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What's the Big Deal with Gnarls Barkley?
Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:45 PM EDT
When Gnarls Barkley broke out with the debut single "Crazy," it was as if they literally started a craze. The song was in high rotation on practically every radio station, became a standard for Las Vegas lounge performers, and sparked other strange and creative remakes.
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What's the Big Deal with Amy Winehouse?
Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:53 AM EDT
Since her 2007 break out album Back to Black, Amy Winehouse has become a tabloid queen. The world watches with pity and fascination as she plays out a classic tale of the drug addicted songstress on a downward spiral.
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What's The Big Deal With Wilco?
Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:33 PM EDT
"Jeff Tweedy is a twat," one former major-label president told me at the height of the singer's travails with Reprise.
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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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What's The Big Deal With Stone Temple Pilots?
Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:50 AM EDT
I'm probably going to get slammed for this one. Here's the thing: I don't get Stone Temple Pilots. I never did. Here's a band that rode the coattails of grunge into 17.5 million album sales (and counting).
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What's the Big Deal with Vampire Weekend?
Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:10 PM EDT
In late March 2007 as I was getting off the subway I picked up a copy of the most recent issue of The L Magazine. The week's feature was "8 New York Bands You Need to Hear" and I, always on the lookout for bands I need to hear, eagerly paged through the to the cover story.
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What's the Big Deal with Radiohead?
Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:19 AM EDT
1993's ode to nihilism Creep may have put Radiohead on the map but the unspectacular song offered no indication of the direction this band's scope of vision.
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What's the Big Deal With OneRepublic?
Sat Mar 8, 2008 7:47 PM EST
One of the newest popular bands on the scene, OneRepublic has taken it by storm. Their first single, "Apologize" (which I'm about 90% sure you've heard) is catchy, dramatic and rhythmic.
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A "Diggin' the Crates" Special Installment: What's the Big Deal with Analog Sound?
Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:07 PM EST
Records are big, fragile, unwieldy, and generally inconvenient. Digital alternatives like MP3s and CDs are, on the other hand, small, portable, durable, easily reproducible, and generally convenient. Plus, you look totally trendy with your iPod (keep telling yourself that).
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What's the Big Deal with Music Piracy?
Fri Feb 8, 2008 9:32 AM EST
We've all heard the stories. Peer-to-peer (P2P) pirate lords distribute thousands of albums for free across the Internet, single-handedly bringing down the music industry as we know it.
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What's the Big Deal with the Grammys?
Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:30 AM EST
On February 10, 2008 The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences will celebrate - thanks in part to a deal with the striking Writers Guild of America - the 50th anniversary of its illustrious Grammy Awards.
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What's the Big Deal With Alicia Keys?
Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:28 AM EST
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.
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What's the Big Deal with Björk?
Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:31 PM EST
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.
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What's the Big Deal with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:33 AM EST
As you are no doubt aware, Madonna has been voted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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What's the Big Deal with Bob Dylan?
Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:30 AM EST
Yeah, yeah. He was the "voice of a generation." He was a symbol of peaceful and thoughtful social resistance. He's been the centerpiece of a Martin Scorcese documentary and a new, highly anticipated movie about his life.
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What's the BIG deal? — Animal Collective
Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:53 PM EST
To kick off our series, I'd like to look at the band Animal Collective. Here is a band that has released four consecutive albums that have garnered universal acclaim in independent music circles.
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Branding LISTEN IN — new logos, new series idea inside.
Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:49 PM EST
So part of developing a readership, as Eric has already pointed out, is branding.
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