4/12/2010
The big, epic sprawl of the Fray's straightforward rock and the confessional nature of their just-as-big ballads have helped make them one of the most successful bands of the new millennium. On this ex …
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4/6/2010
Nick Drake, Leonard Cohen, Patty Griffin . . . Of all the singer-songwriters who emerged over the last four decades, only a select few distinguished themselves as much for their pens as for their voice …
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4/6/2010
Call it entertainment and protest wrapped up into one, simple songs with a complex message. From the beginning of recorded music, the work of Pete Seeger, Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, and more kept it rou …
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4/6/2010
Inspired by movement pioneers like Vashti Bunyan and Karen Dalton, a new breed of artist, raised on indie and alt-rock, has rediscovered the power of acoustic music, igniting it with punk attitude . . …
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4/6/2010
If rock was the sound of youth rebelling in the '50s, then folk was the sound of youth rebelling in the '60s - a time when artists, from Bob Dylan to Joan Baez, believed that a song could actually chan …
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4/6/2010
Like a very busy bee moving from flower to flower, Madonna cross-pollinated styles to suit her abilities and her ever-changing image, as you're about to hear. From the jewel-sporting platinum bl …
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4/5/2010
On this Celebrity Playlist Podcast, Matt and Zooey share a selection of their favorite songs, including tunes by side-projects of the Monkees, the Byrds, and the Beach Boys.
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