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Artist Essentials
5/3/2011
Ladylike even when she's feeling funky (check out the smoldering "Feel the Need"), pleading her case ("Will You Be Mine"), or laying the contents of her heart on the line ("Soul Inspiration"), Anita Ba …
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Artist Essentials
5/3/2011
A voice in the choir by age 12, and a working Detroit musician by 16, Anita Baker was in full control of her talents when major-label success came calling in the `80s. She became a star on the strength …
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Artist Essentials
5/3/2011
Jaguares was born of vocalist Saul Hernßndez's and guitarist Alfonso AndrT's previous life as Caifanes, the most important and commercially successful Mexican rock band of the late eighties. Starting o …
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Genres & History
5/3/2011
Many fans thought Jason Newsted was crazy for quitting Metallica in 2001. The bassist knew exactly what he was doing, however - coming full circle in his career by joining Voivod, a childhood fa …
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Genres & History
5/3/2011
The thrash metal scene was off to the races from the moment Metallica released their frantic and frothy 1983 debut, Kill 'Em All. A heavy metal classic of the highest order, it was also Dave Mus …
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My Groove
5/3/2011
When Nirvana was still on Sub Pop - churning out wicked and wiry pop tunes like "Negative Creep" - the idea of "alternative rock" had nothing to do with what the cool kids were listening to. Instead, c …
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My Groove
5/3/2011
Much to the chagrin of a growing music censorship movement, rock and its many guitar-wielding offshoots ruled the '80s, from small towns to strip mall-lined suburbs and skyscraper-topped cities. Simply …
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Genres & History
5/3/2011
Ever wonder why someone hasn't sampled the instantly recognizable synth line of the Who's "Baba O'Riley" yet? Well, someone has actually - someone named Ils, whose club mix of that arena rock classic b …
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Genres & History
5/3/2011
Call it whatever you'd like: breakbeat, big beat, or that long-lost-but-wholly-appropriate U.K. name, chemical breaks. Genre tags carry little weight when it comes to the following tracks, as they are …
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