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The best songs of the 2000s broke down the walls separating rock, hip hop, R&B, electronica, dub and reggae, reflecting a mash-up culture in an era of information overload. These are the best songs from the first decade of a new millennium.
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Dig out your Z. Cavariccis and crack a Zima. This story is a time machine back to an era when New Jack Swing ruled the world and pagers were the height of mobile communication.
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In the 1980s, the Soviet Union was deathly afraid of Western music. Were they right to fear that Van Halen and the Village People might topple communism? Maybe….
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You could say that Valentine’s Day is a cheap Hallmark holiday cooked up by marketing goons to fill the shopping void between Christmas and Easter. Well, I say lighten up you sourpuss. Just kidding. Be as cynical as you want. You probably have a point. Still, I won’t ever waste an occasion to celebrate love, […]
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Remember that glorious and ever-so brief period in the mid- to late-80s when every NFL team had its own rap? Let’s travel back in time, shall we?
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Sesame Street played a key role in disco and hip hop history. Find out how…
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10 tips for the novice record collector. Start building your pile today.
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From Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” to Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power,” from Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World” to The Sex Pistols’ “God Save the Queen,” a chronological history of American protest music.
