
Bruce Warren
Bruce Warren is assistant general manager for programming of WXPN in Philadelphia. Besides serving as executive producer of World Café, Warren also contributes to Paste magazine and writes for two blogs: Some Velvet Blog and WXPN's All About The Music Blog.
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Debut albums by artists like Adele, Vampire Weekend and Lady Gaga — plus albums by established artists, including TV On The Radio, Kings Of Leon and Beach House — made 2008 a great year for music.
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Listening to Kurt Vile's "Like Exploding Stones" is like falling down the rabbit-hole. James Stewart of the Sun Ra Arkestra guests.
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While the music business in 2007 was not in the greatest shape, the sounds themselves were fantastic.
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2006 was a great year in music, marked by excellent releases by Amy Winehouse, Jenny Lewis and The Watson Twins, Neko Case, My Chemical Romance and Bob Dylan.
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The two-volume compilation features 28 gospel soul sides, recorded for the Memphis based D-Vine Spirituals record label.
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Drawing on numerous genres, including jazz, singer-songwriter, rock, alt-R&B, hip-hop, rock and soul, these are artists making exciting music for the current moment.
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It was, simply, an amazing year in music, from Late Registration to Sufjan Stevens. Let's look back.
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Muscially, 2004 was a notable for releases from OutKast, The Arcade FIre, Kanye West, Green Day and many more. Let's look back.
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It was the year of "Stacy's Mom," "Seven Nation Army" and "Hey Ya," along with several excellent albums from singer-songwriters and Warren Zevon's final studio album.