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Southern-fried hip-hop: down-home lyrics and strong dance grooves are ingredients of a tasty menu WHETHER it's grubbing at a local barbecue spot Memphis, bling-blinging while riding in a Caddy on Peachtree Street, or just kicking it at a joint on ......(Continue Reading) Northern lights: Peter Conrad is dazzled by two new recordings of Scandinavian songs In Stockholm or Helsinki at this time of year, the sun sceptically peeps over the horizon in mid-morning, hovers at roof level for a while and hurts ......(Continue Reading)"What's still left of my memory": recovery and reorientation in the songs of Van Dyke Parks Introduction Arranger, musician, songwriter, and producer Van Dyke Parks appears likely to be remembered primarily as Brian Wilson's most gifted collaborator....(Continue Reading)The folk process: lyrics sent by our readers: new words to old tunes or snatches of a good song differend viewpoints, too - folk singer's report This is being written 12 days after my return from a little more than two months of performing at folk festivals and other neat venues in Australia....(Continue Reading)Songs for loving, songs for leaving, and a spectacular relapse of epic proportions - Sound Advice - Sound Recording Review JANE'S ADDICTION Strays (Capitol) Given singer Perry Farrell's meandering Eastern excursions and guitarist Dave Navarro's less-than-stellar solo ......(Continue Reading)
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