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 | From Chad Bowar, your About Music Editor On this last day of 2013, our music experts take a look back on the artists, albums and songs that defined the year. From comebacks to best albums to those artists who passed away, a lot happened in music this year. | |
Top 10 Pop Music Comebacks of 2013
Early 2013 seemed THE year of music comebacks. The biggest of the year also involved the bestselling opening week of any album in 2013. A pair of true living legends also came back with their biggest albums in a decade.
| '90s Rockers Weigh In On Their 2013 Favorites
Just because we here focus on the 1990s doesn't mean we don't know what's up in 2013. In fact, some of our favorite artists that made a huge impact in the '90s were kind enough to let us know what they've loved this year! Here's what members of Pixies, Luscious Jackson, Bikini Kill and the Verve Pipe - as well as the webmaster of one of our favorite alt-rock sites - had to say about the year that was.
| Classic Rock Artists Who Died In 2013
Seems like it was a few weeks ago we were kissing 2012 bye-bye and looking ahead to this year. Somehow it sneaked by, and already it's goodbye 2013, you old year you, and hail the new year. Here's one last retrospective on the past 12 months, then we'll set the clocks to 2014, and see how fast it passes. It isn't always easy, but each time another artist from the classic rock era passes away, I try to note the passing by celebrating their lives rather than mourning their deaths.
| Best New Folk Artists Of 2013
From a conservatory-trained artist who previously fronted a much beloved bluegrass band and has finally launched a solo career, to a jam band who took an unexpected turn toward something else altogether, about five albums into their career...the artists listed below are probably only new to those who don't pay very close attention to American folk music. Then again, most people in America don't pay very close attention to American folk music, so it works out.
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