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Artist Essentials
9/28/2010
Dave Mustaine's voice (a scale-climbing, almost alien howl) is one of the most recognizable and unique touchstones of heavy metal in the past few decades, matching up perfectly with the melodic thrash …
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Artist Essentials
9/28/2010
Like all great things, Nickel Creek's pioneering partnership eventually came to an end, though the band members have been anything but idle since their fifth and final album. Guitarist Sean Watkins for …
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Artist Essentials
9/28/2010
Chris Thile and Sara Watkins were both just eight years old when Nickel Creek started out. By the time the trio split in 2007, though they were still young, they'd been together for nearly two decades. …
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My Groove
9/28/2010
Despite reaching only #10, Gloria Estefan & the Miami Sound Machine's "Conga" was everywhere during the fall of '85. Dance music in a variety of forms has long been a Miami staple, and the disco …
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Genres & History
9/28/2010
Disco is in full flower, and 1979 yields some of its (and karaoke's) all-time classics: Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive," Sister Sledge's "We Are Family," Donna Summer's "Bad Girls," and the Village Pe …
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My Groove
9/28/2010
It's "Finally Friday" sings George "Possum" Jones on his classic-country cheer, but retro rockers Jason & The Scorchers aren't satisfied with the usual two days off - they need "One More Day of Weekend …
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My Groove
9/28/2010
It's the symbolic end of summer, the Memorial Day bookend that tips the year towards the holidays, but Labor Day is more than last-hurrah barbecues and quick camping trips; it's a celebration of how ha …
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Artist Essentials
9/28/2010
There's no denying Disturbed's status as one of the heaviest acts this side of an orchestra with iron tuxedos. "Feel the weight of it grinding down and heavy" is part of the howling chorus on "A Welcom …
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Artist Essentials
9/28/2010
In their first decade, Disturbed wasted little time storming to the top of the metal heap. They've piled up one Platinum album after another, and nearly every new musical beast they've unleashed has de …
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