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Metal Monday: Wake Of Redemption Looking To Shake The Earth

posted: January 16, 2012

Mainstream metal gets a really bad rap more often than it likely deserves. Perhaps this reputation rests on the fact that mainstream metal boosts catchier songwriting, features hooks and is more visible than their underground counterparts. At any…
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Will Band Reunions Define The Shape Of Punk To Come In 2012?

posted: January 16, 2012

The reveal of the Coachella music festival lineup rocked the Internet early last week. As has been the case in years past, a few narratives have emerged from the announcement; which indie darlings would be…
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Vocal Points: A Few Words Of Advice

posted: January 15, 2012

Over the course of writing this column, I’ve come across some pretty sensational vocalists, and I had the chance to pick many of their brains about the most important aspects of being a professional singer.…
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Vs: Best Of The Best

posted: January 14, 2012

For our last installment of Vs, we’re doing something a little different. Instead of comparing an OurStage artist to an artist in the mainstream, we’ll be taking a look at OurStage’s Best Of The Best…
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Mark Wahlberg's Celebrity Challenge: Making Justin Bieber a Movie Star

posted: January 13, 2012

If anyone can do it, it would be the pop artist formerly known as Marky Mark. The task at hand: transforming Justin Bieber from Canadian teen-pop idol into Hollywood matinee idol Mark Wahlberg already knows…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: 2012 Shoulds & Shouldn'ts

posted: January 11, 2012

Now that we’re finally finished looking back at last year, we can start looking forward and set our sights on what 2012 has in store for us. Like any other year, it’s bound to be…
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