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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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Zero 7 Biography |
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They begun their career with a remix of Radioheads “Climbing Up Walls”, after that they did different remixes for famous artists like Lenny Kravitz, Lambchop and Terry Callier.
They were originally engineers, 30 year old Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker. They did some studio work on the side, but after a while they got tired of sitting on the side and helping bad pop artists. That’s when they contacted their good friend and producer for Radiohead, Nigel Godrich, and asked if he could get hold of something from the giant band that they could play with. After a lot of hard work they presented the result to Radiohead, and they were so impressed that they chose to have the remix as a b-side on their hitsingle “Karma Police”.
Terry Callier was impressed over Zero 7’s remix and asked them if they could make a version of his gorgeous “Love Theme From Spartacus”. After several other remixes Henry and Sam decided to give out an EP, the 1000 copies were sold out in a few days. After the outstanding positive response they gave out their debut album “Simple Things,” which they got a Technics Mercury Award nomination for, a Mercury Music price and last, but not least the prestige full “Best newcomer” award from the English “Muzik Awards.”
Zero 7’s music style can be compared to Air, Massive Attack and David Holmes. The music magazine Mixmag described the album as “some Stevie Wonder, some John Barry and some sand dunes and saltwater.” Zero 7 goes under the category relaxing, inspiring jazzy electronic music.
With rising popularity they left on a tour through England and Europe, and they visited most of the large festivals through the summer and autumn 2001. They were on both Roskilde and the Quart festival. In London their concert was sold out for 2 months before they should play. In 2002 they planned to go further and tour in Japan and Australia.
The last addition to the successful Zero 7 is their collecting album “Anotherlatenight” were several artists has made new versions of old songs. Their last collecting album is called Zero 7 and has a new exclusive song from the duo. It follows the same track as Simple Things, and it sounds gorgeous. If you like Air, Radiohead, Portishead, St. Germain, David Holmes or Massive Attack, then try Zero 7!
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