10/26/2010
Most reggae fans identify Gregory Isaacs with smooth-groovin' lovers rock, but it would be remiss to overlook his contributions to dub. Consider Gregory Isaacs in Dub: Dub a de Number One, produ …
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10/26/2010
They nicknamed +dith Piaf "The Little Sparrow," an ironic moniker because the power of her voice could knock down walls, despite her tiny stature. Piaf was the greatest chansonnier who ever lived, capa …
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10/19/2010
Shakira's domestic MTV breakthrough as a writhing, sand-caked temptress in the "Whenever, Wherever" video inadvertently defined her rebirth as a virile pop star in the States. Preceded by three years o …
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10/12/2010
For a band that began its death-obsessed life in Huntington Park (inland from Surf City, Huntington Beach) playing Judas Priest and Iron Maiden covers, Slayer has blossomed beyond all imagining. Althou …
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10/12/2010
Cited as pioneers by fans of the burgeoning death metal scene during the early '90s, Slayer rode long and hard on the demon wings of 1994's Divine Intervention, which includes the darker-than-pi …
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10/12/2010
If you like your rock razor-sharp and artful, you're gonna love Bloc Party. The British outfit got its break when enterprising frontman Kele Okereke managed to foist a CD on Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapr …
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10/12/2010
A band of brothers that formed in the mid-'90s - when their youngest member (former bassist Joe Loeffler) was just 14 - Chevelle has spent more than a decade honing their heavyweight sound, a soft/loud …
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10/12/2010
In a move that screams, "We're not messing around," 17 grueling days went into Chevelle's gate-crashing debut, 1999's Point #1. Not just any recording session, either; with Steve Albini of Big B …
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10/12/2010
Buddy Guy is the Shakespeare of blues guitar, channeling its basic elements into a unique language with universal appeal. He's the Houdini of blues guitar, doing things that ought to be impossible and …
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