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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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Live Wired [Review]: iHeartRadio Festival
posted: September 28, 2011
iHeartRadio is all about well…radio, and taking it to the next level. Not only does the site allow you to live stream talk and music radio stations locally and nationally, it also enables you to…
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Sound And Vision: How Mainstream And Cutting-Edge Learned To Co-Exist In Pop Harmony
posted: May 27, 2011
A few weeks ago, Melbourne hosted the TV WEEK Logie Awards, which is like Australia’s Emmys, only with more reality TV, more cooking shows and music. Katy Perry and Maroon 5 represented American pop, and then there…
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Pop Stars on Film
posted: October 1, 2010
What do Cher, Diana Ross, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, Mark Wahlberg, Peggy Lee, Queen Latifah and Will Smith have in common? All pop stars-turned-actors, they each mined gold and platinum or scored chart hits in…
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Discourse & Dischord
posted: February 12, 2010
The Good New MGMT album inspired by Lady Gaga, Kanye After the wild success of their debut album, Oracular Spectacular, MGMT has turned to new sources of inspiration for their upcoming follow-up, Congratulations. In an…
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