Freak City wraps together shopping, music, the arts and more shopping - Los Angeles Times (blog)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:45:22 +0000

Freak City wraps together shopping, music, the arts and more shopping
Los Angeles Times (blog)
… music venue, artists' space and clothes gallery on Sunset Boulevard, will open its doors for a short-term vintage and modern clothing pop-up store. …

Thrown Together but Hard to Imagine Apart - New York Times

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:24:56 +0000

Thrown Together but Hard to Imagine Apart
New York Times
NASHVILLE — Those who gripe about fabricated, pasted-together pop acts should consider Brooks & Dunn, the fabricated, pasted-together …

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Fall arts guide 2010: Pop music - istockAnalyst.com (press release)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:03:26 +0000

Fall arts guide 2010: Pop music
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
It's where our music festivals move from mostly outdoors to mostly indoors. We must say mostly, because this year, MFNW gets an outside component, …

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Hear a Five Song Sampler From New Sub Pop Signee, Shabazz Palaces - Crawdaddy! The Magazine of Rock (blog)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:15:16 +0000

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Hear a Five Song Sampler From New Sub Pop Signee, Shabazz Palaces
Crawdaddy! The Magazine of Rock (blog)
And bravo, Sub Pop for yet again chasing music that is high quality rather than worrying about how it fits a particular aesthetic or reputation. …
Shabazz Palaces enters unconventional partnership with Sub PopSeattle Times
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Sub Pop Records Signs Seattle's Shabazz PalacesSeattle Weekly (blog)
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Lady Gaga and the Pornification of America - Rutherford Institute

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:46:47 +0000

Lady Gaga and the Pornification of America
Rutherford Institute
As for Gaga's “little monsters,” between the celebrity worship and the hyper-sexed imagery found in the pop star's videos, they're getting double-teamed. …

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Pop Off Podcast: From Bebop to Bieber - NPR (blog)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:51:11 +0000

Pop Off Podcast: From Bebop to Bieber
NPR (blog)
Maura put words to one of my big frustrations with the music on the TV show, Glee: the songs are studio-perfect, even when they are supposedly performed in …

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Do mainstage pop acts warrant the big bucks? - Seattle Times

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:47:37 +0000

Do mainstage pop acts warrant the big bucks?
Seattle Times
The self-possessed 23-year-old has sold a million copies of his debut, "Thank Me Later," since its June release, and his music — radio-friendly hip-pop …

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Usher Comes Back For His Crown: A VMA Cheat Sheet - MTV.com

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:18:27 +0000

Usher Comes Back For His Crown: A VMA Cheat Sheet
MTV.com
Usher has reigned as Pop & B royalty since he hit the scene as a teen crooner in the '90s. Back when his 16-year-old protégé, Justin Bieber …

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Bono’s daughter to feature in The Strips video - Oneindia

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:07:03 +0000

Bono's daughter to feature in The Strips video
Oneindia
London, (ANI): Bono's daughter's acting career has got a boost after landing a starring role in Irish pop stars The Strips' latest music video. …

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The LA Times music blog - Los Angeles Times (blog)

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:30:18 +0000

The LA Times music blog
Los Angeles Times (blog)
It's funny, I still think of these as pop songs. The production choices are very un-pop. But even in the lyrics, it's about joining these two opposing …

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