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Sound And Vision: Can Florence + the Machine End 2011 Where Adele Started It (on Top)?

posted: September 23, 2011

Florence Welch must be in a state of extreme suspense right about now. And if she is, no one would understand how she feels better than Adele. At the dawn of 2011, Adele was in…
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Sound And Vision: It's the Same Old Song for Thespians Who Sing — and Chances Are It's Not a Hit!

posted: September 16, 2011

Though Susan Boyle helped make music’s mainstream safer for the mature crowd, her chart-life-begins-at-nearly fifty success story remains a rarity. But perhaps in the case of Jeff Bridges, who won an Oscar for playing an…
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Sound And Vision: Celebrity Feuds — Pop Is a Battlefield, World War II

posted: September 9, 2011

“Take back Vanessa Redgrave Take back Joe Piscopo Take back Eddie Murphy Give ’em all some place to go” ” Tom Petty, “Jammin’ Me” (1987) “Fuck Tom Petty!””Eddie Murphy Oh, those crazy stars! What will…
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88 MPH: Cee Lo Walks On Blueberry Hill

posted: August 26, 2011

During the past year, it’s become almost impossible to avoid Cee Lo Green. Whether you’re watching his new gig as a vocal coach on NBC’s The Voice or listening to the sanitized Glee version of his hit…
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Sound And Vision: Fake Pop Stars — The Rise and Continued Rise of Rebecca Black

posted: August 12, 2011

Paris Hilton. Kim Kardashian. Heidi Montag. Julianne Hough. In a world where making a record is as easy as starring on reality TV, and even easier when you have your own show, Rebecca Black was…
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Sound And Vision: Best And Worst Performances In Pop Music Videos — Who's Hot And Not?

posted: July 15, 2011

Though we’re at least two decades removed from MTV‘s prime, never underestimate the enduring power of music videos. They can send singles zooming up the charts (Katy Perry’s latest jumped from No. 31 to No.…
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