Photo by James Looker/Avalon/Getty Images Emo music was a massive movement in the early 2000s. These four bands helped define the emerging genre and ... read more
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Songs inspired by the classic novel, including tunes by Kate Bush and Death Cab for Cutie
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Dubbed the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul," the R&B singer-songwriter shook up the genre with her Puff Daddy-produced debut, What's the 411?, and her breakthrough single, "Real Love."
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The Celtic music maker Loreena McKennitt on finding musical inspiration, the "New Age" label, and working on the movie Tinker Bell.
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This song starts in Boston with a tea party and takes us to the other end of the American Revolution.
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The '70s gave us Muppets, disco and Van Halen, all which show up in this groovy quiz.
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Christopher Cross with Deep Purple? Kenny Loggins in Caddyshack? A Fact or Fiction all about yacht rock and those who made it.
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Stunning, staggeringly powerful song -- an all-time favorite among the many works of genius Billy Joel has created. From the lovely simplicity of the opening piano figure, it builds organically into a pop masterpiece of sheer grandeur and magnificence, a plaintive cry from the very soul of us all. The bridge ("I could find a lover... I could find a friend... I could have security until the bitter end") is one of the best encapsulations of human interaction and interpersonal relationships any philosopher could have possibly stated; Billy has an incredible facility with lyrical & musical invention which few could ever hope to duplicate or even come close!...