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03/13/2008 03:33 PM
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Study shows music affects moods, students agree
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The Mozart effect is one that has been around for a long time. Studies suggest that when a child under age 3 is subject to the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, their brain development is increased.Whether or not the stories and studies prove anything, the question remains: Does music have an effect on people?Psychology professor [...]
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03/13/2008 03:33 PM
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Keeping Music Real
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Music is a powerful thing. It evokes feelings and has the power to bring people together. Music is also a way for people to express themselves and share ideas, whether through poetic lyrics or throbbing anthems. But today, artists are not known for their music, but for how extravagant their outfits are and how many [...]
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03/13/2008 03:33 PM
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Rising rap star doesn't need RIAA
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You won’t hear up-and-coming rap star Flo Rida griping about fans pilfering his songs on P2P sites, or complain that technology is hurting the music industry. Don’t talk to him about so-called digital divides either.
As one of rap music’s fastest rising stars, Rida, 28, is new enough to music success that fans are still precious [...]
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03/13/2008 11:34 AM
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A lesson in sharing: the music of today plays the give-and-take game
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Now, more than ever, North American bands and music fans are becoming more open to music originating somewhere outside the continent. Sri Lankan-born M.I.A.’s unique sound rules the club scene, while the Afro-pop inspired Vampire Weekend have seen their debut album enter the Billboard Top 20. New York City’s Yeasayer have also recently garnered acclaim [...]
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03/13/2008 11:34 AM
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Two short notes on pop music
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“Romany Soup” is absolutely classic: haunting, hypnotic, melodic. Please do get started on Bolan. Please do. (And don’t you dare leave out “One Inch Rock”.)
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Lighthouse Family Biography |
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Paul Tucker spent many years in Newcastle trying to make big time in music and after several years finally sold all his musical equipment and studied for a degree in French and German. After graduation he found himslef with no active work to pursue and he took up working in a Newcastle night club. Over the years he retained one song he had writen, Ocean Drive, which he could play but couldnt sing. Determined to produce a record he put up "singer wanted" posters around Newcastle.
Also in Newcastle was Tunde Baiyewu who had just qualified with a degree in accounting and was working in a local bar. A friend who had seen the posters around Newcastle had previously heard Tunde singing along to the Gap Band. He recommended Tunde should pursue the option of singing. The two met up and Tunde immediately identified with Ocean Drive.
After an initial recording session, the balanced mix of European and African styles created the unique blend that Paul Tucker had been looking for. Demo tapes were quickly distributed and after November 1995 a release of Ocean Drive entered the UK charts. Sales never really peaked and Polydor actually deleted the record from their overseas catalog. Then a re-release of the bands single "Lifted," began climbing up the British charts and finally entered the top 5.
Since then Lighthouse Family have enjoyed a healthy UK following. To date, the album has sold nearly 2 million copies at home and is now getting recognition in the US.
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