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‘Dirty’: How Sonic Youth Assaulted The Mainstream

With several albums and a decade’s worth of experimental music behind them, Sonic Youth hijacked the grunge mainstream with ‘Dirty.’

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What Guns N’ Roses’ Outtakes Tell Us About ‘Appetite For Destruction’

Early Guns N’ Roses outtakes help tell the story of how their epochal ‘Appetite For Destruction’ was created, from acoustic demos to final versions.

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‘Music From Big Pink’: How The Band’s Debut Album Defined Americana

If Americana has ever had any solid definition, it is in the songs that The Band recorded for their epochal debut album, ‘Music From Big Pink.’

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Run This Town: The Best Jay-Z Collaborations

Decades into his career, Jay Z can truly claim to run the town. We look at his best collaborations, from Kanye West to Rihanna.

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‘The Mix-Up’: Was It Really The Shake-Up Beastie Boys Fans Thought?

Putting away the mics and dusting off the vintage instruments, ‘The Mix-Up’ found Beastie Boys paying homage to all their influences at once.

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Roxy Music’s Debut Album: Rock’s First Postmodern Masterpiece

Raiding pop culture’s past and present, Roxy Music created not only one of the greatest debut albums in history, but also a landmark work of postmodern art.

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‘To The 5 Boroughs’: Beastie Boys’ Love Letter To NYC

With ‘To The 5 Boroughs,’ Beastie Boys addressed their hometown’s post-9/11 devastation while kicking old-school jams that sought to recapture the good times.

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Who Were The Traveling Wilburys? The Billion Dollar Quintet

Lucky, Lefty, Nelson, Otis and Charlie T, Jr – together, they were known as The Traveling Wilburys, but who was really behind the curly hair and shades?

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‘Poses’: Rufus Wainwright’s Theatrical Pop Classic

With his second album, Rufus Wainwright showed limitless ambition while crafting gloriously theatrical pop music.

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David Bowie’s Debut Album: Going Back To Where It All Began

Released at the dawn of the Summer Of Love, David Bowie’s debut album contains the seeds of ideas that he would return to throughout his career.

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‘Efil4zaggin’: How NWA Bridged Gangsta Rap And Hip-Hop’s Golden Age

‘Efil4zaggin’ was more than a full stop to NWA's career. It bridged hip-hop's early golden age and the sound that would dominate the West Coast in the 90s.

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Who’s Who On The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ Album Cover

uDiscover presents a who’s who guide to all 58 of the famous icons on The Beatles’ groundbreaking album cover for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

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‘My Songs’: A Life Lived Through Music, In Sting’s Own Words

‘My Songs’ finds Sting redefining the songs that have defined his life. In his own words, we go track-by-track through his musical autobiography.

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‘Be’: When Common Returned To His Roots

Common released 'Be' in 2005, returning to 'conscious hip-hop' for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to record with both Kanye West and J Dilla as producers.