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No Pain, No Fame
posted: August 6, 2012
Kids who grow up on the streets of Detroit face their fair share of temptations. Some of them, like Se’von, dodge the dealers, boosters, and thugs through music. The rapper lets the streets inform his…
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Discourse & Dischord
posted: August 3, 2012
The Good Made in America Festival lineup announced Jay-Z announced the lineup for his Made In America Festival this week, and it’s looking pretty ace. Passion Pit, Pearl Jam, Jill Scott, Run D.M.C. Drake, and…
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The Voice
posted: August 1, 2012
Most families keep a bowl of fruit on the dining table. Hannah Acfield’s kept one full of maracas, tin whistles, clap sticks, and harmonicas, which helps explain how the Melbourne artist ended up with a…
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Love and War
posted: July 30, 2012
EarlyRise There’s nothing wrong with being different, Orly Lari sings on Wasteland over a torrent of guitars and drums. And being different, to EarlyRise, means raging against the powers that seek to tear us down.…
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Discourse & Dischord
posted: July 27, 2012
The Good Armless teen plays Iris on guitar Next time you complain about something not going your way, think about this story of turning lemons into Goo Goo-infused lemonade. George Dennehy, an 18-year-old high school…
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Old Soul
posted: July 25, 2012
Seattle native Merrily James began as a gospel ingenue before being picked up, at the tender age of 17, by Showtime at the Apollo to perform in front of a national audience. Since then, she’s…
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