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New Songs Release 6/5/2012
So Tuesday means new release day. Several new singles graced the music world in all their glory. I have decided to highlight a few… Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, “All Around The World” (POP):...
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New Release Overload! TOO MUCH TO LISTEN TO THIS WK!!!
Green Day’s Uno!, the first of a trio of albums by the band, is one of many releases on this crowded September 25th release date So folks we are firmly planted in the busiest release season of the...
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Album Short Take: Angie Stone, Rich Girl
Angie Stone’s a ‘Rich Girl’ Introduction Traditionally a “Brent Faulkner” review is full-fledged details analyzing the musical specifics. Ordinarily I would pick Angie Stone, Rich Girl, released via...
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Chart Moves: P!nk Gets It Done, Maroon 5 Stay Out, and Mumford’s Got Next
P!nk’s The Truth About Love gives P!nk her first no. 1 album P!nk Earns First No. 1 Album Christina Aguilera has topped the charts. Britney Spears has done so on each studio album save for Blackout,...
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Chart Moves: Mumford’s Big at no. 1, PSY still no. 2, and Muse/Miguel...
Lupe Fiasco checks in at no. 5 with 89,000, a drop from 2011′s no. 1 bowing Lasers Mumford & Sons, no. 1 Babel takes no. 1 and has ‘got next’ Mumford & Sons unsurprisingly top the Billboard 200...
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Genre Series: 25 R&B Songs You Shouldn’t Miss From 2012
Tamia earns a spot on my list with “It’s Not Fair” from her BEAUTIFUL SURPRISE album For all of my criticisms of today’s R&B movement, the year still managed to yield some memorable performances....
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R&B Had A Difficult 2012
Miguel R&B had a difficult 2012. I know that those who heavily supported/continue to support the genre are probably dismayed by that initial statement. I too am dismayed, but the statement...
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Opinion: Can R&B Be Saved?
Miguel is one of the brighter R&B voices as of late. Introduction Rdio is one of many music subscription services trending and arguably affecting sales. Sometimes the truth is hard, but the truth...
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Playlist: Songs of Thanks… Some of ‘Em
There are so many things to be thankful for in life, or at least I think so. What better during Thanksgiving and the holiday season then to have a playlist filled with ten ‘songs of thanks’ to spin?...
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‘Stone Love': Underrated Album and Artist
“My sunshine has come / and I’m all cried out / and there’s no more rain in this cloud.” Ah, the soulful, sultry pipes of Angie Stone were such a lift and a factor in the now deceased neo-soul...
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How Much Does Bad Press Affect Angie Stone?
Angie Stone is not a name you hear much in the press anymore. Sure, Ms. Stone had a superb run during R&B neo-soul days, even if she never managed to land a top ten album. Ask any neo-soul buff,...
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The Chronicles of the Underrated: Angie Stone
In every genre of music, there are three big tiers of artists. The top tiers of artists are those that are commercially/relatively commercially successful and often beloved or at least respected by...
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