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The EditoriaList: 12 Bands That Continued On After Losing A Key Member
posted: December 8, 2011
Bands are hard to keep together. People fight, quit, rejoin, remember, quit again, die and so forth. Sometimes that band member is so integral to the music that it’s pointless to go on”some bands realize…
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Sound And Vision: Six Artists I Love Although I Know I'm Not Supposed To
posted: October 7, 2011
Most of us probably would be loathe to admit it out loud, but we all have them: Singers and bands we love in spite of everybody else. They create music to our ears, while to…
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88 MPH: Stepdad Take On Gabriel's Dark Sound
posted: September 23, 2011
The greaser types with slicked back hair and leather jackets? Yeah, they’re probably in a psychobilly band. The bearded black-clad guys practicing sweep picking? Pretty sure they’re metal. So, what about the group with face paint…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Digging Into Deep Purple's Paisley Past
posted: August 10, 2011
If you’re like 99.9% of the population, the words Deep Purple instantly evoke the quintessential classic-rock power-chord riff that drives Smoke On The Water. Secondarily, the stratospheric wail of Ian Gillan screeching out the chorus…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: That '70s Show – A U.K. Art-Rock Renaissance?
posted: June 29, 2011
From high-profile NPR darlings like The Decemberists to more underground-oriented acts such as The Globes and Teeth of the Sea, there’s no shortage of current bands banging around whose sound suggests…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Thomas Dolby Dreams Of A Floating City
posted: June 22, 2011
Even if you have only a passing knowledge of ˜80s new wave, it’s likely that Thomas Dolby has a place in your heart for lending some class”not to mention the occasional touch of funk”to the…
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