The best songs are those that capture the passion and emotion of the singer and the music; the more organic the sound, the better. The worst thing that can happen to a song is overproduction, or God forbid, a remix, …
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The Phoenix Suns are quietly as hot as any team in the NBA right now, beating seven playoff hopefuls out West in their last 13 games. going 10-3 overall in that span. How, you ask? Why, on the back of …
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Whether you believe Mike D’Antoni jumped or was pushed, it’s impossible to argue that his departure from the Madison Square Garden hot-seat comes as a great surprise. Was the Cliff Claven-lookalike coach to blame for the Knicks recent slump? Is …
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I spent the past few days thinking of an appropriate post for this All-Star weekend; I came up with nothing. The blinking cursor on my blank word document was teasing me, taunting me, every blink a spotlight illuminating my inadequacies …
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We continue our discussion about the symphony in four quarters commonly known as basketball with a new BasketBeats, featuring Dirk Nowitzki and the Avett Brothers. Co-fronted by (surprise) brothers Tim and Scott Avett, the Avett Brothers defy genres. They recently …
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Nikola Pekovic has thrived since escaping Rambis’ Phantom Zone Sometimes a team finds that missing link piece and goes next-level on us. And the Minnesota Timberwolves have found theirs in one Nikola Pekovic, the perfect complement to Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love. …
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For four weeks, Knicks fans have been sold the idea that crocked point guard Baron Davis was the saviour, the facilitator who would grease the wheels of the stagnant New York offence. The Madison Square Garden faithful clung to this …
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The Trailblazers have been a revelation this season. Rather than crumble under the one -two punch of Brandon Roy’s retirement and yet another lost season for Greg Oden, the team emerged from it’s offseason cocoon faster, more versatile, and more …
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    Cue Crowd. Forte. The Oklahoma City crowd yells as Kobe Bryant steps to the line. Cue Net. Piano. The swish of the net as the ball sails through the nylon. Cue Rim. Mezzo Piano. The ball clangs off …
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Twelve games into this hectic, compressed 66-game NBA season and alarm bells are ringing in New York. And Mike D’Antoni, once the NBA’s anointed modern-day Guru of Go thanks to the Steve Nash-powered ‘Seven Seconds or Less’ product he oversaw …
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