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Artist Essentials
2/8/2011
When Michael Jackson's record-breaking album Thriller received a 25th-anniversary reboot in 2008, executive producer will.i.am had one beat-maker in mind for a decade-spanning remix of "Billie Jean": K …
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2/8/2011
It's hard to believe now that he's one of the world's biggest pop stars, but there was once a time when Kanye West was looked at as nothing but a producer. Which is easy to understand considering all t …
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Artist Essentials
2/8/2011
If ever a musical albatross hung around a genius' neck, it would be "Short People." Certain addle-brained audience members didn't get the joke, and it's overshadowed much of Randy Newman's worthier wor …
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Artist Essentials
2/8/2011
Like the political but poppy punk rock that prefaced them, Sleater-Kinney writes protest music with a racing pulse - blustery battle calls free of hot air or rigid, dogmatic lyrics. So don't blame us i …
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Artist Essentials
2/8/2011
As if all his other accomplishments weren't enough, Rick Nelson was also a country-rock pioneer, leading his Stone Canyon Band through a series of sessions that blended early-'70s SoCal mellow with an …
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Artist Essentials
2/8/2011
Sadly, Rick Nelson didn't stick around long enough to show the world everything he was capable of, but boy, did he make the most of his 45 years on this Earth. He was just a teenager when he ach …
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My Groove
2/8/2011
With its rep as a bohemian haven, the Bay Area has always been known as a place where the underdog rises to the top. The Flamin' Groovies may have seemed out of step when they started out in the psyche …
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My Groove
2/8/2011
In the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge, amid the clang of the cable cars and the wind off the waterfront, musical mavericks have been making their stand for decades. Most folks know the Bay Area as th …
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My Groove
2/8/2011
Never mind New York and L.A. - some of music's heaviest hit-men made their way to the world from the cradle of New England's capital city. Behind the relentless riffs, hammerhead beats, and sassy snarl …
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