2/15/2011
A stern lecture never sounded so good as the one delivered by velvet-voiced soul man Lou Rawls on "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine." After all, when it comes to '70s soft hits, even downers ar …
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2/15/2011
Welcome to the iTunes Institute of Musical Mixology, where today's hot topic is Cocktails at Sunset, our long, cool drink of a soundtrack to sophisticated end-of-day refreshment. Let us begin by …
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2/15/2011
The sunset has come and gone, but your party is still going strong. Never fear, Deep Cuts is here with tunes to toast to all night long. Feed hungry ears with Willie Bobo's Latin-flavored "Fried Neckbo …
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2/15/2011
When Louis Armstrong sang "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans," he wasn't just getting nostalgic about his hometown; he had his stomping grounds' mighty musical riches in mind, and strolling …
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2/15/2011
No matter how many sounds New Orleans has bred, the city has always had a deep connection to the blues. Sonny Landreth sings about some supernatural goings-on in "Congo Square," but when he wiggles tha …
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2/15/2011
Summer was sweet, but all good things must come to an end, and at least you're not alone - everyone has to go back to school sometime. So while space-case rockers Muse study up on an astrophysics lab p …
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2/15/2011
Sure, summer's over, but "back to school" means a new beginning, a fresh start with a whole world of possibility on the scholastic road ahead. No wonder Belle and Sebastian are feeling full of the spir …
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2/15/2011
It's in the heart-baring, lung-blaring power of the vocals, the pounding percussion that matches the beat of your own overtaxed organ, the way it feels like that longhaired guitar wizard is working you …
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2/15/2011
"(Everything I Do) I Do It For You," cries Bryan Adams on his power ballad classic, and that's how we feel when it comes to mining the vaults for the best in searing, soaring songs of all-out, scorched …
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