11/16/2010
From flamboyant Captain Fantastic to the sensitive balladeer of The Lion King, Elton John has proved himself one of pop's most enduring hitmakers. These are 25 of his best-loved piano-driven roc …
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11/15/2010
For most artists, a selection of tracks like these would represent an A-list, but it's a measure of Frank Sinatra's astonishing talent that we can label these songs discoveries. We're sure you'l …
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11/15/2010
Believe it or not, Sinatra was stuck in showbiz limbo the end of 1952 - his voice had inevitably lost the dreamy flush of youth, and he was without a contract . . . but he reversed his fortunes in spec …
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11/11/2010
At a time when most people are worried about passing Algebra or getting the car for a Friday night date, saxman James Carter was wowing audiences with wise-beyond-his-years - all 17 of them! - performa …
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11/11/2010
Reaching back to the Ziegfeld Follies of 1936, Carter reinvents the Ira Gershwin/Vernon Duke classic "I Can't Get Started" as a late-night elegy, to the point where you can almost see the …
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11/9/2010
Swingin' ain't what it used to be. Slick suits, stiff drinks, lovely ladies . . . those were just the trappings: Sinatra provided the gold-plated substance, by blending cool charm and old-school sex ap …
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11/9/2010
After starting out as a group member of the Hoboken Four, and as a singing waiter at the Rustic Cabin in Englewood, New Jersey, Sinatra was invited - age 23 - to join Harry James' big band, and it was …
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11/9/2010
Much like their pop-punk forefathers Mxpx, Relient K have obliterated the secular/Christian music line by delivering undeniably catchy albums - ones you'd have to be a complete buzz-kill to ignore. Whi …
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11/9/2010
Contrary to the Warped Tour-ready choruses of "I So Hate Consequences," "Forward Motion," and "More Than Useless," there's more to Relient K than twitchy tempos and massive hooks. For starters, there's …
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