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Billy Joel

The 10 Best Billy Joel Songs You May Have Never Heard

He’s never been afraid to express his “human” side – warts and all. And that’s made for some deeply affecting songs from Billy Joel. “Vienna,” “Big Man On Mulberry Street” and “Famous Last Words” are songs you might not hear at his popular New York residency shows – but they’re worth seeking out.

Coldplay

Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida”: A Decade Later

Coldplay tapped Brian Eno to help them channel the changing “alt-rock” landscape. “Viva La Vida” combined ambient sound with fervid hooks, and resulted in one of the biggest albums of the ‘00s. And turned Coldplay into one of the biggest bands of the era.

Nu Shooz 80s band

Nu Shooz Never Gets Old

In our interview with Nu Shooz's Valerie Day, we learn how she and her husband/bandmate John Smith have kept the '80s vibe alive with frequent touring, plus some soundtrack resurfaces in movies like “Hot Tub Time Machine,” "You Don't Mess with Zohan," and “The Big Sick.” What’s next? We “can’t wait” to find out!

the pyramids new jazz

New Jazz 2018: Idris Ackamoor to Dan Weiss

Spacey “spiritual” jazz, Van Morrison’s gift for improv, an Estonian pianist, and a “brain-shattering version of Nirvana’s ‘Negative Creep’…these are just a few of the artists taking jazz music into entirely uncharted directions. Ready for it?