logo

View all Artist Essentials mixes.

Artist Essentials

image
by itunes
9/28/2010
When you've got a singer like Jenny Lewis, who oozes star quality from her every pore, solo projects are practically a given. In between busy times with Rilo Kiley, Lewis squeezed in plenty of extracur …
image
by itunes
9/28/2010
Cuando el Chente interpreta canciones favoritas del mariachi como "El Rey", "Volver Volver" y "Cielito Lindo", los resultados son siempre inolvidables y casi definitivos. Fernßndez puede ser apasionado …
image
by itunes
9/28/2010
Dave Mustaine's voice (a scale-climbing, almost alien howl) is one of the most recognizable and unique touchstones of heavy metal in the past few decades, matching up perfectly with the melodic thrash  …
image
by itunes
9/28/2010
Chris Thile and Sara Watkins were both just eight years old when Nickel Creek started out. By the time the trio split in 2007, though they were still young, they'd been together for nearly two decades. …
image
by itunes
9/28/2010
Like all great things, Nickel Creek's pioneering partnership eventually came to an end, though the band members have been anything but idle since their fifth and final album. Guitarist Sean Watkins for …
image
by itunes
9/28/2010
In their first decade, Disturbed wasted little time storming to the top of the metal heap. They've piled up one Platinum album after another, and nearly every new musical beast they've unleashed has de …
image
by itunes
9/28/2010
There's no denying Disturbed's status as one of the heaviest acts this side of an orchestra with iron tuxedos. "Feel the weight of it grinding down and heavy" is part of the howling chorus on "A Welcom …
image
by itunes
9/28/2010
Atop the '80s' big-hair heap one band stood tall - Poison. Primped within an inch of their lives, Bret, Bobby, Rikki, and C.C. kicked out the big, bad blocks of ear candy like few outfits before or sin …
image
by itunes
9/28/2010
Not only are the Chieftains among the chief exporters of Irish musical culture; they've also lent their Celtic chops to several musical styles that originated far from the Emerald Isle. Almost makes yo …