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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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Sound And Vision: Why I'm Seriously Considering Boycotting Music Award Shows
posted: November 18, 2011
On November 9, Nashville celebrated itself (again!) with the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards. For the fourth consecutive year, the event was hosted by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley, but the masters of ceremonies weren’t…
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Vocal Points: A Voice That Trumps All Else
posted: November 6, 2011
Susan Boyle. Discovered on Britain’s Got Talent, she shocked the judges with her incredible voice and became a worldwide sensation just weeks after the show’s airing. And she continues to build her success, with another…
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Sound And Vision: How LMFAO, David Guetta and Lady Gaga Are Making Dance Music Cool (and Bankable) Again
posted: November 4, 2011
“She wants to party. She wants to get down. All she wants do to is, all she wants to do is dance.” So sang then-ex-Eagle Don Henley in 1985. Ironically, “All She Wants to Do…
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Sound And Vision: Beyoncé's "Plagiarism" Controversies — Has She Been Caught Stealing, Or Is She Paying Homage (Again)?
posted: October 28, 2011
Beyoncé is having a rough 2011. I don’t know how she felt about turning thirty on September 4, but if she’s as career-obsessed as I suspect she is, it was probably the least of her…
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Soundcheck: When Hip-Hop Goes Pop
posted: October 11, 2011
Mash-ups are a mainstay on the hip hop scene with rappers constantly collaborating to deliver fresh material. Even the most vicious emcee paired up with the current R&B diva has a natural charm, and we’ve…
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