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Wizard Rock’s Greatest Hits
Harry Potter: Wizard Rock’s Greatest Hits By John Seaborn Gray, Houston Press, November 19, 2010 For the past few years, a genre centered around J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter universe has been growing on the Internet and elsewhere. We don’t think … Continue reading
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Songs are like tattoos, you know…
In Which She May Bake Some Brownies Today Loo Loo Loo Loo Loo By Emily Gould, thisrecording.com, April 2, 2010 Ladies of the Canyon ushered in a period of unprecedented commercial success for Joni Mitchell. Warner Brothers marketed the album explicitly … Continue reading
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Girl Power, A History
Pop Tarts! The epic story of the rise and fall of Britney, Christina, Mandy, and the rest of the pop princesses The Daily Book Beast, February 15, 2010 Excerpt from Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music by Marisa Meltzer By … Continue reading
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