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Forget Nelly and Nas! Here's music you can download -- for free -- before it's even featured on an album, and a singer who channels Leonard Cohen. Plus: German bossa nova? What a hoot!
By Thomas Bartlett
June 23, 2004
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My close encounter with William Hung and Buckethead at a hot, hippie-packed extravaganza. Plus: Reconsidering a band -- because you told me to.
By Thomas Bartlett
June 16, 2004
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Free tunes from vocalists who evoke Billie and Sade, music someone paid $1,000 to hear live, and a 99-cent Miles Davis track that's worth every penny.
By Thomas Bartlett
June 9, 2004
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A hypnotic new single from Timbaland, and a reason not to be sick of another strumming singer-songwriter. Plus: Free downloads from a fascinating minimalist.
By Thomas Bartlett
June 2, 2004
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Dylanesque rhymes from an "outsider," a free song from a potential Next Big Thing and the shiny, happy sounds of I Am the World Trade Center.
By Thomas Bartlett
May 26, 2004
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Don't waste a dollar on the current crop of buzzy singles (Cullum, Krall, Morrissey, I'm talking about you). Here are five free downloads worth your time.
By Thomas Bartlett
May 19, 2004
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Warm-weather music beyond Beyonce -- from dios, Walker Kong and David Mead. Plus: Some non-season-specific genius from Ryan Adams.
By Thomas Bartlett
May 12, 2004
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Carrying on the Beatles' legacy of eclecticism and
aesthetic discontinuity. Plus: A Los Lobos album with only one good track on it? It's a sad day indeed.
By Thomas Bartlett
May 5, 2004
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An R&B falsetto that suggests pent-up sexual frustration -- and not castration; and a thug becomes a lover. Plus: A dance track from a mysterious "art collective."
By Thomas Bartlett
April 28, 2004
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The next big things you should be listening to now -- before they achieve total world domination. Plus: A beautifully designed, free and legal download site.
By Thomas Bartlett
April 21, 2004
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Spending the day with Beethoven and why Mystikal really is like James Brown. Plus: Songs from the Silent League, Devendra Banhart, Mocean Worker, and Call and Response.
By Thomas Bartlett
April 14, 2004
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The results of my informal Salon music poll (hint: You REALLY like indie-rock!). Plus, new Tears for Fears, Prince, the Pale, Shannon Wright -- and a twisted new Sting.
By Thomas Bartlett
April 7, 2004
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Songs from an indie bad boy, an actress and (sorry) Eminem. Plus: An instrumental loop I cannot get out of my head.
By Thomas Bartlett
March 31, 2004
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A successful channeler of Bowie, beautiful noise from the men who would be N.E.R.D. and a (rare) brilliant contribution from David Byrne.
By Thomas Bartlett
March 24, 2004
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I pick the songs that make the whole world cry: The voice Andre 3000 wishes he had, a band a lot like the (pre-hype) Strokes, and my favorite record so far this year.
By Thomas Bartlett
March 17, 2004
Shooting stars
Love them madly
Songs that don't Hoobastink
Buck stops here
The songs of summer
More heroes than zeros
Killah in love
Young bands on the make
Everything old is new again
Tears and twists
These kids are alright
When tunes trump lyrics
Singles only
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