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May 2008 - Articles
What's the Big Deal With MTV?
Fri May 30, 2008 12:45 PM EDT
When MTV was launched 27 years ago, its purpose was to play music videos. This noble concept gave way to a pop culture phenomenon, forever changing the dynamic of celebrity culture.
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The Artists in Profile: Girl in a Coma
Thu May 29, 2008 2:45 AM EDT
You may remember, long before Listen In was formed, I wrote a concert review for a show I saw almost a year ago, of Girl in a Coma performing at a local grocery store.
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TBTMTU: Into The Groove
Wed May 28, 2008 2:44 AM EDT
This weeks They Bring the Music to Us feature is Into The Groove which you can find at poptastic.blogspot.com, and it will certainly leave a pastel colored imprint in your daily blog viewing.
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Press Play: A Reveiw of Flobots' Fight With Tools
Tue May 27, 2008 9:27 AM EDT
Hot on the heels of receiving major radio airplay of their hit "Handlebars," Denver-based hip-hop/indie rock band Flobots are quickly becoming a popular crossover sensation with their second album Fight With Tools.
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Press Play: A Review of Mark Pickerel And His Praying Hands' Cody's Dream
Mon May 26, 2008 2:29 PM EDT
Mark Pickerel makes a good record. Cody's Dream is a rollicking trip of deft lyricism, journeyman musicianship and outright charm.
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Interview With Putumayo About Their New Albums African Dreamland and African Party
Sun May 25, 2008 10:29 PM EDT
Another month, another culture's music offered up for enjoyment, education and entertainment. This time it's a double feature about Africa: African Dreamland and African Party.
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Listening In Live: Tim Fite at the Troubadour
Thu May 22, 2008 4:21 PM EDT
The stage was set with a faux boom-box, a projection screen, a table and two mics. The showroom of the Troubadour was beginning to fill up and people had already staked out the area in front and center of the stage.
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The Artist in Profile: Melody Gardot
Thu May 22, 2008 9:45 AM EDT
In 2004, a 19 year old Melody Gardot was struck on her bicycle by a Jeep making an illegal turn.
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What's New In Music: 5/21/08
Wed May 21, 2008 6:42 PM EDT
In the music world, things are constantly changing. Bands form, break up, reunite and release singles. In the journalism department it's our job to track it all for you.
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Breaking: Muxtape Hacked
Wed May 21, 2008 4:46 PM EDT
You may remember the feature we at Listen In did on Muxtape, the new service which allows you to upload any 12 songs which can then be played through any computer with an internet connection.
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TBTMTU: A Plague of Angels
Wed May 21, 2008 2:01 AM EDT
I can not tell you how much I wish I had discovered today's They Bring The Music To Us featured blog earlier. To me (and I suspect to music fans in general)A Plague of Angels is more like blessing of angels, that is if those angels gave you a bunch of .mp3s every day.
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Tom Waits Interviews Self (Full Text)
Tue May 20, 2008 4:24 PM EDT
This just popped into my inbox from the publicist of Tom Waits. Apparently it's going to appear on tomwaits.com soon but it's not there now and I want to get it out as fast as I can, so I'm reprinting it.
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Listening In Live: Flotation Walls Rocks Andyman's Treehouse
Mon May 19, 2008 3:52 PM EDT
While Columbus may not be the most happening town, one might be surprised to find out that it is the indie art capital of the world, a noteworthy designation as one of the highlights of the Vinemeet this weekend was a live performance by our host, a member of Floatation Walls.
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Artist in Profile: Casey Dienel/White Hinterland
Thu May 15, 2008 3:16 AM EDT
Always ahead of the curve, Matthew Perpetua of, Fluxblog, in February 2006, claimed that Casey Dienel was "a much much much less precious version of Nellie McKay". McKay at that time being seemingly on the verge of super-stardom.
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TBTMTU: Any Major Dude With Half a Heart
Wed May 14, 2008 11:32 AM EDT
Any major dude with half a heart surely will tell you my friend, that this weeks They Bring The Music To Us featured blog is epic!
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The Artist In Profile: Charles Mingus
Thu May 8, 2008 9:51 AM EDT
It seems I have set myself up to fail, for I fear there is nothing I can write about Mingus that hasn't already been written.
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TBTMTU: Destination Out
Wed May 7, 2008 12:55 PM EDT
Hello ladies and gents, I'm back from my break with another blog to add to the annals of They Bring The Music To Us, Destination Out
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What's New In Music: 5/6/08
Tue May 6, 2008 8:26 PM EDT
Another week under the belt (OK, make that 4) and one more week ahead of us that is no doubt filled to the brim with music. We'll take a peek at new album releases, music news, and the leaders on the Billboard charts.
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Rewind to 2001: Cannibal Ox's The Cold Vein
Mon May 5, 2008 4:01 PM EDT
Seven years ago, Cannibal Ox put forth their chilling underground masterpiece, The Cold Vein, on El-P's upstart record label Definitive Jux. With still only one true studio album to their name, Vast Aire and Vordul Mega manage to shine as gods among the hip-hop pantheon.
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Listen In Special Feature: Deezer Vs. Pandora, The Internet Radio Showdown
Mon May 5, 2008 11:40 AM EDT
It was an ancient Inside The Net podcast (now known as Net @ Nite) with an an interview with the creator of Pandora, that first turned me on to the concept of personalized streaming Internet radio.
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The Artists in Profile: Sons and Daughters
Fri May 2, 2008 9:27 AM EDT
Glasgow, Scotland's Sons and Daughters spun off from indie darlings Arab Strap in 2001 when Adele Bethel (vocals, guitar, piano) and David Gowe (drums, percussion) conceived of the idea while on tour, and along with Ailidh Lennon (bass, mandolin, piano) birthed the young rock g …
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