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Metal Monday: Metal Covers Of Non-Metal Songs
posted: February 21, 2011
Cover tunes have been a big part of pop music in the last few decades, and an even bigger part of music throughout history (though the idea of a cover tune is rather new, they’re…
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Sound And Vision: Does Madonna Still Matter?
posted: February 4, 2011
Last week I finally got around to seeing The King’s Speech, and during one particular scene, my mind wandered to Madonna, of all people. No, the queen of pop doesn’t appear in the film, nor…
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Discourse & Dischord
posted: February 4, 2011
The Good Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein beat up Sarah McLachlan We already told you to check out Portlandia, but this time we really mean it. IFC has released a teaser for next week’s episode,…
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Sound And Vision: Should They Stay Or Should They Go? The Overexposure of Pop's Biggest Stars
posted: January 28, 2011
Last year, Avril Lavigne posted an online message to her fans explaining the lengthy break between her last album, 2007’s The Best Damn Thing, and her upcoming Goodbye Lullabye (due March 8 on RCA Records):…
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Sound And Vision: Growing Up Is Hard to Do, How To Make The Leap From Teen To Adult Pop Superstar
posted: January 21, 2011
“I will sit right down, waiting for the gift of sound and vision,” David Bowie sang on his greatest hit. Sound and vision: essentials to the life of any great musician. They were the foundation…
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Beat Generation: A (Brief, Brief) History Of Electronic Music
posted: January 17, 2011
Welcome to Beat Generation. With this column, we’re going to try and cover as many strains of electronic music as we can, from house to techno, from ambient to glitch. We here at OurStage have…
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