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Sound & Vision: Can Muse Become the Biggest Band in the World?

posted: August 31, 2012

Move over, Coldplay. And tell U2 the news. Muse is gunning for the latter bands’ longtime job, the one for which the former might be considered naturally next in line: biggest rock band on the…
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Vocal Points: Singers and their Accents

posted: December 11, 2011

Every singing voice is unique. After all, that’s what makes vocalists special, and what makes music so interesting. But besides tonal quality, range and timbre, there is another factor that sometimes contributes to a singer’s…
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April Rock-N-BowlA Winners Announced!

posted: May 18, 2011

OurStage and Rock-N-BowlA launched the Rock-N-BowlA Competition in April to give three artists in eleven regional competitions a chance to perform on the national Rock-N-BowlA tour and one grand prize winner an all-expenses-paid trip to…
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Indie Rock, Good Times and Bowling…What's Not To Love?

posted: April 4, 2011

Imagine a massive, high-energy tournament at your local Lucky Strike bowling alley complete with the best local indie bands on stage rocking the night away. That’s just the kind of party that Rock-N-BowlA is looking…
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Beat Generation: Cut Copy – Zonoscope Album Review

posted: February 6, 2011

There’s always a question about the follow up record. What does a band do after their big breakthrough? On Zonoscope, Cut Copy’s third LP for Modular Recordings, Cut Copy faces that dilemma by not breaking stride.…
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Discourse & Dischord

posted: November 19, 2010

The Good Ke$ha reveals the origin of her moniker The dollar sign in place of an s is lame”we all know that. But guys, it isn’t Ke$ha’s fault! She used to spell her name like…
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