12/7/2010
Cirque du Soleil as remixed by Tidsto certainly makes sense, what with the way both artists create a carnival-esque atmosphere through sensory-overload techniques and sheer showmanship, but Justin Timb …
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12/7/2010
In just over a decade, the man known as Juanes transformed from young metalhead to bona fide global pop star of the people. His first band Ekhymosis has its own story of rock glory, and drew plenty of …
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12/7/2010
Singer/songwriter Rickie Lee Jones has always been hard to pin down. Poetic and quirky, literate and lyrical, she's a true original. Just one listen to both the jazzy scat of "Chuck E's in Love" and th …
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12/7/2010
In a simple twist of fate, song thrush Sarah McLachlan may wind up being more remembered for her groundbreaking "sisters doing it for themselves" series of Lilith Fair tours than for her '90s-era alt-r …
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12/7/2010
Sarah McLachlan, dance diva - who would've figured? But on "Silence," working with the Canadian electronica band Delerium, her creamy vocals smooth over the synth-driven arrangement's jagged edges and …
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12/6/2010
It's one of the great ironies of pop music history that the group who originally came together to play behind a '60s British rock star found fame in the '70s as America's greatest musical jugglers of e …
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12/6/2010
The sweat-soaked sound of War's steamy, swirling funk/jazz/Latin gumbo evoked rump-shakin' rainbow visions that made for ideal soundtrack music. Their funk-faced theme from the obscure 1978 film You …
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12/6/2010
In an era when the stomp and roar of grunge pretty much ruled the radio and took over MTV, the unassuming Southern California duo of David Roback and Hope Sandoval whispered a wistful alternative to "a …
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12/6/2010
Some things of beauty are too precious to last forever, and Mazzy Star seemed to fade into the stratosphere after three albums. But the gentle glow of Hope Sandoval's voice has illuminated all manner o …
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