They Bring The Music To Us: oneparticularwave

"Everything is connected. Everything changes. Pay attention."

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What's New In Music: 1/29/07

Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:14 PM EST

By Brandon Kiser

As the final week in January closes in upon us, and the sound of cupids arrows begin to envelop the people of the world, we can take a moment to catch our breath and revel in what is new in music for this week of transition.

entertainment, music, media, writers, musicians, albums, charts, releases, grammy, january

Tupac Circa 1993: Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.

Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:00 AM EST

By kymlee

Killed at the height of his fame, Tupac Shakur's most popular works were recorded once he was signed to Death Row Records, and later, others which were released after his death. What many do not know is that Tupac was very much a revolutionary at heart.

entertainment, music, hip-hop, listen-in, tupac, kymlee-music, kymlee, 2pac, rewind, listen-in-reviews

The future of internet radio

Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:25 PM EST

By Smiling Jack

Though you might not be aware of it, a market for music which has been building up for about fourteen years might, or might not, be driven out of business in the near future. It's an easy fact to miss, because the major news outlets have been reluctant to cover it.

entertainment, riaa, pandora, internet-radio, digital-millenium-copyright-act, listen-up, internet-is-independent

Artists in Profile: Flotation Walls

Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:35 PM EST

In the world of American indie-rock Columbus, Ohio isn't exactly on the radar of most people looking for up-and-coming bands.

entertainment, music, listen-in, stolte-sawa, artist-profiles, flotation-walls, up-and-coming-bands

They Bring The Music To Us: Bows + Arrows

Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:42 AM EST

Bows + Arrows is definitely one of the more aesthetically pleasing music blogs you'll read any time soon. Created by Brian Lum of Davis, California, Bows + Arrows delves deeper into what its posted songs are made of than most other blogs. . .

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What's New in Music 1/22/08

Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:10 AM EST

Another week, another Tuesday, another flurry of new music. As new albums drop, this column will do its best to track the notable releases so you don't have to.

entertainment, music, horror, listen-in, hayden, champion, dengue-fever, whats-new-in-music, natasha-bedingfield, matt-costa

New Album Review: Atmosphere's Strictly Leakage

Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:52 AM EST

By Evan Mix

Over the holidays, Atmosphere released a quasi-LP called Strictly Leakage on their website, for free. No, not Radiohead pay-what-you-want free - just free. Here: see for yourself.

entertainment, music, hip-hop, rap, atmosphere, listen-in-reviews

The RIAA's curious relationship with its customers

Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:01 AM EST

By Smiling Jack

In February of 2005, the Recording Industry Association of America sued Gertrude Walton for putting 700 copyrighted songs onto the internet. She is hardly unusual, they've sued more then 20,000 people over the last four years.

entertainment, riaa, listen-in, recording-industry, tanya-anderson, amy-weiss, candy-chan, gertrude-walton, lee-thao

What's the Big Deal With Alicia Keys?

Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:28 AM EST

By kymlee

Alicia Keys took the music world by storm in 2001 when she was discovered by music legend Clive Davis and released her first single Fallen.

entertainment, music, listen-in, alicia-keys, kymlee-music, kymlee, whats-the-big-deal, musicvine

They Bring The Music To Us: The Rich Girls are Weeping

Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:33 AM EST

Technically this is a "They Brought The Music To Us", as Cindy Hotpoint and Pinkie Von Bloom of The Rich Girls are Weeping are taking a break from the music blogging scene, to move on to some bigger and better things after fulfilling their dream of moving to The Big Apple.

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What's New In Music: 1/15/2008

Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:30 PM EST

By Brandon Kiser

It doesn't take long to get caught up in music news. New releases here, new chart toppers there. Oh! And don't forget Beyonce falling on stage. So, if you want to keep up with what's really important just keep track of the weekly What's New In Music series.

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Rewind to 2000: Jedi Mind Tricks' Violent by Design

Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:15 PM EST

By Evan Mix

There is a certain undeniable integrity to be had by promising something and delivering it in full. With their 2000 LP Violent by Design, Philadelphia-based hip-hop group Jedi Mind Tricks did just that.

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What's the Big Deal with Björk?

Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:31 PM EST

By Ryan Stolte-Sawa

I'll be honest with you: I don't really like Björk. I find her eccentricities irritating and there's something about the way she opens her mouth when she sings that makes me fear for my life.

music, listen-in, bjork, whats-the-big-deal

Artist Profile - Nico Vega

Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:09 AM EST

It would be easy to write off the sultry Aja Volkman as simply rehashing the "I'm a girl and I can scream too" shtick, but if you scrape past the surface of Nico Vega, you'll find that she and her band mates are much more than meets the eye.

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Mary J. Blige: Growing Pains Album Review

Wed Jan 9, 2008 5:07 PM EST

By kymlee

Many would say that the best art is borne out of angst and pain, and out of the emotional necessity to cathartically express and release anger and hurt. When Mary J.

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What's New in Music: 1/8/2008

Wed Jan 9, 2008 9:20 AM EST

Another week, another Tuesday, another flurry of new music. As new albums drop, this column will do its best to track the notable releases so you don't have to.

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They Bring The Music To Us: Muzzle of Bees

Wed Jan 9, 2008 7:39 AM EST

Muzzle of Bees is a blogger's blog, the way that Gerard Butler (King Leonidas from 300) is a man's man.

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New Album Review: Lupe Fiasco - The Cool

Mon Jan 7, 2008 5:01 PM EST

In 2006 Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, recording under the name Lupe Fiasco, released one of the year's freshest and most promising hip-hop records, Food and Liquor.

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Artist Profile: The Gutter Twins

Thu Jan 3, 2008 6:32 AM EST

By Brandon Kiser

It is most likely that you haven't heard of them. Yet. However, if there is one new rock collaboration to look forward to in 2008 it would be The Gutter Twins.

entertainment, music, rock, album, cd, rock-music, mark-lanegan, greg-dulli, the-gutter-twins, gutter-twins

They Bring The Music To Us: Swedesplease

Wed Jan 2, 2008 1:32 PM EST

You'd think that a blog which only covered music by Swedish musicians would cater to a pretty niche group, but with the immense influx of music coming from Sweden these days you'd be wrong. It's almost impossible to find an indie band these days that isn't Swedish.

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A Newsvine Interview With the Makers of A Mosaic of Stories and Music from Around the World – World Tales Volume 2

Wed Jan 2, 2008 9:00 AM EST

By Scott (Scoop) Butki

As I have written about I always jump at the chance to do reviews and interviews about world music and children's music. Thus this is the first of several planned interviews in the next few weeks regarding albums of world music and children's music.