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Genres & History
4/5/2011
The melding of electric rock and funk and soul elements to jazz, fusion has been as controversial as it's been popular. On the heels of Miles Davis' classic Bitches Brew, a number of his sidemen …
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My Groove
4/5/2011
Kids, prepare to buzz, croak, and chirp along with a batch of songs about the common-or-garden animal kingdom. Float like a butterfly with the Wiggles on "Butterflies Flit," bounce around to the techno …
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My Groove
4/5/2011
There can be only one American Idol (per season, at least). Unless you're talking about one of the show's season-scanning chorus lines, like the string-laced patriot pop of "God Bless the U.S.A." or th …
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My Groove
4/5/2011
Let's be honest here: American Idol is, quite simply, reality TV at its finest in terms of its sheer entertainment value (who doesn't secretly love Simon Cowell's mean-spirited one-liners …
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Genres & History
4/5/2011
It's impossible to estimate how much the movie The Harder They Come meant to reggae spreading beyond Jamaica. First off, it made an "instant" star out of Jimmy Cliff, who sang the title track an …
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Genres & History
4/5/2011
Tease the bangs with Aqua Net and dust off the spandex biker shorts. It's right about time for a freestyle explosion. Call it Hi-NRG if you like - the music's what matters. See, freestyle bridged sweet …
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Artist Essentials
4/5/2011
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then one of George Winston's piano portraits is probably equal to an entire novel, or more likely a film, since his sound is so cinematic. For instance, the Aaro …
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Artist Essentials
4/5/2011
George Winston crafted a new brand of musical Americana by bringing the Great Plains vistas he absorbed in his Montana boyhood to life on the ivories, mixing in touches of everything from ragtime to ro …
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Genres & History
4/5/2011
Like vampires without the bloodlust or fangs (in most cases at least) they take to the streets and clubs, clad in leather and lace, and dancing 'til dawn under the ultraviolet glow of black lights and …
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