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METAL MONDAY: 10 BEST METAL SONG TITLES ON OURSTAGE

posted: August 17, 2009

First impressions are key. In many cases, the title of your song is what draws someone in. When you give your song a lackluster title, you’re wasting an opportunity to woo your potential fans. Bands…
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COUNTRY CROSSOVERS

posted: August 16, 2009

To some true-blue country fans, there is no bigger sin for an artist to commit than to allow their song to play on pop radio. If a singer changes the instrumentation in a hit song…
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FREE BIRDS

posted: August 14, 2009

The high lonesome soundĀ of bluegrass may have been born in Appalachia, but over time the wind has carried it west to new ranges, where it’s been chiseled accordingly. A mile high in Colorado, mountain…
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Q&A WITH MARTIN ATKINS

posted: August 12, 2009

Martin Atkins is the quintessential punk rock renaissance man. He’s been a member and/or session musician for some of the most influential names in alternative music; specifically the post-punk and industrial genres. Founder of Invisible…
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METAL MONDAY: TWENTY YEARS OF METAL

posted: August 10, 2009

Twenty years is a long time. Two whole decades. Many things can change in that amount of time, but few styles of music went through as many changes as metal. 1989 was the tipping point…
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CAUSE AND EFFECT

posted: August 10, 2009

The game of hip hop is one that’s fraught with disses and beefs, rodomontade and schadenfreude. These aren’t friendly waters for a newcomer, and many don’t survive first impact. When a young MC steps up…
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