The MP3 Catalog Blog
The MP3 Catalog Blog
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01/23/2008 09:57 AM
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Alicia Keys
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Alicia Keys was born in 1981, and despite her young age she has already risen to the top of the music industry. By the end of 2007, Keys had sold more than 35 million records. When compared to other musical performers, it is easy to see that Keys has achieved a very high level of [...]
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01/20/2008 09:52 PM
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Taylor Swift Still Isn’t Relinquishing the Charts
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The talented Miss Swift isn’t budging from her solid perches at the top of Billboard’s country albums and songs charts, where she sits with Taylor Swift and
“Our Song,” respectively.To make life even sweeter, Swift also has this week’s highest vaulting new single, “Picture to Burn,” which bows at No. 52. The only other first-time songs [...]
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01/16/2008 08:53 PM
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Dean Owens - Whisky Hearts
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In many ways, Dean Owens’s third solo album is very old fashioned. That isn’t meant as a criticism - musically it references huge slabs of Springsteen (especially the opener, Years Ago, one of those slyly political songs with its ripe rip of sax, and the gloriously uplifting Hallelujah) and in its more relaxed moments the [...]
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01/15/2008 08:45 PM
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Tom Baxter - Skybound
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It’s been three years since we heard anything from Tom Baxter. His 2004 release Feather and Stone, especially its opening track My Declaration, was a Radio Two favourite, but since then, not a sausage. Now comes Skybound, an autobiographical album, which shows off his angelic, dreamy voice with an eclectic mix of sounds and styles.A [...]
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01/14/2008 04:54 PM
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The Magnetic Fields - Distortion (Nonesuch)
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It’s four years since the last The Magnetic Fields album, i, but Stephin Merritt has hardly been idle. Yet where 69 Love Songs showed a remarkable profligacy of songwriting, and Showtunes elicited his love of Chinese music, Distortion is a conscious step back - not just looking over its shoulder, but swiveling round for a [...]
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01/13/2008 03:16 PM
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Chrisette Michele
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Surrounded by music since she was a small child, twenty-four year old singer, songwriter and composer Chrisette Michele has been blessed with an old soul and this Long Island bred songwriter and vocalist has a deep appreciation for the harmonic
foundations that includes gospel and jazz. “I did my first solo when I was four [...]
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01/12/2008 02:31 PM
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Sara Bareilles
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As a gifted singer and a versatile pianist with no formal training, Sara Bareilles burst onto the pop scene with a naturally skilled voice ranging from powerful and
soulful to sweet and gentle, earning her instant comparisons to Fiona Apple and Norah Jones. At age 18, she left the Redwood forests of her hometown, Eureka, CA, [...]
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01/11/2008 02:27 PM
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Tony Yayo Confident As Trial Date Is Set; Promises Eminem, Dr. Dre Will Be On G-Unit LP
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“I just came from court, I got my Donald Trump button-up on,” Tony Yayo said with a smile on Thursday afternoon (January 10) while sitting in the G-Unit’s Manhattan office.
Yayo, born Marvin Bernard, had been in court earlier in the day to make an appearance before his upcoming trial on charges of endangering the [...]
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01/07/2008 04:26 PM
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Kanye vs Beyonce
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Kanye West has revealed that Beyonce kicks his ass at Connect 4.
As strange as it sounds the friends battled it out at the board game when they were hanging out at Jay-Z’s new club recently.
In his first blog since the death of his mother Kanye thanked fans for the support and talked of playing Connect [...]
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01/07/2008 01:42 PM
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Fogerty’s Creative Revival
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John Fogerty’s newest, Revival, is easily his best record since Centerfield, and has some of his best material since the CCR days. Songs like Gunslinger, Creedence Song, and Long Dark Night hold their own against Creedence’s best stuff.
The album starts off with Don’t You Wish It Was True, with a beat that is similar to [...]
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Album: Sacred Ceremonies
The Welshes opened their home to a dozen guests interested in learning more about sacred ceremonies and rituals used by Native Americans to express their spirituality. "It's about taking the Native American philosophy of spirituality and combining it ... It included two oceanfront ceremonies, one colorful reception, and a large dose of Indian culture. THE BRIDE: Brooke, 29, works ... into performing Indian wedding rituals, such as the exchanging of the rings and feeding each other sweets around a sacred ... Assistant Superintendent Vicki Kennedy served as master of ceremonies for the event. She explained the process which led to the ... In second grade, his teacher Bertha Harper reminded him of the nuns at Sacred Heart School. He pointed out, “She never ... ... Bible caravan, translation seminars, Bible quizzes, Bible presentations to government officials, enthronement ceremonies ... Only by taking refuge in the Sacred Word and living it can we strengthen the moral fiber of our people, develop tolerance ... Every Balinese home and public building has a temple and morning and evening ceremonies and floral offerings represent ... Here highlights of the experiences will include, spiritual well-being in sacred temples, beautiful art and intricate craft ... It's very sacred," says Jack, an Oneida-Ojibwa named for his birthplace of Thunder Bay, Ont., who is a youth representative for CCO's aboriginal tobacco strategy. Traditional tobacco leaves are used in ceremonies, at community gatherings and with ... But I also remember questioning all these ceremonies as well. As in many different matters, Turkish society is quite ... and fruitful discussions about the role and the consequences of Kemalism since he is almost accepted a kind of sacred value ... And Brandt said, "All bodies created by the Lord are sacred, even the embryos of unborn children are sacred.'' Brandt noted ... Alan Polczynski, coordinator for Episcopal ceremonies. Students who participated included: altar servers Steve Andursky, Nelson ... I’ve heard about it twice now, but during the ceremonies. BC: I think that's the first time I heard of 'Maps' played at a wedding ... When we're on stage it's like we're in a sacred place and we always give it our best no matter what. The best part is that ... But little appears sacred for some Iraqis caught up in brutal sectarian violence and harsh living conditions, who have made ... More controversial in the country divided by sectarianism are clips showing Shiites in mosques during Ashura ceremonies, when ...
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