6/22/2015
Mercurial songwriting genius and performer Steve Harley has had an up-and-down career. He formed Cockney Rebel with busking buddy John Crocker in 1972, since which time he has fronted the outfit throug …
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6/22/2015
The whiplash backbeat of "Rock This Town," the sweet sass 'n' swagger of "Jump, Jive and Wail," the knuckle-dusting rockabilly avalanche of "Runaway Boys" — Brian Setzer's roots are the roots of rock ' …
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6/22/2015
If your introduction to Don McLean's eight-and-a-half minute pop epic "American Pie" came courtesy of Madonna's cover, it's time to go back to the source and meet the man who — inspired and moved by th …
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6/22/2015
Identical twins Charlie and Craig Reid barreled out of Auchtermuchty, Scotland, in the late '80s, wielding their accents like broadswords, looking for all the world like the Everly Brothers and somehow …
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6/22/2015
From the 1967 novelty track "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)" to the present, John Farnham has personified Oz pop, the only singer to have scored #1 hits in five consecutive decades. This playlist of his bes …
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6/22/2015
Conceived as an Irish Take That, Boyzone matured into one of the greatest boy bands ever: a class act boasting a true star in Ronan Keating, whose solo career was a sure thing, after it became clear he …
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6/22/2015
Inspired by the Sex Pistols, and no less a punk force for their lack of headline-grabbing notoriety, Buzzcocks put breakneck guitar hooks on a razor-sharp lyrical skewer. Defined by Pete Shelley's effe …
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6/22/2015
Véritable ambassadeur de la culture sénégalaise, Youssou N'Dour est l'un des plus grands artistes que le continent africain ait porté. Sorti en 2010, son vingt-sixième album, Dakar-Kingston part …
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6/22/2015
Nervy, vital, artful, and hugely inventive — both sonically and lyrically — Magazine has been confirmed by time as one of the quintessential post-punk bands. It all started in 1977 when pioneeri …
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