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Lana Del Rey Stole Half An Hour Of My Life And I Will Never Get It Back
posted: December 11, 2013
I really tried to give Lana Del Rey the benefit of the doubt on this one. I swear. I was hoping that her half-hour long short film Tropico, an epic tale based on the biblical story…
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Great Poets Whose Words Inspired Songs
posted: December 11, 2013
Tim Kinsella Tim Kinsella, the Chicago-based musician who accidentally helped invent what we know as emo while cutting his teeth in bands like Cap’n Jazz and Joan of Arc, just released one of the more…
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GuacaMusic: Victor Maldo
posted: February 5, 2011
When does music turn into poetry? OurStage Latin artist Victor Maldo is an excellent candidate to answer this question. The singer, songwriter and poet from the Dominican Republic started his career in music many years…
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Españoles on OurStage
posted: November 17, 2010
Latin music never ceases to amaze me. The thing that I love the most about it is its capacity to mix music styles from completely different regions and still get extraordinary results. But it wouldn’t…
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Soul Searching: Iyeoka
posted: November 11, 2010
Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo, also known as Iyeoka, is a full time poet and recording artist here on OurStage.com. This Nigerian-American singer and songwriter possesses some serious soul that simply can’t be ignored. Iyeoka was actually…
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OurStage Hip Hop Habit: J
posted: September 21, 2010
The life of a music journalist often walks a fine line between the excitement of a baited chase for great new musicians and the mental drain that occurs when that wild hunt returns stillborn results.…
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