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Chicago — The Other Black Renaissance

By Mark Reynolds / 21 January 2013
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In Defense of Etta James as Popular Music’s Most Honest Diva

By Colin McGuire / 23 October 2012
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George Thorogood and the Destroyers: 2120 South Michigan Avenue

By PopMatters Staff / 29 August 2011
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Howlin’ Wolf: Rocking Chair Blues – “Down in the Bottom”

By George de Stefano / 2 May 2011
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Rocking Chair Blues: Howlin’ Wolf – “The Red/Little Red Rooster”

By George de Stefano / 14 March 2011
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Rocking Chair Blues: Howlin’ Wolf – “Shake for Me”

By George de Stefano / 7 March 2011
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Laughing Through the Tears: The Enduring Journey of Etta James

By Iain Ellis / 11 February 2009
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Bo Diddley: Gold

By Zeth Lundy / 16 November 2008

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She Wants Her MTV:  How ‘Private Dancer’ Made Tina Turner a Video Queen
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She Wants Her MTV: How ‘Private Dancer’ Made Tina Turner a Video Queen

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Paula Abdul Found Artistic Growth and Maturity with ‘Spellbound’
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Paula Abdul Found Artistic Growth and Maturity with ‘Spellbound’

By ​Peter Piatkowski / 24 May 2023
Hopelessly Devoted to Whom? Olivia Newton-John, Juliana Hatfield, and Me
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Hopelessly Devoted to Whom? Olivia Newton-John, Juliana Hatfield, and Me

By Renee K. Nicholson / 24 May 2023
Bob Dylan’s Art Is Best Served Naked
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Bob Dylan’s Art Is Best Served Naked

By Trent Kelly / 23 May 2023
This Rich, Weird Life: An Interview with M. Ward 
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This Rich, Weird Life: An Interview with M. Ward 

By Jedd Beaudoin / 23 May 2023

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She Wants Her MTV:  How ‘Private Dancer’ Made Tina Turner a Video Queen
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She Wants Her MTV: How ‘Private Dancer’ Made Tina Turner a Video Queen

By Christian John Wikane / 24 May 2023
Paula Abdul Found Artistic Growth and Maturity with ‘Spellbound’
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Paula Abdul Found Artistic Growth and Maturity with ‘Spellbound’

By ​Peter Piatkowski / 24 May 2023
Hopelessly Devoted to Whom? Olivia Newton-John, Juliana Hatfield, and Me
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Hopelessly Devoted to Whom? Olivia Newton-John, Juliana Hatfield, and Me

By Renee K. Nicholson / 24 May 2023
Bob Dylan’s Art Is Best Served Naked
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Bob Dylan’s Art Is Best Served Naked

By Trent Kelly / 23 May 2023
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