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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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Rock Star Supernova |
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Rock Star Supernova Biography |
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Cream, Blind Faith, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Velvet Revolver, Audioslave--what do these bands have in common? They're all super-groups, rock outfits comprised of legendary musicians who took their varied qualities, seasoned expertise, boundless creativity and just plain kick-ass rock chops and melded them together in a mélange of virtuosity that's been, for the most part, tough to equal in the world of rock.
Tough to equal until now.
For joining those famous acts towards notoriety is another group of supers, a band named, quite appropriately, Supernova.
And who is Supernova? They would be drummer Tommy Lee (of Mötley Crüe legend), guitarist Gilby Clarke (of Guns N' Roses infamy) and bassist Jason Newsted (from the esteemed Metallica)--three musicians who're not only bona fide rock stars but supremely gifted, highly respected musicians as well.
But here's the thing--they need a lead singer.
With "Rock Star: Supernova," the three legends will find their frontman/woman in an audition process that'll capture the attention of television viewers worldwide. One very talented singer will enter this holy (or unholy--depending on who you choose to worship) trinity of rock gods to not only record an original album, co-written and produced by the mega hot Butch Walker, but embark on a word tour starting in early 2007.
And that's nothing less than thrilling. It's certainly thrilling for the trio of rockers involved. As Tommy Lee marveled of his band-mates "They're incredible musicians and I've always wanted to play with them...were going to pull out all the stops to find the most charismatic and musically talented singer to front Supernova." Gilby Clarke concurred: "Where else can you raid three historic bands to form one great band? I can't wait for the summer to begin." Neither can we.
Creating both television and music history, not only is the band crafting a new sound from their own varied backgrounds and influences, they're ready to break new ground, to be innovators. With the threesome's rock, metal, glam and thrash sensibilities merging with the catchy, riff-laden touches of Butch Walker, they're open to fresh colorings, contemporary sounds and new technologies. Supernova will be a unique, one-of-a-kind work in progress boasting, once again, its star-studded, super-group status.
And the band will be moving, as Jason Newsted proclaimed, "Forward for sure. Forward and up."
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