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Darius Rucker Adds To His Country Collateral With Charleston, SC 1966
posted: November 2, 2010
After enjoying years of success, most rock stars either keep running on the same old treadmill and continually chase the Platinum-plated carrot at the end of the stick, or sit by their guitar-shaped pools sipping…
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Can Sex Stop You From Going Platinum?
posted: November 1, 2010
Sex sells. In movies and on TV, in video stores and strip joints, down on the corner, out in the street, everywhere it seems, but on the pop charts. And how far the raw and…
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U2 Can Be A Publicity Nuisance!
posted: October 31, 2010
When it comes to staging street performances, there’s a fine line between building buzz and buzzkill. Ever heard of Imperial Stars? If you Google the band name in proximity to search terms such as stupid…
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Local Natives In New York: “It†Band Blows Up But Boys Escape Ego
posted: October 30, 2010
California’s Local Natives have slowly but surely strummed, drummed and sung their way to the top of critics’ and general listeners’ It list. The outfit of five, comprising Taylor Rice (lead vocals, guitar), Kelcey Ayer…
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Pop in Advertising
posted: October 29, 2010
The more things change in the music industry, the more one thing in particular stays the same: Radio remains as integral to star- and hit-making as it was back in the days when Bill Haley…
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The Good Kind: How Big Name Artists Are Giving Back
posted: October 28, 2010
It seems that lately famous names, especially those with musical talent, are all about doing good. Musically inclined individuals are readily inspiring warm fuzzies. Maybe I wear rose-colored glasses when viewing icons responsible for my longtime…
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