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Sound and Vision: Pop's Greatest Gender Benders – Songs That Sound Better Sung By the Opposite Sex

posted: August 3, 2012

One of the best releases of 2012 to date is Boys Don’t Cry, an album of covers recorded by Anglo-Pakistani singer-songwriter Rumer (nee Sarah Joyce). As a vocalist, Rumer is soothing and smooth, strictly middle-of-the-road…
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Sound and Vision: An 'American Idol' Wish List– Who Should Replace Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler?

posted: July 27, 2012

You couldn’t pay me to be an American Idol bigwig right now. The show is about to face its greatest challenge since the 2008 battle of the Davids (Cook and Archuleta). The producers and the…
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Sound And Vision: Cover Me — Ten Remakes Of Great Songs That Are Better Than The Originals

posted: June 24, 2011

“Have you lost your mind?!” That’s the thought bubble I could have sworn I saw spring from my friend’s head several weeks ago when I mentioned that my all-time favorite remake is Aretha Franklin‘s 1971…
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ON THE ROAD WITH RYAN STAR

posted: June 23, 2009

In the past few years, primetime music competitions have unearthed some serious rock. American Idol gave us Chris Daughtry and David Cook, two powerhouse performers who galvanized the airwaves. And, perhaps a little lower on the…
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