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Sound and Vision: Pop's Greatest Gender Benders – Songs That Sound Better Sung By the Opposite Sex
posted: August 3, 2012
One of the best releases of 2012 to date is Boys Don’t Cry, an album of covers recorded by Anglo-Pakistani singer-songwriter Rumer (nee Sarah Joyce). As a vocalist, Rumer is soothing and smooth, strictly middle-of-the-road…
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Your Country's Right Here: Sara Watkins Soars Beyond Nickel Creek
posted: August 2, 2012
Sara Watkins may be best known for her brilliant fiddle work with Nickel Creek, but expect that to change as more critics and fans hear her extraordinary solo release Sun Midnight Sun. Clearly, the fiddle…
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The Biggest Clashes Between The Old School And The New School In Hip-Hop
posted: August 1, 2012
Most readers probably weren’t familiar with the name Lord Finesse until recently. Finesse, an emcee and a producer in his own right, is probably best known as a beat maker, having contributed to albums by…
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Riffs, Rants and Rumors: Searching For Sugar Man With Rodriguez Documentary Director
posted: August 1, 2012
In the late ˜60s and early ˜70s, you could scarcely swing a Gibson acoustic without hitting a great singer/songwriter whose work went unappreciated by all but a tiny cult following. Some of them got a…
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Lita Ford Cuts the Crap
posted: July 28, 2012
OurStage, Guitar Player magazine, and Ernie Ball are teaming up this summer to offer aspiring guitarists a chance to win the ultimate Grand Prize. Enter the Guitar Player “Take The Lead” Competition by August 17…
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Sound and Vision: An 'American Idol' Wish List– Who Should Replace Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler?
posted: July 27, 2012
You couldn’t pay me to be an American Idol bigwig right now. The show is about to face its greatest challenge since the 2008 battle of the Davids (Cook and Archuleta). The producers and the…
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