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		<title>Do Studio Effects/Production A Good Song Make?</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2011/01/17/do-studio-effectsproduction-a-good-song-make/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sylvia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently discovered Florence and The Machine, and to say that I like them is an understatement. I've been waking up to them, passing out to them, shredding mail to them. At the top of my ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œon loopÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â list is ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œCosmic LoveÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â. With over 3.5 million YouTube viewsÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Âthird only to their most recognizable tune ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œDog Days Are OverÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚ÂÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Âit went from somewhere in the middle of YouTube's playlist, to the very top of mine. The song's drama hits full throttle in the first 30 seconds; the lyrics are poignant and substantial (no grenade-catching here); the drum line is strong and powerful: for a true music-lover, it's just an objectively beautiful song.

But what really makes the song so good, so stunning, is lead singer Florence Welsh's voice. The young English crooner opens her mouth, and from it wafts something that sounds like a mix of the coldest day in January, the view from Fuji's summit, a first-time mother's very first lullaby. It is crisp, majestic and unimaginably pure. If ever the word ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œetherealÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â could be applied to somethingÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Âand actually mean somethingÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Âit fits right in a sentence after the words ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œFlorence Welsh's voice is __________ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â.

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		<title>Promotional Watermarks and the Plight of the Music Journalist</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2010/11/17/promotional-watermarks-and-the-plight-of-the-music-journalist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After reading this article, Mike Rigg's Watermarks Break My Heart: Journalists hate them; labels love them. Why copyright protections aren't going away," I couldn't help but continue thinking about water-marked music intended for promotional use. This issue is one that I have encountered many times and still encounter quite often. Promotional materials made for promotional use, in fact, don't make for fantastic promotion because they are simply annoying and frustrating to listen to. The reason for this is to prevent leaking, to stop journalists from potentially releasing the material to the public for free prior to its official release date for purchase.

Here, musicians face a double-edged sword as they rely on the publicity journalists provide them as a crucial part of their promotional process, yet they run the risk of journalists sharing the material. Watermarks were not the quick-fix that the record labels have hoped for, though. For some, they are enough of an exciting sneak-peak that they are willing to let it play through the voice-over interruptions: "This is a promotional copy."]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;The day the music died.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2010/11/03/the-day-the-music-died/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://reviewartists.com/?p=3077</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, after hearing that a federal court had ruled to shutdown LimeWire--the free peer-to-peer file-sharing program--the very first thought that popped into my head was "The day the music died," from Don McLean's "American Pie." For me, this is the Napster fiasco all over again except this time I'm older and it is much more relevant to me and my peers.]]></description>
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		<title>Behind the Scenes: Senses Fail&#8217;s Music Video Shoot for &#8220;The Fire&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2010/10/13/behind-the-scenes-senses-fails-music-video-shoot-for-the-fire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 20:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend (Saturday, October 9th and Sunday, October 15th), Senses Fail held an open casting call in New York City for the production of their music video for &#8220;The Fire,&#8221; the title song for their new record that is due out later this month. Out of pure curiosity&#8230; and because I am from New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Producing Postcards (Part 1)</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2010/10/12/producing-postcards-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://reviewartists.com/?p=2666</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[IN THE BEGINNING&#8230; For those of you who don&#8217;t know and haven&#8217;t read my bio, I am the owner and operator of my own recording facility called &#8220;Turbulent Studios.&#8221; The studio is small&#8230;Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â very small.Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â Now,Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â I know what youÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â might be thinking, &#8220;Oh great, here&#8217;s another jerkÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â who went out and boughtÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â an Mbox and ProTools LE and thinks he&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autotune scandal &#8216;rocks&#8217; the XFactor</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2010/08/27/autotune-scandal-rocks-the-xfactor/</link>
		<comments>http://reviewartists.com/2010/08/27/autotune-scandal-rocks-the-xfactor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Stokes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a mad, manic week, in which I almost had to jet off to Spain with 12 hours notice, I am now faced with the prospect of working as a &#8216;Producer&#8217; at Greenbelt. (Truly incredible experience for an aspiring TV Prod). Check in next week for a full-round up of the final festival hurrah for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Andy Rooney has lost touch</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2010/05/13/andy-rooney-has-lost-touch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 08:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jameson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a journalist I feel like it is important to stay up on current events. Which is why I think that this video of Andy Rooney not knowing anything about today&#8217;s popular music acts is important. First off as Mr. Rooney is a journalist he should know who these artists are, they are winning Grammy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All Rebel Rockers Review</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2010/03/11/all-rebel-rockers-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jameson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://reviewartists.com/?p=1563</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Album Review Michael Franti &#38; Spearhead: All Rebel Rockers All Rebel Rockers by Michael Franti &#38; Spearhead was released on September 9, 2008, by Epitaph subsidiary ANTI-. So why am I writing about a record which came out about a year and a half ago. I know, old news right? Well honestly this one flew [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A rummage in the bargain bin</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2010/01/22/a-rummage-in-the-bargain-bin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Stokes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in December the social network feeds went mad for RATM. For those of you outside the US, the sudden appearance of Rage at the top of the trending lists on Twitter and the like was confusing at best. Why are lots of people suddenly talking about a track that was released 12 years ago? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Christmas Music</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2009/12/10/alternative-christmas-music/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jameson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again it is time for the Holidays to descendÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â  upon us. Which for us in the music world, only means one thing&#8230;&#8230;..more Christmas music. Now I grew up on rock and honestly the old Christmas music of Bing Cosbey, Frank Sinatra and Elvis just don&#8217;t really cut it for me.Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â  So I complied a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>File-sharing: A cyber witch-hunt?</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2009/11/13/file-sharing-a-cyber-witch-hunt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Stokes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Opening up this month&#8217;s edition of Word, I was greeted, amongst other snippets of &#8216;Intelligent Life on Planet Rock&#8216; by a four-page spread entitled &#8216;Live at the Witch Trials&#8217;, which outlined theÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â  furor over Lily Allen&#8217;s support of the 3-strike rule with regards file-sharing. Discussing her blog post from almost every angle the article questions [...]]]></description>
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