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12/6/2010
With the looks of a petulant school kid who can make heavy objects move using the power of thought alone, forty-something Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith needs nothing more than the power of mu …
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11/30/2010
Don't call them revivalists! Old Crow Medicine Show takes the raw, straight-from-the-soil spirit of early country, blues, folk, and old-time string-band styles and makes them sound as of-the-moment as  …
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11/30/2010
In the chilly chapter of pop history that was the drum-machine-driven '80s, when pathos was at a premium, the Bongos burned up the college-rock crowd with real rock 'n' roll drama worthy of Roy Orbison …
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11/30/2010
The Bongos' bag of tricks overflowed with everything from repurposed glam grooves to pop-kitsch imagery, all swirling in a sultry sonic dream brew, and delivering breathless bubblegum hooks and enigmat …
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11/30/2010
One of the most tasteful and unique bands to emerge from the United States in recent years, Portland, Oregon's Pink Martini gives lounge music a good name. Led by classically-trained pianist Thomas M.  …
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11/30/2010
When Courtney Love called Gwen Stefani a "cheerleader" in a Seventeen interview, the No Doubt singer didn't run for the hills. She delivered the industry's first platinum-coated digital single,  …
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11/30/2010
Leave it to Gwen Stefani to make yodeling and The Sound of Music hipper than a herd of Harajuku Girls. "Wind It Up" isn't the wildest song in her back catalog either. On the solo side of things, …
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11/30/2010
Tearing through Timbaland's entire career is like reading a progress report on the state of pop, rap, and R&B - period. No doubt about it, he's set the tone and raised the bar on it all time and time a …
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11/30/2010
The concept of "Deep Cuts" doesn't really exist in Timbaland's catalog. After all, he makes music for the masses - tracks that are hell bent on climbing the charts and changing everything you th …