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House of the Rising Star
posted: May 21, 2012
Having the last name Star bodes well for a music career. Let’s see, there’s Ryan, Mazzie and Ringo to name a few. In time, you may see the name Sheila Star on that list of…
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Pumped Up Kicks
posted: May 9, 2012
One normally doesn’t think of Lowe’s as an arbiter of music, but you gotta hand it to them”they nailed it when they placed The Kicks‘ Good Morning in their Fresh Cut Grass spot. The…
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Globe Bopper
posted: March 14, 2012
Let’s just get this out of the way first. Manuela has lived more places than you. She’s probably more cultured than you. And chances are, she can sing better, too. Born to Kenyan and Swiss parents,…
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Voices Carry
posted: February 13, 2012
Natalie Major is, if anything, well traveled. Raised in Chicago, the singer-songwriter moved to New York at nineteen, and currently resides in Los Angeles. But not all roads lead to major metropolitan areas. In Good…
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Eye of the Tigress
posted: November 30, 2011
Vanity Theft is part of a pedigreed lineage of female rock bands. The Runaways, The Go-Gos, Sleater-Kinney”you know the sort. Girls who elbow their way through the male-driven rock paradigm and make a place…
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The Real McCoy
posted: October 17, 2011
No matter how much money is spent on grooming and promotion, an artist is only as good as his or her material. Even a sub-par singer can enjoy hit after hit when partnered with…
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