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                <title>The New Class of 5-Star AllMusic Albums</title>
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                <description><![CDATA[From time to time, our editors go over the albums that may have come up in the estimation of the listeners, or made a larger impact on the genre than was initially received upon its' debut. The albums are re-evaluated and some get bumped up to the coveted 5-star rating. We asked our writers to pick out some of their favorites from this recent pass, and to tell us a bit about their reasoning.]]></description>
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                <dc:date>2026-04-13</dc:date>
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                <title>Pearl Jam's Mike McCready on His New Graphic Novel, Classic Grunge, and His Heavy Metal Roots</title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Guitarist, songwriter, and now author Mike McCready talked to AllMusic about his new graphic novel "Farewell to Seasons" which imagines an alternate history to the Seattle music scene.]]></description>
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                <dc:creator>Greg Prato</dc:creator>
                <dc:date>2026-04-07</dc:date>
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                <title>Classical Highlights for March 2026</title>
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                <description><![CDATA[We're back with classical music reviews! Thank you all for the kind and supportive messages after the passing of James Manheim last October; they were very appreciated. We've brought on a couple of new writers, and among their first pieces is an evaluation of Hans Zender's orchestration and elaboration of Schubert's Winterreise, sung by tenor Allan Clayton (pictured) with the Aurora Orchestra.]]></description>
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                <dc:date>2026-04-01</dc:date>
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                <title>The Violent Femmes' Gordon Gano Discusses Misunderstood Songs and Unexpected Influences</title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Frontman Gordon Gano spoke with AllMusic about the Violent Femmes' ongoing anniversary shows, the surprising ways fans interpret his lyrics, and why some of the group's darkest songs receive the biggest reactions live. ]]></description>
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                <dc:creator>Greg Prato</dc:creator>
                <dc:date>2026-03-24</dc:date>
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                <title>More Ways to Stream and Sample on AllMusic</title>
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                <description><![CDATA[We've recently launched more ways to discover new sounds on AllMusic: Embedded Bandcamp album players and Apple Music players on artist pages. Find out how you can help us grow this library of links.]]></description>
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                <dc:date>2026-03-19</dc:date>
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                <title>Geoff Downes on Asia's New Live Album, John Wetton's Legacy, and His Career from the Buggles to Yes</title>
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                <description><![CDATA[In a conversation with AllMusic, Geoff Downes discusses the origins of the new live album, the evolution of Asia's lineup, memories of working with Wetton, and reflections on pivotal moments in his career – from the early days of MTV to his time in Yes and the Buggles.]]></description>
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                <dc:creator>Greg Prato</dc:creator>
                <dc:date>2026-03-17</dc:date>
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                <title>Is Billy Corgan an Underrated Guitarist?</title>
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                <description><![CDATA[In his new book, <em>I Am One: The Smashing Pumpkins Story, 1988-1994</em>, author Greg Prato proposes that Billy Corgan was one of the top guitarists to come out of the '90s alt-rock world, with evidence from The Frogs' Jimmy Flemion, Blind Melon's Christopher Thorn, Matt Pinfield, and more.]]></description>
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                <dc:date>2026-03-10</dc:date>
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                <title>Songs for Good: The Sudden Resurgence of the Protest Song</title>
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                <description><![CDATA[A common refrain during the first Trump presidency was "With so many people upset, where are the protest songs?" Something began stirring in Trump's second term, and beginning in the middle of 2025, politically-minded (or just fed up) musicians slowly began making their rage and frustration known. Here is a loose timeline of some of the recorded protest music thus far in the President's current term.]]></description>
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                <dc:creator>Zac Johnson</dc:creator>
                <dc:date>2026-03-04</dc:date>
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                <title>AllMusic's Favorite Music Videos</title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Although YouTube may have killed the MTV star, we can still look back at some of the music videos that caught our eye when the channel was running all day, all night.]]></description>
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                <dc:date>2026-02-17</dc:date>
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                <title>AllMusic's Anticipated 2026 Albums</title>
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                <description><![CDATA[As the year progresses, we look to the future to guess at the upcoming releases from our favorite artists and pontificate as to what their new sounds will reveal. Here is a non-exhaustive list of albums that our editors have been anticipating in the first half of 2026.]]></description>
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                <dc:date>2026-02-10</dc:date>
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