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Artist Essentials
8/17/2010
Twenty minutes. That's how long it took for the Verve's first run of reunion shows to sell out in late 2007. Never mind the eight years that separated the group's late-'90s split and their sudden retur …
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My Groove
8/17/2010
One doesn't have to be on Social Security to enjoy this music, though most who remember these when they were new are collecting it. Here's a cool thing about this playlist: it's irrefutable proof that …
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Artist Essentials
8/17/2010
Named after official unemployment-benefit paperwork, UB40 came straight out of Birmingham under the wing of their staunch early supporter, the Pretenders' singer/guitarist Chrissie Hynde. No one had bl …
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Genres & History
8/17/2010
Hank Williams towers over the '40s and '50s, as a songwriter, performer, and all 'round country icon, so we had to start with him, and where better than "Lovesick Blues," complete with his trademark yo …
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Artist Essentials
8/17/2010
A haunting ballad, "Dreaming of You" is the title track of the 1995 album that catapulted Selena into mainstream success - a few months after her tragic death. With its bubbly beat and cumbia stylings, …
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Artist Essentials
8/17/2010
It's easy to imagine a fire engulfing H.R.'s eyes as he rages against his battering ram of a band in a blistering early-'80s version of "Right Brigade." While the rest of this playlist comes from the s …
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Artist Essentials
8/17/2010
The folks at iTunes Essentials recently caught a rare Bad Brains gig - on a New York City ship skimming its way across the Hudson River. As odd as the pairing may sound (one of the most important hardc …
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Artist Essentials
8/17/2010
Before he became a bare-chested, '80s new wave pin-up boy, Billy Idol was the frontman for first-generation British punks Generation X. They helped bust down the doors of stodgy stadium rock with the C …
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Artist Essentials
8/17/2010
Billy Idol's photogenic mug was plastered all over MTV in the days of Max Headroom and Ronald Reagan, but only a small portion of Idol's huge audience was aware of his punk past with Generation X, the …
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