College Jolt

Social Media + Talent = Success

Success in the entertainment business still has a lot to do with luck.  Just watch any of the final episodes of “America’s Got Talent” and you’ll see dozens of people with more raw talent than most megastars who end up being insurance salesmen rather than platinum artists. No, I’m not saying that Britney Spears didn’t have [...]

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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of 2008

With some time off for the holidays, millions of students are catching up on one of their guilty obsessions - downloading.  I’m not talking about spending 2 hours downloading Apache (Jump on it) by Sugarhill Gang on Napster circa 1999 after seeing Will and Carlton dance to it in the Fresh Prince of Bel Air.  [...]

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Best Music of 2008, According to You.

While 2008 may not go down as the best year on record, it was a great year for music.  We, the listeners, were treated to awesome new artists like MGMT and stellar releases from time-tested favorites like Coldplay.  Perhaps the best part about the music of 2008 was that there were more ways to discover, [...]

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Elbo.ws is the Best Music Site Ever. Ever.

I just discovered elbo.ws about a month ago and I’m completely addicted. Elbo.ws aggregates all blog post across the music blogosphere and organizes them by artist and song. Wanna find awesome music before everyone else does? Wanna easily download every song, remix, and cover of your favorite artists? Elbo.ws shows you the [...]

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The 20 things every college student needs to survive the dorms.

Packing for college can be tricky. On one hand, you want to make sure you bring everything you’ll need, but on the other hand, you don’t want to end up with too much stuff. As a recent college grad I can tell you that the following 20 items will make your transition to the college [...]

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