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Hear Toto’s Drums Echoing Tonight
Toto has indeed made 40 trips around the sun, and the band is getting a kind of love that sometimes eluded it earlier in its career.
Everything Fab Four: Teaching the Beatles
Besides musical composition, The Beatles provide an opportunity to explore everything from politics to poetry. A growing number of academics are using the Fab Four to stimulate critical thinking on a whole ‘nother level.
A Page From the Diary of London Plane
London Plane’s debut release, “New York Howl” is an edgy examination of modern life — partly inspired by Siouxsie and Bauhaus.
A Flock of Seagulls Have Their Own Orchestral Maneuvers Now
The Beach Boys, Foreigner, the Indigo Girls – now 80s group A Flock of Seagulls give their hits a musical makeover with the help of a symphony orchestra.
Soundtracks that Rock: “Do the Right Thing”
Spike Lee underscored the drama in “Do the Right Thing” by layering the music of Public Enemy, Steel Pulse and E.U. atop a sweltering summer backdrop. He also broadened the appeal of hip-hop and New Jack Swing in the process.