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14: October 8, 1980
PRINCE POSES IN BLACK UNDIES: Until this point, Prince had been just another upstart R&B singer. With the cover of his third album, Dirty Mind-a black and white shot of him giving the camera a comehither look, wearing bikini briefs, a jacket, a bandanna and nothing else, and standing in front of an abstact design that looks a lot like bedsprings-he became something else. It looked (and the album sounded)like a new wave record, and it delivered two clear messages: One was "I don't fit into any category anybody wants to put me in." The other was "I am coming to fuck you, right now." The combination worked well for Prince for the better part pf 20 years.
13: March 25, 2002
JUSTIN AND BRITNEY SPLIT: When they split, Britney Spears was pop's reigning princess and Justin Timerblake was a singer for a boy band will little musical credibility adn plummeting commerical prospects. Maybe Brit was weighing JT down? He's since released monster solo albulms, establishing him as a credible superstar on speed dial for rappers hunting for pop crossover. She's released some new material-a relative flop-and spent her time getting married (twice),...
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Opinion by
Milah
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7 months ago
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Music is life. Life is music. Without music life would be nothing. I'm sure everyone can agree. For those who don't agree I can explain why that is so. What is something you do everyday? Listen to music. Do you know why that is? Because Music is all around you. Music is sound and rhythm. When you're walking down the street, you hear cars passing by. Is that sound? Yes it is! And therefore that's music. When you're on your computer, and you press down on the keys. Does that make sound? Yes it does! And therefore that's music too. When you're writing, and the pencil or pen glides across the paper. Doesn't that make sound? Yes it does! And that's also music. When you go to a friend's house and you knock on the door. Isn't that sound? Yes! It is! And that's music as well! We listen to music everyday. Whether it's coming from your stereo, or the construction noises from your side walk. Music is our surrounding. It's our world. It's our Earth that we know and love! It's part of our everyday life! And if there's no music, then there is no use life!
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24: May 15, 1954
THE FIRST FENDER STRATOCASTER IS SHIPPED: Among rock guitars, this is the O.G.-the one Hendrix used to play Woodstock, the one George Harrison used on Rubber Soul and the one that adorns Buddy Holly's grave.
23: July 26, 1979
CONGRESS HEARS OF AN IMPENDING COCAINSMOKING EPIDEMIC: In a few years, urban America will be ravaged by "crack"-offering rappers nationwide their tragic muse.
22: December 8, 1980
JOHN LENNON MURDERED: Never mind what the calendar says: This is the day the '60s died.
21: May 25, 1991
SOUNDSCAN DEBUTS: In the mid-1991, Billboard began using bar-code-based data from SoundScan to track CD sales, rather than relying on retailers' own often-faulty, sometimes-fraudulent tally. The week of the change, 15 more country albums appeared in the Top 200 than the previous week; four months later, Garth Brook's Ropin' the Wind became the first country album to debut at No. 1. The more democratic chart system opened the industry's eyes to the widespread popularity of not only country but also hip-hop, which had been considered little more than a niche genre. In turn, country and urban...
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