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Tony Bennett’s 10 Essential Songs
“Don’t move around too much anymore” (1967) Bennett considers Count Basie and Duke Ellington to be two of the greatest…
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William Byrd: An Essential English Composer for Four Centuries
Johnston pointed out that it was not a traditional chapel, but a semi-autonomous corporation of musicians in the service of…
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Essential Final Fantasy 16 Side Quests Worth Doing
In Final Fantasy 16, many There are 76 side quests to be exact, but as our review of FF16 pointed…
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Astrud Gilberto: 6 Essential Songs
Astrud Gilberto, who passed away on Monday at the age of 83, has given millions of listeners around the world…
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System Shock Remake Is an Essential History Lesson for BioShock’s Biggest Fans
Corpses litter the quietly humming corridors of the Citadel station. They are silent, but each tells their own story. The…
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Kaija Saariaho: 11 Essential Works
Kaija Saariaho, the poetic and powerful composer who died on Friday at the age of 70, was also sensitive and…
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Tina Turner’s 11 Essential Songs
Like all great pop icons, Tina Turner, who died Wednesday at the age of 83, had multiple lives. She started…
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Gordon Lightfoot’s 10 Essential Songs
Bob Dylan once named Gordon Lightfoot one of his favorite songwriters, calling the musician “a man of rare talent” when…
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Harry Belafonte’s Songs: Hear 10 Essential Tracks
“Mary Ann” (1958) The album Belafonte Sings the Blues features a backup group of top jazz musicians and is loose,…
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Question Block: NVC’s Essential Switch Games
It’s time for another question block version of our weekly NVC column. This week we’re going to answer a question…
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