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ONE DAY AS A LION

Song of the Day: One Day as a Lion, "Wild International"

Posted Thu Jul 31, 2008 7:29am PDT
Zack's back! This fist-pumping track from Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack de la Rocha and ex-Mars Volta drummer Jon Theodore features familiar RATM imagery — bullets, jackets, clips — and name-checks Mohammed and Christ in the chorus .. More »
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RANDY TRAVIS

Song of the Day: Randy Travis, "Every Head Bowed"

Posted Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:19am PDT
Jazzy piano notes and mundane details bring a youngster’s agonizing Sunday morning to life: a dreaded clip-on tie, a sneaked month-old Twinkie, KFC turning cold while long-winded Dad says grace. For once, the country dignitary’s humble reveren More »
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CONOR OBERST

Song of the Day: Conor Oberst, "Moab"

Posted Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:18am PDT
With delicate vocals and definant acoustic strums, Oberst delivers a moving runaway anthem about the healing power of the road.Conor Oberst - Moab More »
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NAS

Song of the Day: Nas, "N.I.*.*.E.R. (The Slave and the Master)"

Posted Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:17am PDT
Over an orchestral hook, Nas launches a narrative tour de force that skewers institutional racism.Nas - N.I.*.*.E.R. ... More »
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TOBY KEITH

Song of the Day: Toby Keith, “She Never Cried in Front of Me”

Posted Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:15am PDT
Vocally and thematically harking back to Billy Ray Cyrus' "Could’ve Been Me," the decade's best country singer laments the one who got away. He knew the bride when she used to rock and roll, and he put her through hell. More »
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DR JOHN

Song of the Day: Dr. John And the Lower 911, “Land Grab”

Posted Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:18am PDT
Above muddy bayou funk with Terence Blanchard’s sax providing humidity, the Doc blames Louisiana’s depopulation on Halliburton. ... More »
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BLACK KIDS

Song of the Day: Black Kids, "Hit the Heartbrakes"

Posted Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:58am PDT
A souped-up, passive-aggressive breakup anthem from five Florida kids, not all of color. A guy flouncing around like Robert Smith shares a knock-knock joke with a squeaky girl, complains about the sticky South, and decides not to meet her family. More »
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MOTLEY CRUE

Song of the Day: Motley Crue, "White Trash Circus"

Posted Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:32am PDT
The geezers of sleaze at their most self-deprecating and shamelessly glam: smelling foul and in-fighting on the road, and not finding the floor ‘til it hits them in the head, over a post-industrial Gary Glitter beat. More »
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EMILY WEST

Song of the Day: Emily West, "Rocks in Your Shoes"

Posted Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:08am PDT
Constructing a cheerful chorus out of short staccato rhymes, the year’s bubbliest Nashville newcomer delivers a confectionary pop-country debut that aims to turn the stones in your passway into pebbles on the beach. More »
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KNUX

Song of the Day: The Knux, "Cappuccino"

Posted Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:38am PDT
Uprooted from New Orleans to Cali, two rap siblings remember the smooth funk, organic acrostics, and jimmy hats that Native Tongues left behind. Their lightly caffeinated chorus simmers like “Chicken Noodle Soup” gone to college. More »
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