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November 16, 2010 Posted by andrewshears in 50 States, Blog, Kinda-Academic, Maps, Music, Variegated

The United States of Pop Music

Using album sales to approximate a "popular" act to represent each of the 50 states, plus DC and Puerto Rico. Read more
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October 24, 2010 Posted by andrewshears in Blog, Music, Variegated

On Cover Music...

It's always been my firm belief that the talent of a songwriter is most recognized not in the original performance or recording, but in subsequent performances and interpretations by other artists. In other words, if a song is great, then aspects of it will hold up even in a mediocre cover or tribute. How, then, do we explain the suckiness of every cover of John Lennon's catalog? Read more
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Tags: beatles, bob dylan, cover, music, rock, rolling stones