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Genres & History
5/5/2009
Politics, be damned! Here's your passport to the Middle East through its exotic and stunningly diverse pop heritage. Acquaint yourselves with the Farid El Atrache - composer of Egyptian music, singer, …
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Artist Essentials
5/5/2009
Their songs already sparkle like snow caught in the sun at noon, so it's no surprise that Cocteau Twins turned out tasteful covers of both "Winter Wonderland" and "Frosty the Snowman." Complementary cu …
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Artist Essentials
5/5/2009
The sun is about to set in a kaleidoscopic cloudburst of red and orange, but there's no way you're going to score the scene with anything obvious . . . so you cue Cocteau Twins and, instantly, you're c …
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Artist Essentials
5/5/2009
You may know her as the tear-prone presence seated between Randy "Dawg" Jackson and Simon "Scowl" Cowell, but Southern California-born Paula Abdul was a dance-pop idol herself in the '80s. So, what wou …
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Artist Essentials
5/5/2009
The effervescent Irishmen of Snow Patrol sparked their career nearly a decade ago, bursting forth from the same label (Jeepster) and country (Scotland) as Belle & Sebastian, yet the glaring similaritie …
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Genres & History
5/5/2009
Whether it's the '50s-style "cool school" that flips your wig or Dixieland that sets your toes a-tapping, somewhere there's a trumpeter blowing notes you need to hear. Not to blow our own horn too much …
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Artist Essentials
5/5/2009
This section of Roberto Carlos Essentials is a veritable gallery of platinum hits, many of them written by the Brazilian singer himself. "Detalhes" surprises with its subtle moods. "Lady Laura" express …
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Other Mix
5/5/2009
From its earliest spins on low-watt, high-cred college stations to its complete domination of all things radio, alt rock left too big a footprint for a single playlist. So we've returned with a second …
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Artist Essentials
5/5/2009
Maria McKee's voice makes an emotional circuit that delivers a powerful jolt to the ears and the heart, and that soul connection sparkles like a roman candle in her live performances. The fog-enshroude …
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