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The EditoriaList: Eight Great EPs
posted: September 15, 2011
EP stands for Extended Play. The word left off at the end is Single, as these were originally all about singles with some bonus material. This list, however, is about the EP as an artistic…
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The EditoriaList: Top Ten Singers-Turned-Actor
posted: September 8, 2011
Once you’re a hugely successful musician, with lots of people telling you how awesome you are, making the leap into acting (or painting, or politics, or baseball, or aviation, or molecular biology) must seem like…
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The EditoriaList: Thirteen Greatest First Tracks On Debut Albums
posted: September 1, 2011
There’s something about the first song on ANY album. It sets a tone, gives you an idea of what you’re in for. But the first song on an artist’s first album is often something special.…
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The EditoriaList: Top Nine Rock Stars Turned Producer
posted: August 18, 2011
A lot of musicians produce their own music, but there is a smaller field of those who can produce other artists AND are successful at it. Here’s a list of nine artists better known (in…
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The EditoriaList: Top Ten American Rock Bands
posted: August 4, 2011
Not solo artists. Bands only. All members of the band must be American, or yew kin GIT OUT. For the most part, we’re looking at bands that have had steady careers and a substantial body…
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The EditoriaList: Top Ten Post-Breakup Beatles Releases
posted: July 28, 2011
Well, this was tougher than I anticipated. This is my THE list of the top ten official post-breakup Beatles releases. I laid myself some ground rules: 1. No bootlegs. We’d be here all year. 2.…
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