Virtually every rock band of the last 50 years owes the Who a debt they can never repay. Apart from the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, the...
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An Essential Guide to Stereolab Published Sep 23, 2019Stereolab were active from 1990 to 2009 — but really, there were two different Stereolabs. The first Stereolab existed until around the...
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An Essential Guide to Brian Eno: "Ignorable as It Is Interesting" Published Jul 18, 2019It's difficult to imagine what a world without Brian Eno would sound like. An art school graduate and self-described "non-musician," Eno...
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An Essential Guide to Danny Boyle Films Published Jun 26, 2019Danny Boyle was once asked to describe his movies in three words; he chose "visual, violent and nostalgic." It's a good encapsulation of...
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An Essential Guide to Elton John Published May 08, 2019At this point Elton John's music is like air — you know it even if you don't realize it. Yet behind the ubiquitous hits lies a deep discogra...
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An Essential Guide to Stephen Malkmus Published Feb 26, 2019The '90s were a weird time for music. Bands like Butthole Surfers and the Flaming Lips got signed to major labels. There was a ska revival....
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An Essential Guide to Queen Published Oct 18, 2018Promotional consideration provided by 20th Century Fox. Queen, one of the quintessential arty prog rock acts of the 1970s and '80s, are...
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An Essential Guide to Red Hot Chili Peppers Published Aug 10, 2018A massively successful Los Angeles rock band, founded in the early '80s and celebrated for their catchy radio anthems, sex-obsessed machismo...
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An Essential Guide to Stars Published May 11, 2018Pop veterans Stars started out as a collaboration between Torquil Campbell and Chris Seligman in New York City in 1998, combining their love...
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An Essential Guide to the Smashing Pumpkins Published Apr 04, 2018Perhaps the greatest obstacle to the Smashing Pumpkins being widely recognized as one of the most vital and innovative rock bands of all tim...
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An Essential Guide to Superchunk Published Feb 13, 2018The plethora of new sounds that exploded out of the '90s was staggering. And while many of the decade's most singular artists continue to do...