Need Quality Headphones? Listen up.

There is a possibility—very slim—that Cardozo accepted my application so that I could advise professors on headphone choices. So far, two professors have sought my advice about headphones, and numerous classmates have commented that I wear large headphones around. So,

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It Pays to a be Canadian Band, Eh?

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What do Steppenwolf, Rush, Nelly Furtado, the Guess Who and Nickleback have in common?  They hail from the Great White North of Canada, and because of that, they recieve artist support that United States bands could only dream of. 

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Where Sampling Stands, as explained in Creative License

Sampling may seem like more of a ‘90s phenomenon rather than a present day issue, were it not for Greg Gillis as Girl Talk. If anyone should be sued for sampling tons of records, why not him? He clearly puts

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Boom! I Got Your Lawsuit: Loud Music and the First Amendment

In a small victory for musical expression, a federal court recently supported the right to drive around playing loud music. According to an article by Jeff Schweers and Kaustuv Basu titled “Police Cracking Down on Noise From Cars” in USA

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Streaming Music Program May Help Halt Illegal Downloading

A stunning blow to music piracy in the U.S. may lie in a Swedish program called Spotify, which gives consumers free, legal streaming access to nearly any song they wish.
Music piracy, whether viewed as a problem or a positive, has

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Soundtracks to Legal Thrillers Add Excitement to Finals

Original soundtracks (OSTs) are the un- seen workhorses of cinema. On occasion, they come to the foreground of cultural relevance, usually performed by high school bands and symphonies. Notable examples include Bridge on the River Kwai, Star Wars, Shaft and

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Jailhouse Albums Recorded in Front of Captive Audiences Capture Today’s Listeners

Live albums rarely do very well: nearly every big artist has one, and yet, these albums usually do not have the standout hit that compels people to buy them. There are exceptions, but rarely do live albums deliver hits that

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Local Jazz Clubs Offer Nostalgic Nights

I have never been able to shake the dissonance of the admiration and exaltation of jazz in popular culture compared with the lack of live jazz clubs. After all, many of the most famous jazz albums are recorded in one

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Bump This: Summer Music Preview

What new releases should you be looking for as we approach summer? Here are some new albums with potential to play through barbeque season:
Gucci Mane, with The State vs. Radric Davis, released a rap CD that’s better than most of

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IP Panel Presents: Future of Digital Music

The way we think about how we get music will change drastically in the near future. This was the takeaway from a panel discussion on February 24th entitled “Google, Technology and the Future of the Music Industry.” Presented by both

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