6/14/2011
For some, 1993 was the year prehistoric creatures stormed box offices across America with Jurassic Park; for others, it was the year that we all started getting creeped out on a weekly basis by peeking …
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6/14/2011
Bold-minded artists were busy breaking new ground throughout 1993, without looking back to see whether the world had caught up. Bj÷rk graduated from the Sugarcubes to a shockingly original solo career, …
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6/14/2011
It's tricky: a great film score must never intrude on the action, yet should make such an impression on an audience that any time it's heard it will bring the images it accompanied back to mind, whethe …
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6/14/2011
It's amazing to think that, not too long ago, Hollywood commissions were perceived as demeaning for composers, despite many great achievements. Today, such maestros as Nino Rota - represented here by t …
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6/14/2011
Springsteen breaks massively with "Born to Run," one of rock's bona-fide classics. Glitz (Sweet's "Ballroom Blitz") and glam (David Bowie's "Fame") introduce rock's new fashionistas. And the Ave …
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6/14/2011
Every Friday night, deep in the heart of London's West End, a group of DJs and dancers invades a dark club called Madame Jojo's, where the bass rumbles and the horns blare with such gut-throbbing inten …
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6/14/2011
From the moment the bass pumps through the speakers with the pulse of an ex-con who sees flashing lights in the rearview, Carleen & The Groovers, led by the rarest of all funkateers - a female drummer …
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6/14/2011
The simple fact that we've been able to fill two supersized Essentials playlists with crucial classic rock cuts should clue you in to the overwhelming number of sounds that can carry that tag. "Classic …
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6/14/2011
Not all the artists in the classic rock canon have their faces carved into a musical Mt. Rushmore - some made it to the top of the heap for only one or two shining moments. Sanford & Townsend may not b …
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