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Live Wired [Review]: Ellie Goulding
posted: August 2, 2011
Ellie Goulding has had a huge year, and it’s only August. A 24-year-old pop singer from England, she has been getting more attention in the US recently. She was selected by Prince William and Kate…
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Vocal Points: Auto-Tuned Out
posted: July 31, 2011
The fact that there now exists technology which is not only capable of altering the way a person’s voice sounds after it has been recorded, but also the way it sounds live, is incredible. Today,…
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88 MPH: The Legacy of the "Be My Baby" Drum Beat
posted: July 29, 2011
The final minutes of Sofia Coppola’s indie tearjerker Lost in Translation contain a surefire formula for clearing out the Kleenex box. As Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson share their teary goodbye, a nostalgic, reverb-laden drum pattern…
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Sound And Vision: Pop Stars In Love — When Dating (and Marrying) Well Is The Best Career Move
posted: July 29, 2011
Sometimes it’s not what song you sing but to whom you sing it. And if Selena Gomez‘s new hit, “Love You Like a Love Song,” is art imitating her love life, she couldn’t have picked…
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Karen O's "Psycho Opera" And The Other Crazy Side Projects Of The Artists We Love
posted: July 26, 2011
Karen O, Karen O, Karen O. We love your crazy fashion sense, we love your music, we even love saying your name. But how far will this love go? We’d love it if you put…
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'The Voice' Coach And Contestant Updates
posted: July 26, 2011
After The Voice, a reality show which features star musicians mentoring a pool of talented vocalists, premiered on NBC in April, the program’s buzz went through the roof. Although there are other singing shows, none have succeeded…
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