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Soundcheck: Hot Summer Hip-Hop

posted: July 5, 2012

The 2012 BET Awards were held Sunday night in Los Angeles, setting the tone for a sizzling summer of new music from some of hip-hop’s biggest names. Beyoncé took home the trophy for Best Female…
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Riffs, Rants and Rumors: Shoes Are Back on Their Feet Again

posted: July 4, 2012

When the rolls of power-pop royalty are read, before one can go back to early-˜70s ur-power-pop bands like Big Star and Badfinger, you have to hail the genre’s late-˜70s/early-˜80s heyday. Among the handful of acts…
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Craig Zobel's 'Compliance' To Feature Soundtrack Of OurStage Artists

posted: July 3, 2012

The debut feature film from director Craig Zobel, the thriller Compliance, is coming out later this summer. And while we’re big fans of independent cinema, we’ve got a special reason why we’re excited about this…
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Turn Down The Bass

posted: July 3, 2012

Electronic Dance Music is arguably the fastest growing trend in popular music right now, and it seems to be doing nothing but getting bigger. Increasingly more artists from other genres are releasing songs with electronic…
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Kind Of A Drag

posted: July 3, 2012

Today is kind of a slow news day. And so, today, you get¦ rock stars in drag: the superlatives. Most natural: Bowie Most disturbing: Queen Most frequent: Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones Best homage:…
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Songs Of The Revolution: Mach II

posted: June 29, 2012

In the autumn of 2011, we test-launched a new feature on OurStage, called Songs of the Revolution. This exclusive series of recording sessions features both up-and-coming and time-tested artists as they roll through our neck…
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