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M83's Anthony Gonzalez Offers To Write Katy Perry's Next Album

posted: April 18, 2012

Spin is reporting that M83‘s Anthony Gonzalez may write Katy Perry‘s next album. Apparently, the pop star was spotted attending an M83 concert and rocking out in the front row. That night, Gonzalez wrote on his…
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Metal Monday: Alcest Takes A Journey of the Soul

posted: January 30, 2012

You know those bands that aren’t really metal but  are always lumped into the metal genre? You know, groups like Primus, Tool, AC/DC, Kiss, etc. Well, I think we can add another band to this list:…
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Metal Monday: France, The Metal Up And Comer

posted: September 12, 2011

Throughout the life of the Metal Monday column, I’ve written posts about what countries produce the best metal. No real surprise that the focus of these posts fell on Norway, Sweden, The UK and the…
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Around The World In 80 Songs: “Mystery” By Uzo Nzeka

posted: May 1, 2011

Animals, safaris, amazing sunsets¦ Dying to go to Africa? Let’s visit Nigeria through the music of Uzo Nzeka, a Franco-Nigerian singer-songwriter who was formerly known as Brother Ephrain. Although Uzo Nzeka’s music has been around…
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The Beat Generation: Which Country Does Dance Best?

posted: April 24, 2011

Dance music is to the world music scene as soccer”or football, depending on your preference ”is to world sports. Both have global followers and feature spectacular, grand annual exhibitions (soccer has Champions League and Europa…
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Metal Monday: The Bridal Procession

posted: January 10, 2011

Deathcore, as previously mentioned in the Metal Monday column, has been a hot-button genre in recent years, garnering a lot of heat for being boring or overly stereotypical. The lable “deathcore”, for many bands, is something…
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