6/23/2009
The tenth studio album from the Charlatans UK - You Cross My Path (2008) - was initially given away as a free download, but the highlights are still well worth shelling out for: "The Misbegotten …
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6/23/2009
There are few artists with a richer catalog than Elvis Costello. You could mine it with a pick, shovel, and spelunking helmet complete with headlamp and never uncover every golden moment. For the hardy …
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6/23/2009
Elvis didn't develop his towering musical gift by sticking his head in the sand - he's an omnivorous devourer of great music, from soul to jazz to country and beyond, and he loves to offer homage to hi …
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6/23/2009
Back in the days of keytars and Jheri curls, Prince wasn't the only funkateer mixing rock, pop, and R&B into a quirky, hit-making brew; even his Purpleness knew enough to check the Time. A walkin', tal …
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6/16/2009
Picking up where Kraftwerk and Afrika Bambaataa left off, T-Pain has used the virtues of the vocoder to become one of the most recognizable voices in hip-hop, R&B, and pop. Whether you realize it or no …
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6/16/2009
With a sound beamed straight from outer space and a title that's a twist on the phrase rapper turned singer, T-Pain's 2005 debut, Rappa Ternt Sanga, unveiled the producer/performer's self …
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6/9/2009
She could sing like an angel and scat like a demon; where her voice led, few could follow. Ella Fitzgerald took jazz vocals to stratospheric heights with a radiant, infectious energy, turning the music …
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6/2/2009
Whether giving Clapton and Stevie Ray a run for their money while spraying out jagged shards of broken-bottle riffs, or turning on his lovelight to let loose with a romantic ballad, Jeff Healey radiate …
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6/2/2009
Don't let the mullet and the pop hits fool you, Jeff Healey could bust out blazing blues licks with the best of them, and his off-kilter approach to the guitar helped him tear tantalizing new holes in …
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