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2/16/2010
No ordinary knob-twiddler gets to produce a Madonna album, but she's rather famously willing to gamble on an up-and-comer if he can translate the sound in her head into a hit. Ex-boyfriend Stephen Bray …
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2/16/2010
Madonna's musical tentacles snake out not only across genres, but across generations. From Henry Mancini & The Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra's bossa-inflected version of "Material Gir …
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2/16/2010
Ralph Covert was a Chicago rocker when his darling daughter Fiona was born. The music of Covert's kids-world combo Ralph's World followed soon after, making it possible for moppets to pipe in on a sing …
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2/16/2010
As much as any self-respecting musician hates being pegged as part of a premeditated movement, the critic-created tag of "freak folk" is actually a fitting reference point for the following songs. The …
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2/16/2010
Because Bloom is such a mesmerizing performer, it's easy to overlook the fact that, like fellow Irishmen Bono and Van Morrison, he's no slouch with the pen. In "Mary Watches Everything," Luka tiptoes i …
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2/16/2010
Given that he's blessed with a best-in-show musical pedigree, movie-star good looks, and the fastest right hand of any Irish guitarist in history, it's a little bit surprising that the young Barry Moor …
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2/16/2010
Sub Pop was at the ground floor of grunge when it conquered the charts and swallowed pop culture whole, becoming so big that Vogue magazine ran a flannel-centric spread of lumberjack couture at …
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2/16/2010
"Sub Pop was winging it 20 years ago," said Mudhoney frontman Mark Arm. "No one knew how royalties worked, no one had a contract - it was just, 'You wanna put a record out? Sure, let's do it.'" While t …
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2/16/2010
Today's rising comedy stars cover so many bases, you'll find laughs for every appetite. If you want a tour guide for a crack-up cross-country tour, try pint-sized redhead Kathleen Madigan's "68 States. …
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