12/15/2009
An alternate take of the reelin' and rollin' standard "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie-Woogie Flu" shows off Huey "Piano" Smith's sick skills on the keyboard, while Victoria Spivey accompanies herself …
|
12/15/2009
Just after the Bratz dolls and the Power Rangers get laid aside in favor of videogames and makeup kits, pop shifts into high energy. Once the province of boy bands, it's now territory where the grrrrrl …
|
12/8/2009
As the decade came to a close in 2009, it didn't just make room for next year's procession of pop stars and buzz-stirring breakouts; it also said sayonara with the subtlety of a shotgun, leaving …
|
12/8/2009
When Jay-Z and BeyoncT dropped by a Grizzly Bear gig in the summer of 2009 - soaking up such shimmering singles as "Two Weeks" - it was as if hip-hop and R&B's royal family finally gave indie rock a pr …
|
12/1/2009
C'est magnifique! C'est fantastique! C'est Classic French Pop, our Essentials playlist of francophone fabulosity from the folks who gave us everything from Burgandy and berets to b …
|
12/1/2009
It's every French Pop star for himself, as Italian-born Belgian Salvatore Adamo aims for big drama on a strings-soaked "Inch allah," and Left Bank bohemian Juliette GrTco goes for folk on a sprightly " …
|
12/1/2009
Maybe nobody would accuse Brigitte Bardot of vocal excellence, but the world's favorite sex kitten boasts charm to spare on a sunny "Moi je joue." Teen dream France Gall became known as the "French Lol …
|
12/1/2009
Rock 'n' roll has always had a dark side - a fascination with the macabre, a thirst for blood, and a lust for velocity. Death metal is the ultimate virtuosic expression of this dark side, and as such, …
|
12/1/2009
The high Classical period (1750-1820) saw composers build upon the innovations of the Baroque era to create formal structures for purely instrumental music. Mozart and Haydn led the way, developing sym …
|
