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My Groove
4/19/2011
Frank Zappa declared the Shaggs - three hapless sisters from New Hampshire - to be better than the Beatles. Well.But the trio's 1969 "Philosophy of the World" could be the Outsiderland national anthem, …
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Artist Essentials
4/19/2011
Though Spearhead has been Michael Franti's musical home base since the mid-'90s, his talent is too big to be bottled up in just one project. Franti's journey started while he was still a college kid, b …
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Artist Essentials
4/19/2011
Michael Franti isn't just an artist - he's a force of nature. Following the twists and turns of his career is like following the path of a perfect storm, and it's just as breathtaking. Join us for a jo …
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Artist Essentials
4/19/2011
In our Deep Cuts, we've got something old, something fairly new, a couple of borrowed songs, and a track from Early 21st Century Blues . We'll kick it off with a little Canadiana that doesn't te …
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Artist Essentials
4/19/2011
Where else to go for the ultimate in chillout than the Great White North, the Cowboy Junkies' frozen home? Long winter nights and northern lights are said to lend themselves to darker and deeper though …
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Artist Essentials
4/19/2011
In many ways, System of a Down has become an unlikely successor to the firebomb metal of Rage Against the Machine, somehow subverting their way into the mainstream with schizophrenic vocals, thrash gui …
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Genres & History
4/19/2011
Latin pop is a catch-all generic term that encompasses many popular (as opposed to regional) styles including pop ballads, singer-songwriters, dance tunes, rock, rap, teen pop, and more. One of the big …
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Artist Essentials
4/19/2011
Starting with the big bang of 2003's Young Liars EP, TV On the Radio emerged with a future-perfect sound from a grimy Greenpoint, Brooklyn rehearsal space - sonic explorers who pop your rock pre …
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Artist Essentials
4/19/2011
How do you become a superstar? When you're Seal, you just take it one giant step at a time. It was 1990 when the British-born lad with Nigerian/Brazilian roots collaborated with producer Adamski on the …
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