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Atlantic Vocal Groups 1951-1963” (Atlantic)--American popular music in the fifties was a stew of jazz, jump blues, and close-harmony groups; by the middle of the decade, rock and roll had taken hold. This four-disk set lovingly...
Sheryl Garratt Telegraph, London IT'S 6.30pm on an autumn evening in Los Angeles and Dido is driving down Santa Monica Boulevard facing into the setting sun. She has lived in LA, on and off, since coming to do some writing with...
Today's lot were one of the buzz-bands at the recent CMJ festival in New York, where they won elated responses to their excitable lo-fi electronic pop Passion pit ... heavy on the handclaps and children’s TV melodies. The...
Axl Rose tries to stop the aging process with the simple trick of wearing shades. But career longevity is increasing post Johnny Cash's revival, aiding septuagenarians like Leonard Cohen and creating space for Seasick Steve....
The holidays are a-comin', which means it must be box set season again. And the final weeks of 2008 will see a couple of doozies that are positively late-'90s in their gigantism. One is from a major label, Warner Bros.; the...
