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In one corner we have Jay-Z, president of Def Jam, husband of Beyonce, leader of the rap world. In the other corner we have Noel Gallagher, guitarist for Oasis, admitted pilferer of riffs, beggar of current relevance. One spends his time imagining what’s left for him to do while the other hunches over a stereo tape recorder in hand listening to others’ songs ... read more |
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This Melbourne-trio has been skimming the surface of the indie-electro movement since Dystopia – which they released themselves - hit the shelves in Australia in late 2007. Despite their distinct new wave, synth-heavy tunes, the band is actually comprised of a singer/guitarist Andy Streetcrimes, keyboardist Vin Vendetta and drummer Daniel Stricker – with no DJ in sight ... read more |
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Off the heels of a brief hiatus, the Boston-based pair is back with this, the answer to 2006 original LP, Yes, Virgina. A collection of b-sides and rarities, No, Virginia is the second compilation for the band and will include outtakes from recording sessions dating back to 2003 ... read more |
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One-half of Tenacious D and one-half of Gnarls Barkley equals one sick and twisted new version of Carl Douglas’s one-hit wonder, “Kung Fu Fighting,” to be recorded for the soundtrack to Black’s new movie, Kung Fu Panda
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The website is intended to take fans into the depths of the recording process for Metallica’s forthcoming album, the proverbial olive branch after forcing St. Anger on us all. Fans be able to attain “fly on the wall” status by peeking into studio sessions ... read more |
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The man is the band’s biggest groupie. Want more proof? He boasts about listening to St. Anger. That’s like some horndog trying to bag a girl by saying “Baby, I’d even kiss your herpes.” ... read more |
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There’s certainly a little Rome here (an evening in Alabama at an “alternative” nightclub, a drunken branding on the buttocks by Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong), but there’s also plenty of hard work and lessons learned by the surprisingly likeable characters of little-known band Kut U Up
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Chris Martin, the sensitive, enlightened soul who occasionally breaks faces in bars, has announced a string of dates he and his somehow controversial band are playing on an upcoming tour to promote the release of Viva La Vida. I say “somehow controversial” because there’s no real reason why people complain about Coldplay ... read more |
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There are no clowns, Superman outfits or storm trooper costumes. The music’s not bad, and the lyrics aren’t about farting or anything. I definitely have high standards when it comes to liking a band, and GB still has a ways to go before I’ve changed my mind about them, but the video makes a good argument for paying more attention ... read more |
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What’s that I see between those Swifer WetJet commercials and thirty-nine previews for Oprah? It’s a pipe, it’s a plane it’s… Snoop Dogg? Who knew the Long Beach, Calif. rapper had such an affection for daytime soap operas. Granted, I’ve always been a General Hospital type of girl but Snoop on the other hand, favored a different breed of ABC soap opera ... read more |
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The whole film feels like three different Dylans have pulled your bottom lip over your eyes while speaking in tongues and sprinkling you with salt. And the whole time Ginsberg, Joan Baez, Bob Neuwirth, and a host of others are shaking their heads in bewildered laughter like you’re at a funeral dressed for a luau and Dylan’s doing the hula. ... read more |
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My Morning Jacket have announced that they will be headlining a 27-stop tour beginning June 20. Yeah, yeah, MMJ are soaking the country this year with a new album coming out and performances at Coachella and Bonnaroo, hell they’re even playing on Saturday Night Live this week. But all of those pale in comparison to the details of this most recent news ... read more |
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Scarlett’s take on the song is obviously more produced than the original, with choir backing vocals and Johansson’s throaty, husky voice dominating the arrangement. Tom Waits fans may accuse her version of sounding more “bored” or controlled than the original, but in Scarlett’s favor, it’s hard to be less controlled than ol’ Tom ... read more |
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I become violently engrossed in everything Trent Reznor touches. I’ve never come to a concise understanding as to the why of this conundrum, it just is. It has been this way since discovering the brown film from my all-black Pretty Hate Machine cassette tape had come completely undone ... read more |
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Rumors have abounded in recent years that certain members of the band the Talking Heads would love a reunion tour; however, eccentric mastermind David Byrne is anything but down with the idea. Avid fans are bummed, band members themselves are disappointed, but I (avid fan, not band member) am not remotely unnerved by this lack of possibility ... read more |
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