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Fairytale movies including ‘Snow White’ headed to big screen


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America has hopped on a fairytale wagon with films like the upcoming Mirror, Mirror and Snow White and the Huntsman, both due this year. Perhaps the success of 2006’s Pan’s Labyrinth got the wheels turning. Though an original story, the magical, fairies and fauns meshed well with civil war Spain. As well, Disney’s 2009 The […]

President Obama takes to Spotify to share “favorite” music


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President Barack Obama released a 28 track Spotify playlist this past Thursday profiling some of his favorite music. While it is quite obvious that his staff handpicked each track, it is certainly notable to watch the Commander in Chief embrace some of today’s online media platforms. In addition to the Spotify playlist, Obama announced the […]

Taylor Swift remains on top in the music world


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When Taylor Swift first entered the music scene in 2006 with her elementary lyrics and schoolgirl charm, it was difficult to imagine that she’d have the staying power to make a significant impact on the country world. Then she nabbed four Grammys, 10 American Music Awards and several minor roles in film in television. For 2012, […]

Lady Gaga announces new tour


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This week, Lady Gaga has unveiled sensitive details concerning her upcoming Born This Way Ball, an international tour that will span over the globe. On her official website, Gaga describes the Born This Way Ball as “an electro-metal pop-opera; the tale of the beginning, the genesis of the kingdom of fame. How we were birthed and how […]

Local love for UNIQUE LA


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In a city known for independent and artsy minds, UNIQUE LA is putting on a “Local Love Show”  with over 325 designers and artists. Taking place at the California Market Center on February 11 and 12, vendors will set up their shops allowing people to walk around and explore local designers. The event is a two-day shopping […]

Joseph Gordon-Levitt making directing debut


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Joseph Gordon-Levitt is planning on climbing into the director’s chair this year. The young actor has written, will star and also direct a feature film that will star Scarlett Johansson. There’s little information on the film itself but it’s said to be a “sexy comedy” about a ladies man. The former child star has been […]

Recording sound has never been easier


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Today I’m going to talk a bit about sound in film and video.  Recording sound for videos and films is now easier than it has been at any point in time—most cameras come with fairly decent built-in mics, and some great external mics are available for not that much money.  Also, other devices can be […]

The wild week in Bon Iver news


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Last Tuesday, Bon Iver’s song “Holocene” was featured in a TV commercial for the upcoming Grammys. In the commercial, an idyllic snowy landscape turns into a flock of birds that then turns into a silhouette of B.I. frontman Justin Vernon, and then into the message, “WE ARE MUSIC,” and then into a message advertising the […]

Super Bowl commercials: The good and the bad


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Every Super Bowl party has one: that guy who’s “only there for the commercials.” And probably free beer and nachos. But that guy’s got a point – companies pull out all the stops for Super Bowl Sunday, to convince a massive crowd of roaring sports fans that they need a brand new Chevy or 6-pack […]

Can Lana Del Rey get a little love?


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In the weeks following Lana Del Rey’s unpolished performance on Saturday Night Live, critics have run to the press with every reason not to like Del Rey. The evidence used to bolster their point is that she doesn’t write any of her own music, her lyrics are immature, she is the epitome of what happens […]