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When news came out last year that the Ting Tings had signed to Jay-Z's Roc Nation -- the group has actually signed with Roc Nation's management, but is not on the label -- the quick assumption was that the British …
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Hip-hop, Pop
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Spinner has carried out interviews in some strange places in its time. There's been the grounds of a Cuban hotel at midnight, a motor-racing track, the back of an electric golf cart during a festival. But our chat …
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Electro, Alternative
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A host of British and international popstars -- from rock veterans like Rod Stewart to pop wannabes like recent 'X-Factor' winner Joe McElderry -- have filmed video appearances for the new, Simon Cowell-organized …
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Pop
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Having taken a decade and four albums to receive recognition on the global stage, Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars has revealed that the wait has been well worth it. In addition to the nod from the Grammys, the French …
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Indie, Alternative
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Artist: Your Favorite Trainwreck
Song: 'To Be Amazing'
Album: 'Demonstration 2009'
Sounds Like: Chamberlain, Elliott
Download: 'To Be Amazing' (MP3)
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Punk, Hardcore, Free Music
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Hopefully taking a leaf from his own book, 'The Haçienda: How Not to Run a Nightclub', legendary Joy Division/New Order/Monaco bassist Peter Hook opened his new nightclub, Factory 251, in Manchester on Friday night …
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Pop, Industry
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Johnny Cash might seem as Southern as biscuits and gravy -- having been born in the backwoods of Arkansas, and made his name in Nashville, Tennessee -- but a new documentary explores the unlikely Scottish ancestry …
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Country
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Having split with brother Noel Gallagher in one of the most explosive musical bust-ups in recent memory, Liam Gallagher has told radio station Xfm that he's about to ditch the Oasis moniker too. His new band features …
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Pop, Rock
pitchfork.com–
You know who tours a lot? Mastodon. Mastodon tours a lot. Last year, they followed Crack the Skye with a European tour opening for Metallica, as well as a North American trek with Kylesa and Intronaut, then another …
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Metal, Alternative
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-- On March 13, a pretty seriously badass group of metal bands will descend upon Columbus, Ohio for the second annual Scion Rock Fest. Cannibal Corpse, Shrinebuilder, Voivod, Brutal Truth, YOB, Absu, D.R.I., Pelican …
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Indie, Alternative
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Miley Cyrus has organized an online auction to benefit the relief effort in Haiti, and Britney Spears, Hugh Jackman, Ellen DeGeneres, Julianne Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Demi Lovato and others will donate items and …
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Pop
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Drake will headline "The Away From Home Tour," his first North American solo trek, which runs from Apr. 6 through May 8. The 25-city jaunt follows his participation in the "Young Money Presents: America …
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Hip-hop
Smokey Desperado
Rachel
Athletics
Garrett Yaeger
Brianne
Pietro Crespi
smith
Jamie Roberts
Olivia Gore
David Furber