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Soundcheck: Hip Hop Hits iheartradio Music Festival
posted: September 27, 2011
The biggest live music event in radio history hit Las Vegas this weekend when Clear Channel’s iheartradio Music Festival kicked off Friday night at the MGM Grand. Thousands of fans came from across the country…
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The EditoriaList: Best And Worst #1 Singles 2000-2010
posted: September 22, 2011
This was a brutal exercise, listening to at least large chunks of every Number 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 for the years between 2000 and 2010 (I should have stopped at 2009, but I’m…
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Soundcheck: Charity Cases – Hip Hop Heroes Give Back
posted: August 23, 2011
Although hip hop headlines usually highlight a new album, or the latest antics of riled up rappers; Lupe Fiasco gave people something else to talk about last week. His charity, The Lupe Fiasco Foundation, launched…
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Sound And Vision: How Mainstream And Cutting-Edge Learned To Co-Exist In Pop Harmony
posted: May 27, 2011
A few weeks ago, Melbourne hosted the TV WEEK Logie Awards, which is like Australia’s Emmys, only with more reality TV, more cooking shows and music. Katy Perry and Maroon 5 represented American pop, and then there…
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Soundcheck: Music In Movies — Rappers Turned Actors Turned Rappers
posted: May 17, 2011
It’s never a surprise when an entertainer has more than one talent, and in the hip hop world, that usually translates to rappers trying their hand at the silver screen. Some have been more successful…
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Sound And Vision: Product Placement in Pop Videos — Good, Bad, Ugly Or Just Great Business?
posted: April 22, 2011
”Art vs. Commerce. That was the declaration of war made by Neil Young in his controversial, confrontational 1988 single “This Note’s for You,” and he didn’t stop there. In the song’s scathing video, Young mocked…
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