Music
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Swagger and Sass
''Morningwood to the Nth Degree!'' goes the anthemic cry to the third track on the self-titled debut album from Morningwood. Yes, there is actually now...
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High (and Low) Notes
Maybe it's our bias, but we think 2005 will be remembered for its riches of dance-pop treasures and electronica-tweaked rock songs -- not mutually exclusive...
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Soundwaves
WHO'S IN ''CONTROL,'' JANET?... It's less than two weeks until the new year and less than two months until Super Bowl XL. And who may...
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Stocking Stuffers
Looking for a last-minute stocking stuffer? How about t.A.T.u.'s latest album, Dangerous and Moving? It's this season's perfect musical gag gift. There may be some...
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Older is Wiser
On the heels of last year's Greatest Hits 1994-2004, country tomboy Terri Clark wastes no time in releasing the aptly-titled Life Goes On. Consisting primarily...
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Soundwaves
IT'S A MAN'S GRAMMY WORLD... This time next year, the dance community will almost assuredly be abuzz about Madonna. Since neither Confessions on a Dance...
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Dance Upstarts
As you might guess by the name, Jason Walker is not a big black woman. He, in fact, is not a she, of any size...
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Soundwaves
GET INTO THE GROOVE... She's back! Well, Madonna was never really missing in gay clubland of course -- no other contemporary singer has even half...
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Soundwaves
Goldfrapp GOLDFRAPP RELEASES EP... Madonna name-checked them in a recent Billboard interview, and that can only help U.K. electronica duo Goldfrapp gain more attention in...
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Broadway Rhapsody
Thanks in no small part to the success of 2002's Chicago, the movie musical genre is back in business. Case in point: The Tony Award-winning...
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High Note
Could Madonna's latest studio album, Confessions on a Dance Floor, be her swansong to music-making? It's hard to imagine, and she also hasn't said as...
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Soundwaves
EURYTHMICS REIGN AGAIN... Annie Lennox is back, and in a way that's so much more than just a sweet dream, though it's that too. So,...
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Time Again
Cyndi Lauper scored her first hit with ''Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,'' but only the faithful would have predicted then that she would still be...
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A La Mode
Damn, damn, damn! Is there anything worse than being let down again, done in by too much hype? Depeche Mode lead singer Dave Gahan, after...
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Time Travel
Dolly Parton is a consummate marketer of contemporary music, and one of its most cutting-edge. She combined country-pop a decade before country-pop was cool, and...
