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Sound And Vision: Can Simon Cowell Rise Again With The U.S. 'X Factor'?
posted: July 22, 2011
If there was any lesson to be learned last season on American Idol, it’s this: There’s life after Simon Cowell. And Scotty McCreery, America’s 10th Idol, wasn’t the only beneficiary of the show’s still-beating heart.…
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Sound And Vision: Best And Worst Performances In Pop Music Videos — Who's Hot And Not?
posted: July 15, 2011
Though we’re at least two decades removed from MTV‘s prime, never underestimate the enduring power of music videos. They can send singles zooming up the charts (Katy Perry’s latest jumped from No. 31 to No.…
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Sound And Vision: Songs Of Summer 2011
posted: July 8, 2011
Sonny and Cher. Britney and Justin. Meg and Jack White. Nothing lasts forever. Well, almost. There’s one inseparable pair that’s likely to survive until the end of time: sunny summer weather and pop music. What…
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Sound And Vision: Why I Miss the '90s
posted: July 1, 2011
Every decade lives twice. Each one seems to get a second shot about twenty years after the fact. The ’50s were hot again in the ’70s (which might be why Happy Days was one of…
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Sound And Vision: Cover Me — Ten Remakes Of Great Songs That Are Better Than The Originals
posted: June 24, 2011
“Have you lost your mind?!” That’s the thought bubble I could have sworn I saw spring from my friend’s head several weeks ago when I mentioned that my all-time favorite remake is Aretha Franklin‘s 1971…
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Sound And Vision: Top 40 Show Tunes — Seven Music Icons Whose Songs Should Rock Broadway
posted: June 17, 2011
Though I’ll probably never be a huge fan of the Broadway musical, occasionally, they rock. Such has been the case for Great White Way song-and-dance productions based on the music of the Who, Bee Gees,…
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