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Artist Essentials
2/8/2011
If you're wondering why our Chemical Brothers playlist sounds like the digitized record crate of a schizophrenic DJ, it's because Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons got their start spinning marathon sets aroun …
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Other Mix
2/8/2011
Our sampling of Bob Marley cover tracks spans the gulf between reinvention and re-creation. Eric Clapton's note-perfect reproduction of "I Shot the Sheriff" was, quite literally, the shot heard 'round …
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Artist Essentials
2/8/2011
The idea of hearing Good Charlotte unplugged might seem strange at first, but the fact is their songs are sturdier than a professional bodybuilder when they're stripped down to nothing but gently strum …
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Artist Essentials
2/8/2011
The overwhelming support of a single, solitary Philadelphia station got Good Charlotte off to a rousing start in 2000, when the brain-burrowing efforts of "Little Things" won Y100's Cage Match c …
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Artist Essentials
2/8/2011
If you want to discover what an artist is really about, dig into his roots. Think you've got Jason Mraz pegged based on his radio hits? A peek at the cover tunes he's recorded will give a more r …
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Artist Essentials
2/8/2011
Jason Mraz is a jumpy guy. That doesn't mean he leaps off his seat when you tap him on the shoulder; it means he's too restless a talent to stay stuck in just one stylistic bag for long. The music worl …
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Artist Essentials
2/8/2011
Let's be real here: Plastic Little, a wet-behind-the-ears party rap crew from Philly, must have been pretty damn happy the night they convinced Ghostface Killah to battle the chunky, sample-splicing (c …
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Artist Essentials
2/8/2011
The fact that Ghostface Killah has more full-lengths to his name than Wu-Tang Clan itself is as impressive as it is daunting. At least until you dive right in and find out how rewarding it all is on re …
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Other Mix
2/8/2011
If there's one thing Hollywood taught us, it's that image is everything. That lesson was certainly not lost on the hair metal legions dolling up the Sunset Strip with teased coifs, lacquered lip …
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