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The Guide to Getting Into Pet Shop Boys
One part fist-pumping synth-pop, another part celestial balladry – here's everything you need to know about Britain's most enduring duo.
The Guide to Getting Into Marvin Gaye's Genius
You may have been conceived to his music. But if "Let's Get It On" is where your knowledge stops, this guide will help you navigate the many facets of Marvin Gaye.
The Guide to Getting into Ice-T, the God of Talking Shit
A brash attitude, true pioneering lyrical skills, and hardcore energy made him a star. Here's where to start with his vast catalog.
The Guide to Getting Into Chaka Khan, Funk's Eternal Queen
'Hello Happiness' is Chaka Khan's first album in 12 years. As funk's standard-bearer, her dynamic voice is enough to stand the test of time—and genres.
The Guide to Getting Into Daddy Yankee, One of the Greatest Rappers Ever
Whether over a dancehall riddim, a dembow loop, or a boom bap beat, Daddy Yankee is truly a G.O.A.T. emcee—full stop, no Spanish-language consideration or otherwise marginalizing categorization needed.
The Guide to Getting into the B-52s, Pop's Most Surprising Party Starters
Their uncanny mix of surf guitar riffs, funk-influenced rhythms, quirky vocal tics, and stream-of-consciousness lyrics goes far beyond "Love Shack."
The Guide to Getting Into City Pop, Tokyo’s Lush 80s Nightlife Soundtrack
Once derided as MOR muzak for yuppies, the glitzy genre that drew on funk, soul, disco, and lounge has become beloved by collectors and experimenters. Here's where to start.
The Guide to Getting Into Future, the Voice of Your Joy and Pain
As he released 'The WIZRD,' we went back through his catalog and, goddamn, these tracks still slap. Here's where to start.
The Guide to Getting Into Tool, Rock's Most Lovable Pseudo-Intellectuals
Outsider art, psych-prog flourishes, and faux-deep philosophy mark their confusing and endearing catalog. Here's where to start.
The Guide to Getting Into Siouxsie and The Banshees, Dark Pop Outsiders
From punk to pop, the London band would influence a generation of artists by flouting convention and playing with public perception. Just don't call them "goth."
The Guide to Getting Into Joni Mitchell, the Blueprint for Human Experience
Mitchell, in all her incarnations, remains a chief cartographer of American music and the female experience. Regardless of who you are, her map is made for you.
The Guide to Getting Into Brian Eno, the Playful Genius
From ambient soundtracks to alien planets to mega-hits fit for supermarkets to, uh, working with Coldplay, the legendary English producer has done it all. Here's where to start.