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Chasing Fireflies

posted: December 14, 2011

Marie Hines is a purveyor of rosy piano melodies, a feminine counterpoint to songwriter Adam Young of Owl City. Both write songs steeped in hope and whimsy, viewing the world around them with a mix…
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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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Exclusive Q&A: Owl City's Imagination Takes Flight

posted: August 23, 2011

For a multi-platinum artist currently in the middle of a massive world tour, Owl City had remarkably humble beginnings.  Adam Young, the man behind the synth-pop phenomenon, began writing songs as Owl City during his…
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Owl City Electrifies Boston

posted: June 27, 2011

I wasn’t sure what to expect as I headed to Owl City‘s June 26th show at Boston’s House of Blues. After all, Adam Young’s electropop project is famous for earning a 1/10 from those notorious…
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Rock 'n' Roll Call: Colorfire

posted: October 12, 2010

Combining the synth-laden beats of Owl City with the vocal stylings of MuteMath, Colorfire is poised to become one of the next great electronica acts. The Nashville, Tennessee trio released both an EP and a…
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Discourse & Dischord

posted: May 28, 2010

The Good Ellen starts music label, signs Greyson Chance OK, remember last week when we made up that big lie about wunderkind Greyson Chance being signed to Interscope? Kidding! Yeah, looks like that was just…
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