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iRock: The Alt-Rock Comeback
posted: February 16, 2010
Ever hear a song and think to yourself that it was written specifically about you? After some searching through the Rock Channels, I put together a playlist of songs I’d like to hear in the…
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Beat Kangz's Hit Maker Rockwilder
posted: February 15, 2010
If you talk to most aspiring MCs they’ll tell you that their biggest musical challenge is getting access to new beats. Beat Kangz‘s revolutionary beat-making machine, the Beat Thang, is the solution that many have…
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Metal Monday: Heavy Metal is Our Religion
posted: February 15, 2010
The year was 2001. Within many English-speaking countries there was a grassroots campaign effort to get citizens to fill in the religious affiliation portion of their census form with “Jedi” (See also Jedi Census Phenomenon).…
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Music for the Decade After
posted: February 15, 2010
Comparing one musician to another is an act fraught with danger. At one end there is offense, at the other there is hype. That said, two words leap to mind when listening to Mike del…
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Wanderlust Audio: An Introduction
posted: February 14, 2010
If time has taught us anything about the phenomenon of pop music, it is that its success cannot be predicted. Of course, professionals can package all the replicated chord progressions, carefully-formulated hooks they want, but…
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The Melophobic: Sampled To Pieces
posted: February 13, 2010
There has long been a debate in the music industry regarding the use of sampled music. Some people are convinced that under the Fair Use law parts of songs that are open to the public may…
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