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Announcing Guitar Center's Your Next Record With Travis Barker Competition
posted: March 1, 2011
We are proud to announce that Guitar Center’s Your Next Record Competition is back! Last month Brandon Green scored big in the “Your Next Record with Keith Urban” Competition. The music mega-store has again teamed…
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Soundcheck: Hot Ticket Tours – This Year’s ‘Can’t Miss’ Show Line-Up
posted: March 1, 2011
Now that the snow is finally melting and Spring is right around the corner so is the Spring/Summer concert season. Every year, I anticipate festival line-ups and envision my ideal headlining mash-ups, and every year,…
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Soundcheck: J.Cole And Wale Show Review
posted: February 22, 2011
If, like me, all the hype had you doubting the futures of these two young MC’s”consider it solid. Wale and J. Cole kicked off NBA All-Star Weekend with a sold-out show at the House of Blues…
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Soundcheck: Can A Drummer Get Some?
posted: February 8, 2011
Is it possible that the most ground-breaking hip hop album of 2011 will come from a punk? Punk rocker that is, as in Blink 182, +44, bad ass super drummer, Travis Barker. While he’s floated…
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Soundcheck: Comeback Kid: Lupe Fiasco
posted: February 1, 2011
After years of delays, title changes and rumored retirement plans, Lupe Fiasco is ready to release his third album, Lasers, on March 4. The controversial single, “Words I Never Said” hits airwaves today, thrusting the…
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Rapper's Delight: Freeloadas
posted: January 29, 2011
Besides being a part of the OurStage community, the Freeloadas are known as an ethnically diverse hip hop group based out of Baltimore. They haven’t found a great deal mainstream success, but their longevity and…
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