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Copyright Infringement and Violations

“Scream Icon” Claim Falls on Deaf Ears
by Stephen M. Stern, executive editor

What began as a statement of religious hypocrisy ended in screaming silence. Life met art when Green Day performed their song, “East Jesus Nowhere,” live against a …

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Leaving Your Mark

The benefits of trademarking your band name
by Stephen M. Stern, Esq., executive editor

Many bands set out to leave their mark, but very few actually do. Not because they lack the star power or magical riffs or lyrical connection. …

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Estate Planning For Musicians

How to prevent bottom-feeders from getting your prized strat
by Stephen Stern, executive editor

Estate PlanningAfter musicians play their last riff, most hope to find nirvana. But the family and other people left in their wake may end up in dystopia, …

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Kara Britz

The voice behind ‘The Voice’

by Stephen Stern, Executive Editor

Kara Britz has been turning heads for years, but given the opportunity, she could as easily turn the judges chairs. But as a voice behind “The Voice,” Britz’s vocals can …

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Vivian Campbell

Def Leppard Guitarist Solders Royal Metal Work
by Stephen Stern, executive editor

As bombs burst in Belfast nine miles away, an angry adolescent raged against the system. An atheist during the Catholic-Protestant separatist uprising, Vivian Campbell was trying to find …

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TRAVIS T. WARREN

Blind Melon frontman takes Apollo to the moon
by Stephen Stern, executive editor, Music Insider Magazine

At 17, Travis T. Warren sold $250 of musical equipment to help pay for gas for a ride west in the Apollo. Compared to …

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Lorelei McBroom: Women in Rock

We could accomplish anything in the world…that included outer space
By Stephen Stern, Executive Editor, Music Insider Magazine

Dr. Marcus McBroom got into the heads of many Hollywood celebrities. But it was his daughters’ voices that he kept locked inside …

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Eva Gardner: Women in Rock

Fender gives birth
by Stephen Stern, Executive Editor, Music Insider Magazine

Eva Gardner was born with a silver spoon shaped as a bass guitar. Not out of privilege, but by right of musical passage. By second grade, the pig-tailed, green-eyed …

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Kenny Aronoff

Fueled by an undeniable spirit
by Stephen Stern, executive editor, Music Insider Magazine

From the outside he resembles a Pontiac GTO convertible – a vintage American muscle car, with his strong features, bald noggin and power strokes. But underneath the …

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