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Artist Essentials
4/27/2010
Cover bands and Canadians take note: you, too, could enjoy a future topping charts and monopolizing the memory banks of rock radio-listeners with your singles. Just look at Nickelback, who went from ro …
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Genres & History
4/27/2010
The creative explosion sparked by the early-'70s outlaws still resonates with artists today. But it also has a backwards effect, shedding light on dudes like Townes Van Zandt, who had been playing by t …
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Genres & History
4/27/2010
In the early '70s, the creative freedom that drove rock 'n' roll rode into Nashville. Waylon Jennings fired the first shot, taking control of his music from country music's mafia of producers, writers, …
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Artist Essentials
4/27/2010
After storming the R&B world in the mid-'90s with the double-edged sword of genius and controversy, R. Kelly set about consolidating his reputation as a superstar by showing his colors as a writer and …
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Artist Essentials
4/27/2010
Instantaneously recognizable to nearly anyone who's tuned in to FM frequencies, Foghat cuts such as "Fool for the City," "Slow Ride," and a raucously steamy cover of the blues standard "I Just Want to …
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Artist Essentials
4/27/2010
Not everyone escapes the curse of the Best New Artist GRAMMYr, but Bruce Hornsby has done it handily. The upbeat melody and arrangement for the title track from The Way It Is masks a social crit …
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My Groove
4/27/2010
You want your wedding to be special - a declaration of love and commitment, sure, but also a shining reflection of your unique personality as a couple. Enter, Indie Wedding Essentials. Fr …
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My Groove
4/27/2010
If your heartstrings are not securely anchored, these tunes will surely tug them loose. "You've Got a Friend" helped cement James Taylor's status as the era's premier singer-songwriter (ironically, sin …
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Artist Essentials
4/27/2010
While they may be the first signing to Elijah Wood's new label, Apples In Stereo have been indie pop icons for more than a decade. As a founding member of the Elephant 6 collective (Neutral Milk Hotel, …
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