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Sound And Vision: Building the Perfect Valentine's Day Soundtrack – 14 Great Love Songs
posted: February 11, 2011
Love is in the air. I’m not just talking about that warm and tingly feeling that fills up the senses every year on February 14”if you’re lucky enough to have your own funny Valentine. I’m…
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Sound And Vision: Does Madonna Still Matter?
posted: February 4, 2011
Last week I finally got around to seeing The King’s Speech, and during one particular scene, my mind wandered to Madonna, of all people. No, the queen of pop doesn’t appear in the film, nor…
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Sound And Vision: Should They Stay Or Should They Go? The Overexposure of Pop's Biggest Stars
posted: January 28, 2011
Last year, Avril Lavigne posted an online message to her fans explaining the lengthy break between her last album, 2007’s The Best Damn Thing, and her upcoming Goodbye Lullabye (due March 8 on RCA Records):…
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Sound And Vision: Growing Up Is Hard to Do, How To Make The Leap From Teen To Adult Pop Superstar
posted: January 21, 2011
“I will sit right down, waiting for the gift of sound and vision,” David Bowie sang on his greatest hit. Sound and vision: essentials to the life of any great musician. They were the foundation…
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End of the Revolution: Has Pop Lost Its Social Conscience?
posted: January 14, 2011
“You say you want a revolution,” The Beatles taunted in 1968. Seventeen years later, the Cult declared, “There’s a revolution.” When Tracy Chapman started “talkin’ ’bout a revolution” in 1988, she left the battlefield with…
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Rock 'n' Roll Call: Find Vienna
posted: January 11, 2011
With charming melodies over electronic pop rock, Philadelphia’s Find Vienna have garnered the attention and earned the adoration of music lovers from coast to coast. Led by vocalist Patrick Mencel, Find Vienna have been dubbed…
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