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Artist Essentials
3/8/2011
Of all history's great musical clans (the Osmonds, the Partridge Family, etc.), one of the most illustrious had its roots in 19th-century Austria and bore the name Strauss. Without them, there would be …
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Artist Essentials
3/8/2011
Even before joining with Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo in the legendary Three Tenors, Luciano Pavarotti personified the definition of international superstar. A man of outsized passions and equally …
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My Groove
3/8/2011
Rhythm and heat - crucial elements of a good workout AND many styles of Latin music. Whether you're the sort to shake your bon bon to reggaeton, Kinky, or Shakira . . . every track here has had …
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Genres & History
3/8/2011
Wave after wave of fresh new sounds broke on Stateside shores throughout 1995. U.K. trip-hop pioneers Portishead made their way to the mainstream with the moody milestone "Sour Times." Adina Howard sho …
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Genres & History
3/8/2011
Nineteen ninety-five was loaded with plenty of potential distractions, from the epic adventure unfurled in Braveheart to the televised trial of O.J. Simpson, but turning even the most casual ear to the …
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Genres & History
3/8/2011
No matter what kind of sound rang your chimes in 1996, you didn't have to look far to find it. If you were after some kickin' country with a rocking touch, Shania Twain was serving up her romantic ulti …
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Genres & History
3/8/2011
Somewhere in between Cuba Gooding, Jr. shouting "Show me the money!" at Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire and the police clapping the cuffs on the Unabomber, there was a lot of great music made in 1996. One …
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Genres & History
3/8/2011
And the trip down memory lane doesn't stop, as Sonic Youth tries to spark alt-rock's Top 40 takeover with the high-octane hooks and subtle Chuck D verses of their first major-label single, "Kool Thing. …
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Genres & History
3/8/2011
When the world's clocks struck midnight on December 31, 1989, we didn't just say sayonara to the '80s overnight. If anything, 1990 was like one long identity crisis - a really priceless one, starring 2 …
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