Arsenio is a music reviewer for WORLD Magazine and one of its original contributors from 1986.
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From the offensive Chili Peppers to barbershop quartets, the Beach Boys' summer never ends
Despite historical confusions, the spirit of the music shines through
Van Morrison's contradictions and Maria Muldaur's paradoxes
Mission accomplished: King's X most recent work confirms it's no "Christian band"
Popular music has gone from Fats Domino and Johnny Cash to Cradle of Filth
Musicians Cher and Deborah Harry hit middle age and still have very little wisdom to offer
What are feminist rockers Ani DiFranco and Alanis Morissette so angry about?
From Anti-Garth to O'Connoresque rock 'n' roll
Some top-selling music proves we are what we listen to