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In the relatively new world of digital music promotion, musicians would be wise to acquaint themselves with every form of popular social media. Sure, it’s a given to set up a Facebook page and Twitter account for your music project, but creatively infusing Pinterest into a music PR campaign has proved surprisingly successful for many

Black Sabbath’s career is spread out over several decades, multiple lineup changes, and varying degrees of success. Like many classic rock groups that persistently carry on, Black Sabbath’s early years were marked by gems that established the group as titans of a newly conceptualized movement, in their case the fusion of heavy metal and rock

Relationships are like a double-sided coin for Taylor Swift. As with anyone who is not currently married, all of Swift’s relationships have resulted in a break-up thus far – inspiring plenty of heartache, but also creativity. There are many talented songwriters who channel tumultuous emotions into effective songwriting, or at least in Taylor Swift’s case

Almost Famous is one of the finest music-oriented dramas ever. In addition to its brilliant casting and superb original soundtrack, its success hinged largely on director and writer Cameron Crowe, who used a hefty amount of anecdotal inspiration to create characters like William, the bright-eyed protagonist, and Penny Lane, the mysteriously beautiful groupie of the

As the 12th season of American Idol comes down the final stretch, viewers are reminded how truly intense the show becomes when the number of contestants is dwindled down to five. Merely making the show is a great achievement, but the final five always tends to feature powerhouses that go on to relative success regardless

Already up to her neck in controversy, Rihanna made more unwanted headlines last month when ten of her tour buses were pulled over at the border between Michigan and Canada after cops found a small quantity of weed on one of her entourage. However, some artists have become so synonymous with marijuana, that their music

Attend any live show today and at some point you’re bound to be faced with a sea of people holding up their camera phones trying to capture a moment that they will inevitably then miss out on experiencing in real time themselves. But the act of unofficially documenting a show has been around long before