Music
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Happy at Last
When you hear that Morrissey has just released a new album, your first thought is that it will sound just like his old albums --...
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Honky Tonk
''I gotta get drunk, I just can't stay sober. There's a lot of good people in town, who like to see me holler, see me...
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Soundwaves
SONIA BOMBS THE DANCE FLOOR... Even in remixed form, it's not often that you hear a folk song on the dance floor. And it's almost...
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Rebel Yell
Fiddle no more: MacIssac Ashley MacIsaac is known as a rebellious musical traditionalist, as oxymoronic as that sounds. A native of Nova Scotia, MacIsaac is...
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Carried Away
Season five of American Idol, everyone's favorite karaoke-fest, may be well underway, but fourth season champion Carrie Underwood isn't ready to give up the limelight....
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Soundwaves
Deep Dish DANCE AWARDS GO DEEP... Previous Grammy winner Deep Dish failed to grab a Grammy this year, but the International Dance Music Awards is...
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James Town
Etta James knows how to cover other people's songs. She's had a lot of practice, after all. For years she's been a regular presence on...
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Soundwaves
''PRECIOUS'' PAIN, ''SUFFER WELL''... Depeche Mode is preparing to release the third single from last year's Playing the Angel. Yes, the third single. Maybe you,...
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Soundwaves
DANCE MUSIC'S LEADING ''LIGHT''... She's been a leading lady in dance music almost without let-up since busting onto the scene 12 years ago. But 2006...
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Whip It Good
Alison Goldfrapp has a true-to-life surname that reminds you of a sweet, icy concoction you drink for a jolt of energy. And so does the...
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Meditative Orbit
Almost a decade has passed since Ray of Light shined over the music industry. Since then, Madonna and William Orbit, her Ray of Light producer,...
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Soundwaves
DANCING WITH THE OLYMPICS... This weekend is Super Bowl Sunday, but with the Rolling Stones strutting around instead of Janet Jackson showing off, a dance-pop...
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Alt-Rock Idol
Canadian Jason Collett is being touted as one of the best singer-songwriters currently recording. And one listen to his sophomore U.S. album, Idols of Exile,...
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Soundwaves
ERASURE GOES COUNTRY... Erasure lead singer Andy Bell released his debut solo album Electric Blue last summer, and the first single is just now near...
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Personal Commentary
It's been 10 years since singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik struck it big with ''Barely Breathing,'' the inescapable radio staple from his self-titled debut, and his only...
