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In honour of the release of Mika's second album, The Times has a countdown of the Top 10 falsetto-ers and their greatest falsetto moments.In honour of the release of Mika's second album, The Times has a countdown of the... more
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This week Sergio Cilli looks at the best selling R&B videos on iTunes. On the list: Maxwell, Jamie Foxx, Jeremih, Mario, and Keri Hilson.
Sergio's White Top 5 is a recurring segment on Current TV's weekly television show, infoMania. For more Sergio visit http://current.com/topics/88805477_white-hot-top-5/ and Current TV.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.This week Sergio Cilli looks at the best selling R&B videos on iTunes. On the... more
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This week on infoMania Spike TV tells you how stupid people die, reality tv stars have trouble with English, Shark Week reminds us that sharks are out to kill all humans, Brett explores the strange phenomenon of YouTube haul videos, Bryan goes cruising for gay characters on television commercials, and Sergio counts down the top R&B jams on iTunes.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.This week on infoMania Spike TV tells you how stupid people die, reality tv stars have... more
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“There’s a power in the transition from a strong chest voice to fragile falsetto,” says rising star and falsetto-user Dan Black, who’s set to play three sets at Glastonbury. “It intimates the frailty of being human, of being alive.”
If this gradual increase towards ubiquity can be placed at anyone’s door, it is Jeff Buckley, who appeared from New York’s coffee house scene in the early Nineties utilising novel vocal techniques.
Buckley died in a drowning accident in 1997 but not before globally touring his debut album Grace for two years, spreading his influence far and wide. Thom Yorke saw him in 1994 and immediately realised the potential of such a vocal style, making Radiohead Buckley’s first high-profile disciples.
“What’s interesting about Buckley and Radiohead is that they’re going for different masculine representations than an earlier generation,” says University of Salford musicologist Dr Tim Wise. “Instead of singing about being hard and conquering women, now you get moments of weakness, vulnerable personae with their emotion represented by falsettos. The voice-breaking is analogous to being damaged.”“There’s a power in the transition from a strong chest voice to fragile... more
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