With the sudden death of Whitney Houston at 48 casting a pall over the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles the evening following, one must wonder how soon the parade of posthumous releases will begin.
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Kudos to the Grammys, for not going gentle into that good night. Nobody really cares. But kudos anyway.
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Mistakes are human nature and we all make them, even the hitmakers.
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When an indie band goes mainstream, there’s little going back, with few exceptions. Here’s how Modest Mouse, Adele, and Phoenix stack up.
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Two musicians fueled by what each describes as the worst time of their lives, trying to break away from themselves and everything that they’ve done before.
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The art of cohesive songwriting is as vibrant today as it has been in decades, particularly when it comes to the concept album.
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A lot of messy and often contradictory politics are involved in the Occupy movement.
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The eleventh year of this increasingly tweeted millennium came through as a worthy successor to 2010, and if you don’t believe us, here are some reasons.
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Lana Del Rey is more manufactured than you might think. But that doesn’t mean you’re going to be able to do anything about it.
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Known for his violent lyrics and controversial lifestyle, it’s no secret Eminem is one prickly rapper.
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The key to a great mixtape is elevating the middling tracks by surrounding them with great ones; rarely anything on Now could ever be described as great, but the rule holds.
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There’s a reason nobody was talking about the personal implications of a marriage gone wrong within Sonic Youth, and it’s not an isolated problem.
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