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SK8R BOI
posted: March 26, 2012
Like Lupe Fiasco, Billa Camp hails from Chi-Town, loves skateboard culture and is an exemplar of alternative hip hop. And here’s another similarity”both appeared in the video for Fiasco’s song Kick, Push.” Still, Camp’s got…
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Metal Monday: Metal Soundtracks
posted: March 26, 2012
Inspired a bit by Rami’s Soundtrax column, this week’s Metal Monday focuses on the most metal movie soundtracks Hollywood has to offer. You might be wondering “Are there even enough metal movie soundtracks to make…
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The Second Coming of Jack White
posted: March 26, 2012
Let’s face it, sometimes the past should stay dead. But when an awesome artist fades from popularity, their fans later wonder, Where are they now? You may not know it, but many artists you’ve loved in…
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Sound and Vision: Pop's Singles Scene — the Scores and Strikes of 2012 (So Far)
posted: March 23, 2012
During the early weeks of the year, 2012 sounded a lot like 2011, as Adele continued to rule Billboard’s Top 200 album and Hot 100 singles charts with 21, one year into the album’s life…
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Your Country's Right Here: Enter the Haggis Make a Splash with 'Whitelake'
posted: March 22, 2012
Maybe I’m just a pushover for a band that has both a fiddle player and the more-than-occasional bagpiper, but there’s something about Enter the Haggis”the Canadian-Scottish folk rock band that just knocks me out. Anyone…
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Wedded Bliss
posted: March 21, 2012
Husbands and wives tend to make pretty good music together. See: Sony and Cher, Wings, Sonic Youth, Mates of State, Arcade Fire and about a million other acts, including Cedar Avenue. The Twin Cities band…
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