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My Groove
11/16/2010
Of all our holiday celebrations, the one known as Kwanzaa is by far the newest, but it's already got its own astounding sound, as different from the standard winter musical menu as Nairobi is from New …
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Artist Essentials
11/16/2010
As 1967 melted magically into the Summer of Love, the Hollies - along with the rest of the rock world - started taking a slightly more psychedelic turn, soaking up the spirit of the '60s counterculture …
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Artist Essentials
11/16/2010
Not only did Rock and Roll Hall of Famers the Hollies rack up a shocking number of smash singles in the U.S. and Europe, but they also outlasted nearly all of their British Invasion peers through const …
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Artist Essentials
11/16/2010
New York cult phenomenon Scissor Sisters became U.K. superstars with their brash, stylish, sexy blend of glam, disco, and '70s pop. Not only did they storm the charts with Elton John-inspired piano-pop …
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Genres & History
11/16/2010
Don't worry - your ears aren't playing tricks on you. That really is the return of Counting Crows and Collective Soul at the tail-end of our 2004 Rock Essentials, bringing us back to the mid-'90s with …
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Genres & History
11/16/2010
More than a decade after Nirvana's final album, post-grunge music was still leaving its mark on modern rock, including the unstoppable crossover cuts of Nickelback ("Figured You Out," "Feelin' Way Too …
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Genres & History
11/16/2010
Before you get confused, the Exies and Sevendust didn't finish 2005 off with two versions of the same track. They just translated the same song title ("Ugly") differently, with the former dragging us, …
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Genres & History
11/16/2010
From the Killers and Kings of Leon to My Chemical Romance and Crossfade, 2005 had more than its fair share of breakthrough rock bands. It was really a year marked by second chances, though. With Velvet …
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Genres & History
11/16/2010
Believe it or not, the Jersey boy choruses of "Who Says You Can't Go Home" helped Bon Jovi's Have a Nice Day album earn the group their biggest first-week sales yet. But they weren't the only rock band …
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