http://www.articlenorth.com/articlelive en-us N/A admin@articlenorth.com Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:21:51 CST 20 false false false clean http://www.articlenorth.com/articlelive/articles/285/1/2007-Innovators-QampA-The-National/Page1.html A tiny, subtle diamond in a field of ten-foot neon exclamation points, Boxer, the stately, flawless fifth record from the Brooklyn group the National, draws strength from the power of suggestion. "Let's not try to figure out everything at once.”]]> no@spam.com (J. Edward Keyes) http://www.articlenorth.com/articlelive/articles/285/1/2007-Innovators-QampA-The-National/Page1.html http://www.articlenorth.com/articlelive/articles/256/1/The-Ramone-Family/Page1.html The three Ramones we have lost so far - Joey, Dee Dee and now Johnny - are remembered as the progenitors of punk rock, and some of the most influential performers who have ever graced a rock stage. All of which is true, but it is also worth remembering how brilliant - and how eccentric - they were as songwriters.]]> no@spam.com (Douglas Wolk) http://www.articlenorth.com/articlelive/articles/256/1/The-Ramone-Family/Page1.html http://www.articlenorth.com/articlelive/articles/211/1/eMusic-QampA-Sinead-OConnor/Page1.html It was perhaps the most shocking crash and burn in pop music history. With her 1987 debut, The Lion and the Cobra, 20-year-old Sinead O'Connor staked her claim as one of the most powerful voices of her generation.]]> no@spam.com (Alan Light) http://www.articlenorth.com/articlelive/articles/211/1/eMusic-QampA-Sinead-OConnor/Page1.html http://www.articlenorth.com/articlelive/articles/104/1/Barbecue-Music/Page1.html Americans disagree, often fanatically, on the definition of a barbecue. In Texas, where I come from, for example, it means smoking meat — most prominently brisket, sausage and ribs — “low and slow,” with indirect heat from hardwood coals.]]> no@spam.com (John Morthland) http://www.articlenorth.com/articlelive/articles/104/1/Barbecue-Music/Page1.html