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Sound and Vision: Pop's Singles Scene — the Scores and Strikes of 2012 (So Far)
posted: March 23, 2012
During the early weeks of the year, 2012 sounded a lot like 2011, as Adele continued to rule Billboard’s Top 200 album and Hot 100 singles charts with 21, one year into the album’s life…
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The Second Coming of The Beach Boys
posted: February 27, 2012
Let’s face it, sometimes the past should stay dead. But when an awesome musical artist fades from popularity, their fans later wonder, Where are they now? You may not know it, but many artists you loved…
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Sound and Vision: Jessie J, Tyga and M.I.A.: The Making (and Re-Making) of a Top 10 Pop Star
posted: February 24, 2012
If at first (or second, or third) you don’t succeed… maybe it’s time to tweak your approach. That’s not to take anything away from good old-fashioned talent and tenacity. But sometimes success”or, say, getting into…
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Sound And Vision: The Year in Review — What Was Hot and Not in Pop (and Beyond) in 2011?
posted: December 23, 2011
No discussion of the last twelve months in music would be complete without a proper shout out to Adele, the blue-eyed, soulful Brit who ruled 2011 with one album (the multiply GRAMMY-nominated 21) and two…
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Vocal Points: View From The Top
posted: December 4, 2011
The significance of the Billboard Hot 100, which compiles the Top 100 singles based on radio popularity, in the music industry today has certainly diminished. But despite new music industry road maps, the chart remains an interesting…
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Sound And Vision: Foster the People's Chart Challenge — Is There Life After "Pumped Up Kicks"?
posted: December 2, 2011
Foster the People just might be the pop anomaly of 2011. The trio of Los Angeles-based twentysomethings led by founder and namesake Mark Foster looks like a boy band (only cuter), plays instruments like rockers…
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