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Category: Music

Still Hearing the Bells Ring

“Hear the bells ringing/They’re singing that you can be born again/Hear the bells ringing/They’re singing Christ is risen from the dead.” Those splendid lyrics bounce

Does Pop Music Make Us Happy or Sad? Yes.

In the R-rated romantic comedy High Fidelity, record store owner Rob Gordon (played by John Cusack) ponders this chicken-and-egg conundrum: What came first, the music

YouTube Sensations Are People Too

It’s Friday, Friday, had to write a blog on Friday. So what better person to write about today than Rebecca Black? For those who haven’t

Turn on Your Hannah Montana Heartlight

Lots of folks have been parsing Billy Ray Cyrus’ extensive interview in the March issue of GQ. Talking to interviewer Chris Heath, Cyrus spoke in

Elvis has Left the Billboard

Move over, Elvis. Looks like there’s a new king in town. I’m talking, of course, about Fox’s hit show Glee—and the fact that as of

Bieber Bielebers’ Belligerence

Jazz musician Esperanza Spalding won the Grammy for Best New Artist on Sunday night. (If you’re like me, you said, “Esperanza Who?“) Almost immediately, the

Violence, Metal and Jared Lee Loughner

In the wake of Jared Lee Loughner’s shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., the press and behavioral experts have swarmed over every bit of evidence from

Bieber Fever Redlines

This just in, ripped from the week’s headlines: “Justin Bieber is more influential than Barack Obama and Dalai Lama.” Yeah, I had to question that

Bang Your … Skate?

Once upon a time, the path to becoming a rock god was simple and clear: Grow your hair out. Raise your fist at everything polite

Taylor Swiftly Breaking Records

Sometimes, nice girls do finish first. Country charmer Taylor Swift’s new album, Speak Now, sold more than 1 million albums in its first week, making

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