6/22/2015
The Alarm — fronted by the hoarse, yet phenomenally powerful, Mike Peters — filled the bulk of the '80s with a bracing, storm-force, idealistic brand of rock 'n' roll that made them perfect touring com …
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6/22/2015
One of rock's great, and most rewarding, slow-burners, John Hiatt had been there or thereabouts for more than a decade by the time he ushered an album into chart territory — 1987's Bring the Family< …
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6/22/2015
Eccentric, prolific, charmingly optimistic, stylistically diverse, prone to bursts of endearing infantile naivety . . . Jonathan Richman — both solo and fronting various incarnations of his Modern Love …
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6/22/2015
Dancehall DJ Vybz Kartel (real name Adidja Azim Palmer — and he also goes by the moniker Addi di Teacha) surfed a tidal wave of slackness en route to superstardom (as a swift listen to the likes of "Pi …
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6/22/2015
For our money, Melanie Chisholm is the sharpest of the Spice Girls. While several among the feisty five-piece appeared to get lost in Hollywood, Mel C built on the lessons of her first two solo albums …
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6/22/2015
Forged in the sound-furnaces of Sheffield, the Human League were the original synth-pop world-beaters, who reinvented the dance floor with potent shots of sound and style. From the shimmering, early cl …
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6/22/2015
Corey Hart was only 21 and had never performed live when "Sunglasses At Night" hit the charts. The song was included on his debut album, 1984's First Offense, recorded in England with Eric Clapt …
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6/22/2015
It took will.i.am nearly a decade before he expanded his career from the frontline of Black Eyed Peas to a behind-the-boards position for such platinum-plated artists as the Pussycat Dolls (the swift s …
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6/22/2015
In the video for "Devil's Trill", Vanessa-Mae is seen alighting from a spaceship made of ice before sky-surfing on a giant violin while wearing a black Stetson — which gives you a good idea just how ra …
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