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Icon: Patti Smith
A singular artist in an era where female musicians were most often kept u… more »
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Whenever a new composer “arrives,” a portion of the ensuing e… more »
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“Beautiful, funny people. Generous to and respectful of the people … more »
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One way of describing Wire is to say that they’ve effectively been … more »
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If Pink Floyd hadn’t existed, rock historians would have had to inv… more »
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There’s never been a country music career anything like that of Mer… more »
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This year, the Beach Boys celebrate their half century – silver sur… more »
Icon: Brian Eno
Surely few could have foreseen, watching the Top of the Pops in 1972, tha… more »
Icon: Bryan Ferry & Roxy …
It was early 1976. Roxy Music was coming to town, and if I couldn’t… more »
Icon: Tina Turner
Over an extraordinary career that spans six decades, Tina Turner has pers… more »
Icon: Blondie
In the fall of 1975, when Blondie could often be found playing the back r… more »
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Radiohead notice how we’re increasingly staring into unreality … more »
Icon: Ella Fitzgerald
“Man, woman, or child, Ella is the most!” Bing Crosby‘s… more »
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As he is fond of pointing out, by the time he released his debut album, R… more »
Icon: Elvis Costello
Smart, angry and mercurial, Elvis Costello is one of the greatest living … more »
Loretta Lynn
Listening to Loretta Lynn’s burly, swinging voice as it bounces thr… more »
Icon: The Smiths
Go ahead and argue about it, ask your sister or stare at your record coll… more »
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Every James Brown show began with a hypeman introducing the star of the s… more »
Icon: John Coltrane
No jazz musician inspires flattering imitators and devoted listeners like… more »
Icon: Herbert von Karajan
Few classical performers have had their careers tied as closely to the re… more »
Icon: Marvin Gaye
There were many different Marvin Gayes. In the 1960s, He was a Motown hea… more »
Icon: Sonic Youth
They’re one of the greatest bands to emerge in the last 30 years an… more »
Icon: P.J. Harvey
Polly Jean Harvey was a notable figure in rock music almost from the exac… more »
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Kicking at the Boundaries of Metal
By Jon Wiederhorn, eMusic Contributor
As they age, extreme metal merchants often inject various non-metallic styles into their songs in order to hasten their musical growth. Sometimes, as with Alcest and Jesu, they develop to the point where their original… more »