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Sound And Vision: Where Is the Love? — The Disappearing Power-Ballad Duet

posted: March 25, 2011

Back in the day, every major female pop star had one: a male pop star (or two, or three or more) who loved her”at least on the record and on the charts. Over the years,…
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Sound And Vision: Building the Perfect St. Patrick's Day Soundtrack — 10 Great Green "Party" Songs

posted: March 11, 2011

Think of it as an extreme makeover that took centuries to complete. Although St. Patrick’s Day originally was conceived as a Catholic holy day, the Hail Mary is probably the last thing on the minds…
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Rapper's Delight: Apollo Kids

posted: February 5, 2011

Ghostface Killah has garnered a lot of respect in the world of hip hop over the last fifteen or so years, largely because of his role in the Wu-Tang Clan, but also for his illustrious…
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Killer Collabos

posted: January 11, 2011

The only thing more exciting than a new single from your favorite artist is a new single from two or three of your favorite artists. Whether the aim is to break a new artist with an…
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Putting Back the Boom-Bap in Rap: Q&A with Nottz

posted: November 9, 2010

Nottz wants to restore the boom-bap in rap.  He misses the kind of hard-hitting bass patterns that formed the undercarriage of so many of hip hop’s no-frills golden moments before Diddy added glamor to the street…
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SCHOOL TIES

posted: October 12, 2009

You meet a lot of kids in elementary school: the crybaby, the bully, the glue-eater ¦ but six future bandmates? Almost unheard of. Which is why Dujeous is quite the Cinderella story. Friends since early…
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