The Offspring "Smash" (RSD Essential) Mariah Carey "Merry Christmas" (30th Anniversary) Persian R&B singer Snoh Aalegra

Persian R&B singer Snoh Aalegra has given us some of the most emotionally available

makes one realise that there really are humans behind the machines

from the pop-gospel fusion of Ladysmith Black Mambazo collaboration "Eden's House" to the dancehall-steeped "Fado

to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the record

which were created for the then provisional tracklisting for what would become The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars album

The Offspring "Smash" (RSD Essential) Mariah Carey "Merry Christmas" (30th Anniversary) Persian R&B singer Snoh AalegraThe Offspring preserve the essential ingredients of their chosen genre guitars grinding out three chords, shouted vocals, and plenty of vitriol and layer them over a melodic base that packs considerable popular appeal. The singles from Smash, the Offspring's breakthrough album, still receive considerable radio airplay: "Gotta Get Away," "Come Out and Play," and "Self Esteem." With these and Smash's 11 other tracks, the band chronicles the adolescent