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Watch Bruno Mars' Super Bowl Halftime Show
posted: February 3, 2014
It doesn’t get more ridiculous, pompous, cliched, and overblown than starting your musical performance with the children of Benetton holding hands and singing innocently in front of a waving American flag digital bunting, but that’s…
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Kanye West Sued Over "Bound 2" Sample
posted: December 27, 2013
Kanye West has found himself tangled in a lawsuit for sampling a vocal track of soul singer Ricky Spicer (The Ponderosa Twins Plus One) in his track, “Bound 2.” Spicer filed a lawsuit against West this…
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PSY’s K-Pop Invasion: The Continued Decline of Western Pop Courtesy of the East
posted: October 12, 2012
As if A-Pop wasn’t bad enough already. Just when one might have thought that American pop, with all its auto-tuned voices and fake plastic beats, couldn’t possibly make the eyes and ears bleed more, it’s…
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Exclusive Q and A: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Mine The Past, But Look Forward
posted: October 1, 2012
The primal bellow of the The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion is unmistakable. For over 20 years, the band has blazed a path uniquely and entirely their own, pioneering an inimitable, cacophonous, and burly blend of punk…
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Riffs, Rants and Rumors: How Tom Trumped Bruce on 'Live Anthology'
posted: July 11, 2012
Within the upper echelon of heartland rock, at this late date, it all boils down to a crucial question: Springsteen or Petty? The third member of the Holy Trinity, Bob Seger, more or less took…
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Don Cornelius: Tribute To a Trailblazer
posted: February 7, 2012
After the shocking news of Don Cornelius’ death rattled the nation on Wednesday, many are left with heavy hearts and fond memories of a true trailblazer. Thousands of mourners assembled around the nation to share…
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