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The EditoriaList: Best And Worst #1 Singles 2000-2010
posted: September 22, 2011
This was a brutal exercise, listening to at least large chunks of every Number 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 for the years between 2000 and 2010 (I should have stopped at 2009, but I’m…
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Soundcheck Album Preview: Will J.Cole Take Over With 'Cole World'?
posted: September 20, 2011
Jermaine Lamarr Cole, better known as J.Cole, has been hip hop’s best kept secret for years. Ever since Jay-Z signed him to RocNation, we’ve been waiting to hear what all the hype was about. After his…
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Metermaids Make The Rooftop Shake
posted: September 15, 2011
Attention hip hop fans! OurStage’s own Metermaids, an underground hip hop duo hailing from Brooklyn, have just released a new album! If you aren’t already familiar with the duo of emcees Sentence and Swell then…
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Collaborating Couples
posted: September 8, 2011
It’s good to be Wiz Khalifa. After Warner Bros. kept delaying his major label debut, he decided to part ways with the label and instead began releasing a series of free mixtapes, including the acclaimed…
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Soundcheck: Who Was Victorious At The VMA's?
posted: August 30, 2011
The MTV Video Music Awards always serve up big surprises and this year was no different. From Beyoncé‘s big news to Lady Gaga‘s dragged-up, stand-in, this year’s show didn’t skimp on the stumpers. Lady Gaga…
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Sound And Vision: Director's Cuts — From Lady Gaga to Kate Bush, the Mixed Results of Tampering with Your Own Songs
posted: August 26, 2011
I’ll never forget the day Basia lied to me. Twice. I was interviewing the Polish singer (best known for her 1988 hit “Time and Tide”) shortly before the release of her 1994 album, The Sweetest…
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