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Sound And Vision: Rihanna Vs. Christina Aguilera Vs. Alicia Keys: Who Will Win November's Battle of the Divas?
posted: October 5, 2012
Sweet November is about to spawn another monster. Not a beast like the ugly, twisted child Morrissey warbled on about in 1990, but three beauties in the monster diva throwdown of the year. It will…
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Your Country's Right Here: Lindi Ortega Talks 'Cigarettes and Truck Stops' yet Keeps her 'Little Red Boots' Firmly on the Ground
posted: October 4, 2012
Lindi Ortega’s sound has taken a long dip into the blues, but she’s still got the soul of a country girl. Talking by phone from her mother’s Toronto home, she talked about how her 2011…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Jann Klose Shadowboxes the Ghosts of Tim & Jeff Buckley
posted: October 3, 2012
There’s Al Pacino on my left and Gary Lucas on my right. I was just like, ˜This is so surreal.’ I’m hearing myself sing and I’m going, ˜How did I get…
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Sound And Vision: The Diminishing Returns of the No. 1 Single
posted: September 28, 2012
No. 1 with a bullet: Ah, that once-relatively elusive and exclusive room at the top. The holy grail for the pop single, it used to be as high an honor and as highly desirable as…
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"Watch This!" Wednesday: No Doubt, Craig Owens, And Green Day
posted: September 26, 2012
We love passing new music videos around the OurStage office, and now we’re going to be sharing our finds with you. Here’s this week’s freshest new clips! No Doubt – “Push And Shove” Gwen and…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Steve Forbert Forges Ahead
posted: September 26, 2012
How much of this past stuff are we gonna talk about? asks Steve Forbert with a mixture of weariness and wariness after being debriefed about his early days as a singer/songwriter. It’s fun, but it…
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