6/14/2011
Soak up the sounds that jazz worshippers will still be talking about 20 years from now. These ascending artists offer proof-positive that the jaded jazzbos who claim there's nothing new happening today …
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6/14/2011
Following in the spiritual footsteps of the great Toshiko Akiyoshi, composer/conductor/arranger and Japanese native Chie Imaizumi has been creating dynamic original pieces such as "Fun & Stupid Song" a …
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6/14/2011
When "electronica" first burst onto the scene in the mid-'90s, it catered to velvet rope-lined clubs and adrenaline-fueled rock kids, leaving underground music fans pining for their own personal soundt …
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6/14/2011
Kid 606's reputation as a battering-ram technician is obliterated within a few seconds of hearing the subdued, ambient techno in "Spanish Song." It's one of many sonic surprises that unfold during our …
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6/14/2011
As you wander towards the shore this summer, iPod in hand, please have a kind thought for your forebears, for whom the lo-fi transistor radio was the only portable listening device. Even then, they wer …
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6/14/2011
The Coasters' cover of the James Hanley standard, "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" - the flip to their mega-smash "Yakety Yak" - is alleged to be writer-producers Leiber & Stoller's favorite doo-wo …
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6/14/2011
Much like the Detroit-bred hip-hop of Eminem, the Belleville Three (Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May), and Midwestern mavericks like Plastikman sound the way the city looks and feels. Meaning …
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6/14/2011
While R&B and rap collaborations have conquered the charts in recent years, they're part of a peanut butter and jelly territory that's been treaded for decades. The production values may vary like the …
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6/14/2011
British pop songbird Dusty Springfield travels to Memphis to reinvigorate herself, and emerges with the great soul standard "Son of a Preacher Man." The Doors are riding high with "Touch Me," when Jim …
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