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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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The Divine Comedy Biography |
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The Divine Comedy are:
Neil Hannon: Vocals & Guitar.
Ivor Talbot: Guitar.
Bryan Mills: Bass Guitar.
Joby Talbot: Piano & Harpsichord.
Stuart "Pinkie" Bates: Organ & Accordion.
Miggy Barradas: Drums.
Rob Farrer: Percussion.
The Divine Comedy are fronted by Neil Hannon, who writes, and sings, all of the songs. He is the life and soul of The Divine Comedy, and was born in Londonderry, Northern Ireland on November 7th 1970.
They were formed in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland in 1989. They recorded a mini-album, Fanfare For The Comic Muse, and then went their separate ways. Neil started writing songs again, changed his image, and kept the name The Divine Comedy. The album Liberation was released in 1993, which Neil considers to be his debut album proper.
The following year saw the release of Promenade, which gained several positive reviews in the music papers. Joby Talbot, voted the BBC's Young Musician Of The Year, joined the band, and since then he has arranged and co-written several Divine Comedy songs.
The release of "Something For the Weekend", gained them mainstream success, with its constant play on Radio One. They performed the song on TFI Friday and Top Of The Pops. The album Casanova was released in August 1996, and two more singles were released from Casanova, "Becoming More Like Alfie", and "The Frog Princess", both gaining chart entries. You can find a track listing and review of it in the Casanova section.
In February 1997, A Short Album About Love was released, a collection of beautiful love songs written by Neil over the years. The Divine Online was also created at this time. The mini-album was recorded at the London Shepherd's Bush Empire, and features six new songs and a re-recording of "Timewatching", which originally appeared on the album Liberation.
A single was released from the album, "Everybody Knows", which again gained a lot of radio airplay and a UK Top 40 chart entry.
Last March, The Divine Comedy released a charity single, a cover of the Noel Coward song "I've Been To A Marvellous Party". The song was recorded for a Noel Coward tribute album supporting the Red Hot Aids Trust.
The new album, Fin de Siecle was released last August, and the first single from the album, "Generation Sex", was released in September.
The second single from the album, "The Certainty Of Chance", was released in November, and failed to reach the top 40.
Setanta are due to release a DC best of album in 1999, and this will be the last DC album on Setanta, as Neil has signed a seven-figure deal with Parlophone, home of The Beatles, Mansun, and Supergrass, amongst others.
"National Express", the third single from the album, was released on the 25th of January, and went straight in at No. 8 in the UK Top 40. This was the band's first Top Ten single! The band performed the song at TFI Friday, The Pepsi Chart, and Top Of The Pops.
This section is to be added to soon, hopefully...
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