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Rock critic KEN TUCKER picks the best pop music of 1994

Rock critic KEN TUCKER picks the best pop music of 1994. He reviews his ten favorite new albums: The Mavericks, "What a Crying Shame" (MCA); Sam Phillips, "Martinis and Bikinis" (Virgin); L7, "Hungry for Stink" (Warner Bros.); Joni Mitchell, "Turbulent Indigo" (Warner Bros.); Pearl Jam, "Vitalogy" (Epic); Liz Phair, "Whip-Smart" (Atlantic); Sugar, "File Under Easy Listening" (Rykodisc); Oasis, "Definitely Maybe" (Sony); Madonna, "Bedtime Stories" (Warner Bros.); and Pretenders, "Last of the Independents" (Warner Bros.). His runners-up include Sheryl Crow's "Tuesday Night Music Club", Richard Thompson's "Mirror Blue", and Mark Chesnutt's, "What a Way to Live". TUCKER plays some samples of the top ten and talks about what's alternative and what's mainstream.

Chefs prepare food at Mexico's Dinner With Enrique Olvera And Jordi Roca during Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival presented By FOOD & WINE at Cosme NYC on October 15, 2015 in New York City. Cosme is one of six U.S. honorees on the 2021 list of the world's 50 best restaurants.

A handful of the world's newly crowned 50 best restaurants are in the U.S.

This year's list of the 50 best restaurants in the world includes six American eateries, all in either New York or California.

BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill National Incident Commander Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen.

BP Has Finished Pouring Cement Into Blown-Out Well, Thad Allen Tells NPR

BP has finished pumping cement into the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico, National Incident Commander told NPR's Melissa Block in an interview that will air on All Things Considered.

France Crestfallen After World Cup Loss

Fans in France are left to ponder what might have been after a penalty-kick loss to Italy in the World Cup's championship game. The turning point may have been the ejection of the team's top player in overtime.

Don Knotts, left, and Andy Griffith pose in character in a 1965 publicity still for their much-loved TV series.

Don Knotts, TV's 'Barney Fife,' Dies at 81

Don Knotts, the skinny, lovable nerd who kept generations of television audiences laughing as bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show, dies at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills.

Paul Anka Spins Pop His Way with 'Rock Swings'

One of the surprise critical hits of the summer is a new Paul Anka album. The teen-idol turned Vegas lounge singer puts a crooner's spin on rock classics, covering Nirvana and Van Halen, among others.

Maxwell's 1996 debut, <em>Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite</em>, helped popularize the back-to-basics style known as "neo-soul."

Maxwell Takes Soul Back To Basics

At a time when soul music is heavily tricked-out, singer Maxwell likes to pare things down, inviting listeners in with his smooth, fluttery singing and raw emotion. In 2001, Maxwell scored a top-selling album, then disappeared. He's back with a new album, BLACKsummers' Night.

Activists hold Ukrainian flags as they protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine during a rally at Lafayette Square, across from the White House, in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 25. New U.S. sanctions Sanctions are being enacted on top Russian officials and family members, including President Vladimir Putin's adult children.

New U.S. sanctions target Russia's largest banks and Putin's children

The U.S. joined the European Union and Group of Seven nations in enacting new sanctions on Russia in response to the civilian toll reported in Bucha and elsewhere in Ukraine in recent days.

According to a new report, Nicki Minaj is one of the few top female songwriters in an industry where 57% of songs have no female writers.

Women are still missing in the music industry, especially behind the scenes

According to a new study, fewer than 4% of producers making songs on the Billboard Top 100 last year were women — a number that hasn't changed much over the past decade.

People crowd into a bus on Thursday on their way to a train station in Severodonetsk, as they try to flee eastern Ukraine.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (April 7)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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