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Artist Essentials
6/7/2011
For a while, it looked like Coldplay would run out of steam, but somehow they only seem to get stronger. The outfit has survived repeated bouts of on-tour exhaustion, as well as the distraction of a ce …
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Artist Essentials
6/7/2011
She's got a voice of outlandish beauty and her dad's Ravi Shankar - which makes Norah Jones one of the most complete and purely enjoyable acts in pop today. Schooled in Dallas, she cut her teeth in Gre …
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Genres & History
6/7/2011
Synthesizers were all the rage in 1984, and their sound firmly anchors many of the era's songs to that period. From the primitive drum machines on Prince's "When Doves Cry" to the synth washes in "Ghos …
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Artist Essentials
6/7/2011
Ministry was as much a part of industrial metal's mainstreaming as Nine Inch Nails, which is no surprise given the Leatherface grooves ("Stigmata," "The Missing"), New Order synth tones ("Every Day Is …
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Artist Essentials
6/7/2011
After the Drifters released their '53 finger-popper "Money Honey," starring original lead singer Clyde McPhatter, the group sailed through the '50s and '60s (and revolving-door personnel shifts) on a s …
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Artist Essentials
6/7/2011
Don't worry. You're not the first person who heard a Primus song and immediately thought, Is that guy crazy? His name can't really be Mud, Mu-u-u-mud. Even the band's breakthrough singles ("Jerr …
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Artist Essentials
6/7/2011
Michael McDonald's skills as a singer and songwriter have made him an A-list choice for artists looking to collaborate. So, alongside great album tracks - like the Doobie Brothers' smooth-rock promise …
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Artist Essentials
6/7/2011
If you've ever turned on a radio, you've likely heard "What a Fool Believes," the late-'70s smooth-rock milestone by the Doobie Brothers - a band then newly fronted by one Michael McDonald. With his ri …
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Artist Essentials
6/7/2011
As fast as things move in today's music business, few modern-rock bands have caught on fire quite like the Fray. In just over a year, they went from being Denver's "Best New Band" to clobbering the cha …
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