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Artist Essentials
12/28/2010
The story is famous: barely past 20, young Mary Christine Brockert, aka Teena Marie, released her 1977 debut album on Motown, yet, fearful that soul fans might balk at a non-black artist, the label did …
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Genres & History
12/28/2010
Hey, who else is gonna dig through an entire decade to unearth long-buried one-hit wonders? Where else will you find Jon & Robin's folk-pop love call "Do It Again a Little Bit Slower" on the same great …
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Genres & History
12/28/2010
Ten years is a long time, and when the decade in question is the '60s - when rock and pop grew up and really came into its own - the range of sounds and styles is simply staggering. Scoring even one hi …
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Other Mix
12/27/2010
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Artist Essentials
12/21/2010
Avant-gardists claim them as their own, while pop aficionados pooh-pooh such lofty allegiances. One thing is certain: in the Stereolab canon, there's some sort of hook for every genre of music lover. B …
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Artist Essentials
12/21/2010
If you can listen to "Down to Zero" without calling to mind Tracy Chapman's debut album, you either have remarkable powers of concentration or your synapses just aren't firing. In any event, Joan Armat …
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Artist Essentials
12/21/2010
Loaded with a voice too gorgeous to categorize, Cassandra Wilson spreads her skills effortlessly between original songs, blues and folk classics, and imaginatively chosen pop standards. She sounds as g …
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Artist Essentials
12/21/2010
Hit after hit fairly describes Mariah Carey's first decade, as her distinctive vocals were all but inescapable on 90's radio. Whether paying homage to past classics ("I'll Be There") or adding a new so …
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Artist Essentials
12/21/2010
The angelic choir heavily featured in "I'll Be Missing You" is a fitting tribute to the late Notorious B.I.G., whose passing was commemorated in the song. The P. Diddy tune is more or less a reworking …
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