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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Joe Jackson Loves It Live
posted: May 25, 2011
For a guy like Joe Jackson, who’s got a trail of great songs that go all the way back to the late ’70s, it must be tough to strike a balance in his shows between…
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Sound And Vision: Disappearing Acts—Music's M.I.A. Stars
posted: April 15, 2011
“The waiting is the hardest part,” Tom Petty once sang. And for fans of David Bowie, Kate Bush and Fiona Apple, none of whom have released studio albums of new material for the better part…
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Rebecca Black: Rumors And Revelations
posted: April 12, 2011
We’ve tried not to get too involved in the whole Rebecca Black fracas that’s been brewing on the Internet for the past few weeks. It’s been hard considering that for a minute there Black was…
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Soundcheck: Is Kanye’s Bad Rap Overshadowing G.O.O.D. Music?
posted: January 25, 2011
After Coachella announced Kanye West as their 2011 headliner, fans responded with disappointment and outrage, many claiming they would rather forego the festival than support the controversial superstar. Despite West’s less than stellar public persona,…
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Bamboozle Or Bust
posted: April 29, 2010
As we all know, music is a roller-coaster of a business. Bands are hot one minute and cold the next, and the same holds true for music festivals. But one fest in particular has latched…
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AUDIO Q&A WITH SWAY FROM MTV NEWS
posted: October 13, 2009
Sway is a household name for the MTV generation, who know him from his distinctive interviews with industry heavy weights including Jay-Z and Nas. Hip hop devotees also know him from his groundbreaking, nationally syndicated…
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