Remembering Rai & Rock Troublemaker Rachid Taha
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Music Features
The French-Algerian singer, who died on September 12th at 59, went from teenage DJ to international star, challenging musical parochialism at every turn.
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Robert Christgau on Aretha, the Genius Behind a Voice Unlike Any Other
Posted in: Music FeaturesAretha Franklin defined soul music and the nooks and crannies of her power were as impressive as her peaks
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50 Essential Albums of 1967
Posted in: Music ListsFrom the Doors' debut to Aretha Franklin's first smash
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The Lost World of ‘Llewyn Davis’: Christgau on the Coen Brothers
Posted in: Music NewsRobert Christgau digs into the Coen Brothers' cinematic search for authenticity
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Growing Pains
Posted in: Album ReviewsThere's no denying the commercial legs or fan appeal of Mary J. Blige's late-2005 The Breakthrough. […]
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Jewels in the Crown: All Star Duets with the Queen
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe third Aretha catalog exploitation of the fall is the first from Sony/BMG, which has long […]
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As I Am
Posted in: Album ReviewsYou have to admire Alicia Keys' commitment to her street-nice vision. In the year Ciara grew […]
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Chrome Dreams II
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe great lost Chrome Dreams was the original home of "Powderfinger" and "Like a Hurricane." Nothing […]
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Moby Grape
Posted in: Album ReviewsWhat a short, strange trip it was. And what a long, strange trip it turned into […]
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Washington Square Serenade
Posted in: Album ReviewsSupposedly, this Steve Earle record is unlike all other Steve Earle records because it was recorded […]
