9/6/2011
The spirit, the style, the strength, the songs, the sexiness - TLC simply had it all, and they packaged it in the perfect bundle of pop, hip-hop, R&B, and urban soul. Remember how great those tunes sou …
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9/6/2011
Oh, Kelly Clarkson, how did we ever do without you? You're the real deal, the fresh-air antidote to pop tarts, tabloid divas, and dolled-up music-biz puppets, and we love you for it. Your powerhouse pi …
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9/6/2011
Here's where you find choice Kelly Clarkson album cuts - the gothic-rock atmosphere of her self-penned "Haunted," the polished pop of "Just Missed the Train" - as well as carefully collected one-off es …
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9/6/2011
Take a frequently uninspired chestnut, such as Vivaldi's Le Quattro Stagioni (a.k.a. The Four Seasons), and Israeli violinist Itzhak Perlman positively reanimates it. And when confronted …
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9/6/2011
A star in her native Iceland since childhood, Bj÷rk fully came into her own in the '90s, emerging as an otherworldly diva combining swirling jazz melodies with a bold dance-pop sound. From the skewed b …
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9/6/2011
It doesn't seem possible that the same band can have cut R&B classics in the '50s and '60s, pioneered a new rock-funk fusion in the '70s, and still be breaking boundaries with a blend of soul and hip-h …
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9/6/2011
Reviving the classics of her childhood ("Sweet Thing," "I'm Going Down") while making new ones of her own (the Babyface-penned "Not Goin' Cry"), Mary J. Blige is proof that while soul music changes, th …
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8/30/2011
Miranda Lambert may be a photogenic young lady with deep blue eyes and long blonde hair, but make no mistake - this tough Texas gal's got more baditude than a roomful of grizzlies. Bringing outlaw coun …
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8/30/2011
Jared Leto has disproved the general rule that bands featuring successful Hollywood-istas are little more than misguided "yeah-whatever" indulgences - the Fight Club and Requiem for a Dream
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