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My Groove
9/7/2010
The night is no longer young, but it's far from over, and through the magic of nostalgia we've transported you back to the '80s, the golden decade of the slow dance. Now it's time to couple-up and smoo …
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Artist Essentials
9/7/2010
Recorded performances of Bach's works in the 20th century would be incomplete without the contributions of concert pianist Murray Perahia, here featured on "English Suite No.1," one of six harpsichord …
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Artist Essentials
9/7/2010
A couple of things you should know about the great J.S. Bach: first, he was part of an immense dynasty of Bachs (father, brother, sons, uncles) who produced great music for the best part of 200 years. …
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Artist Essentials
9/7/2010
Born in the punk/new wave East Coast glory days of CBGB, Blondie became one of the most purely enjoyable pop bands of all time, never willing to sacrifice a great tune on the altar of art-house cool. L …
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Artist Essentials
9/7/2010
So-named because drummer John McEntire misheard the song title "The C In Cake," the Sea and Cake is a fabulous experimental pop/indie rock outfit with roots in Chicago. From their eponymous 1994 debut …
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My Groove
9/7/2010
You're bleary-eyed from a night of bidding bachelorhood goodbye, and your archenemy, the sun, is creeping dangerously close to its daily debut. Time to make one last stand for the single life - let blu …
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My Groove
9/7/2010
Whether you're working up the nerve for a walk to the altar, or saying, "So long, sucker!" - that's "Good luck, buddy!" in Bachelorese - to a pal whose single status is quickly slipping away, you can't …
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Genres & History
9/7/2010
In 1970, the young Michael Jackson, fronting the Jackson 5, charmed America with three chart-topping hits: "ABC," "I Want You Back," and "I'll Be There." On the darker side of pop, Randy Newman's "Mama …
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Genres & History
9/7/2010
Young MC, Tone-Loc, and especially Public Enemy broke out of the chutes in tough fashion, while both Guns N' Roses and Poison weighed in with power ballads ("Patience" and "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," r …
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