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Q&A With Ziggy Marley
posted: August 2, 2011
Transcending the legacy of a famous parent isn’t easy, especially when that parent is the most celebrated reggae musician of all time. Yet, with all the pressure that such a family history brings, Ziggy Marley…
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Vocal Points: Auto-Tuned Out
posted: July 31, 2011
The fact that there now exists technology which is not only capable of altering the way a person’s voice sounds after it has been recorded, but also the way it sounds live, is incredible. Today,…
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GuacaMusic: Yo Tu El Y Ella
posted: July 30, 2011
Is it me? You? Him? Her? All of us? Yo, Tu, El y Ella (the Spanish translation for me, you, him and her) is precisely the name of an awesome band from Buenos Aires, Argentina…
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The Dandelion War Vs. Explosions in the Sky
posted: July 30, 2011
In the second week here at Vs., we’re taking a look at indie rockers The Dandelion War to see how they stack up against Texan post-rockers Explosions in the Sky. The Dandelion War are a six-piece…
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88 MPH: The Legacy of the "Be My Baby" Drum Beat
posted: July 29, 2011
The final minutes of Sofia Coppola’s indie tearjerker Lost in Translation contain a surefire formula for clearing out the Kleenex box. As Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson share their teary goodbye, a nostalgic, reverb-laden drum pattern…
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The EditoriaList: Top Ten Post-Breakup Beatles Releases
posted: July 28, 2011
Well, this was tougher than I anticipated. This is my THE list of the top ten official post-breakup Beatles releases. I laid myself some ground rules: 1. No bootlegs. We’d be here all year. 2.…
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