/26/2011
Remember, for all its old-world charm, France is about as cosmopolitan as it gets - the contemporary French pop scene overflows with urgent, urban sounds. Rapper Abd al Malik unleashes a movie f …
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Genres & History
7/26/2011
If, like everyone says, French is the language of love, today's French pop has so many ways to say, "Je t'aime" you'll need to hire a translator d'amour. From the free-flowing rhyme revol …
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Artist Essentials
7/26/2011
Sean Paul spent a large portion of the '90s laying down roots in the Jamaican music industry, honing his songcraft and DJ skills, and learning the ropes from mentor Don Yute. Early homeland hits like " …
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Artist Essentials
7/26/2011
It's usually a pre-requisite for dancehall stars to serve their apprenticeship on Jamaica's meaner streets, but Sean Paul's comfortable middle-class roots in Upper Saint Andrew Parish have bucked the a …
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Genres & History
7/26/2011
Don't think for a minute that Christian artists missed out on any of the rock action going down in the '80s. The Altar Boys soaked up the SoCal punk sounds of the era and mixed them with a poppy knack …
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