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Monday, March 15, 2010
News / Contributors DJ Battle tonight (3/15/2010)
Posted By Mike McCray on Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 3:45 PM
Look, we know it's Monday.
We know you have to work in the morning and you just walked through today like a zombie because you partied all weekend, but how often do you get a chance to see eight DJ's battle it out and then catch a legendary DJ spin afterwards...for FREE!
Red Bull's Thre3Style competition is hitting The Forum tonight and letting local DJ's mix a 15-minute set with three different genres in front of the crowd and panel of judges THEN letting guest judge DJ Jazzy Jeff (who was just here for CIAA weekend) rock after we've decided the winner.
Representing Charlotte tonight will be DJ Soden, Frenxy, DJ R Wonz, DJ A-Huf, Ciprian, Merlin, SPCLGST & DJ Forge.
The Red Bull Thre3Style has traveled all over the country and after Charlotte will hit Nashville tomorrow night, then Austin for SXSW.
Doors open at 8 p.m.; things get started at 9 p.m., admission is free and you must be 18+
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Opinion / Contributors / Jason Younger / News Cover Me: Boldly going where some other band has already been
Posted By Jason Younger on Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 12:59 PM
So I was riding to work the other morning, satellite radio jamming, and I heard the familiar guitar licks of one of my favorite songs, Prince’s "Let’s Go Crazy." My happiness, to my dismay, was short-lived. Once the vocals started, and the voice of Brandon Boyd, lead singer on Incubus, started, I quickly realized that Prince had become yet another victim to cover-song-itis. A disease that has been around forever and shows no signs of slowing down. Ironically enough, the very next song was a remake of the WHAM! emo-hit, "Careless Whisper." My first thought was “do we really need covers of George Michael songs floating around and melting the minds of another generation??” But there is a bigger, more serious issue here: Are cover songs a good thing? Is imitation really the best form of flattery? The answer appears to be yes and no.
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