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Sound and Vision: The Mid-Year Pop Report–Winners and Losers of 2012 So Far
posted: June 29, 2012
Time flies, they say, when you’re having fun (probably more so when you’re having fun in fun.!), and 2012 appears to be whizzing by at a faster clip than usual. Not everyone is having such…
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Your Country's Right Here: Madison Violet Begin to Blossom in U.S.
posted: June 28, 2012
For all the heavy-duty bluegrass star power at the most recent DelFest in Cumberland, Md., it was the Canadian folk duo Madison Violet that arguably was the most exciting “find” of the event. Known individually…
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Mieka Pauley Studies 'The Science of Making Choices'
posted: June 27, 2012
Though Boston-bred singer-songwriter Mieka Pauley swears that she’s never tried to kill a man or steal a husband, the songs on her new album The Science of Making Choices might make you think otherwise. What jumps…
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Riffs, Rants and Rumors: Peter Hammill Plays Truth or Consequences
posted: June 27, 2012
What the hell is a Van der Graaf Generator anyway? That’s the question a lot of people were probably asking back in 1969, when the first album by a young British band of that name…
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Soundcheck: Chief Keef Signs To Interscope Records
posted: June 26, 2012
Chief Keef has been causing quite the stir. Just last month, his single, I Don’t Like shot up the charts after Kanye West added himself, Big Sean, Pusha T, and Jadakiss to the remix. Within…
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Sound and Vision: Usher Vs. Justin Bieber Vs. Chris Brown– Will the Next King of Pop Please Stand Up?
posted: June 22, 2012
For ages in pop, it’s been all about the women: Adele and Katy Perry this, Rihanna and Lady Gaga that, with Britney, Beyoncé, Ke$ha, and”lately”Carly Rae Jepsen each demanding her own spotlight. But this summer,…
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