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| Kanye West Joins Twitter, Debuts New Song |
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Jul, 29 2010 15:03:00 EDT |
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Kanye West's tour of social network headquarters continued yesterday. The rapper, who just launched a verified new Twitter account, visited the site's offices in California to debut another verse a cappella from his upcoming, still-untitled album, Rap Radar reports. "Lyrically, can't none of y'all murder 'Ye, cuz y'all raps ain't ... more... |
| Michael Jackson's Doctors Avoid Charges for His Death |
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Jul, 29 2010 10:35:00 EDT |
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The California Attorney General's office has announced that it won't seek charges against seven doctors and one nurse who were under investigation following Michael Jackson's death for prescribing drugs to the King of Pop. A spokeswoman for Attorney General Jerry Brown said that the investigators did not find sufficient evidence, ... more... |
| Ozzfest Selling Engaged Fans "Unholy Matrimony" Weddings |
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Jul, 28 2010 18:34:00 EDT |
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Good news for heavy metal couples who always hoped to exchange marriage vows in the vicinity of rock's Prince of Darkness: This year's Ozzfest is offering fans an opportunity to walk down the aisle Blizzard of Ozz-style with something the Ozzfest organizers call "Unholy Matrimony" packages. Each lucky bride and ... more... |
| Win "Pirates of Destiny" Rockford Sunglasses From VonZipper |
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Jul, 28 2010 17:34:00 EDT |
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Fact: brutal sun glare destroys 85 percent of festival experiences. Solution: be one of the 10 lucky winners of Rolling Stone's VonZipper giveaway ? you'll score a pair of "Pirates of Destiny" Rockford sunglasses from VonZipper. The shades are made of fools gold and produced in limited edition to commemorate ... more... |
| Neil Young Preps New Album, Box Set |
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Jul, 28 2010 16:45:00 EDT |
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Neil Young is in the final stages of mixing his new album, which he recorded with U2 producer Daniel Lanois in a Los Angeles house earlier this year. Following a longtime tradition, Young only recorded around the peak of the full moon. "We cut a couple of solo acoustic songs, ... more... |
| Artist of the Week: Neon Trees |
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Jul, 28 2010 15:51:00 EDT |
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Who: Provo, Utah synth-pop revivalists Neon Trees. The all-Mormon band started up in Southern California in 2004 when frontman Tyler Glenn and guitarist Chris Allen's fathers suggested the two play together. "They both thought we were deadbeats," says Glenn. The band migrated to Utah separately and made fans in the ... more... |
| Ronnie Wood's First American Art Show Arrives in September |
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Jul, 28 2010 14:43:00 EDT |
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The Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood has been painting longer than he's been playing guitar, and he'll finally show off his artistic chops with a gallery exhibition this fall. On September 21st, Wood will unveil more than 60 original works at the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio, marking ... more... |
| Wyclef Jean Weighs Run for President of Haiti |
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Jul, 28 2010 12:47:00 EDT |
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Wyclef Jean is reportedly considering running for president of his native Haiti. Jean, whose Yéle Haiti foundation helped raise millions of dollars for his homeland after a massive earthquake devastated Haiti earlier this year, told Canadian newspaper La Droit that he was weighing his political options, later admitting to CNN, ... more... |
| Eminem's 'Recovery' Tops Chart for Fifth Week |
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Jul, 28 2010 12:21:00 EDT |
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Early projections indicated Rick Ross' Teflon Don would end Eminem's four-week reign atop the Billboard 200, but Recovery remained Number One for a fifth straight week. Recovery moved another 187,000 copies, only a four percent decline from the week prior according to Nielsen SoundScan. Eminem also locked up the Number ... more... |
| Bob Dylan's 'Bootleg Series Vol. 9' Due in October |
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Jul, 28 2010 11:46:00 EDT |
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This fall, Bob Dylan will release the latest edition of his bootleg series plus a massive collection of reissues of his earliest albums, Dylan fansite Isis reports. In October, the legend will return with the 47-track The Bootleg Series Vol. 9, which will feature studio recordings from 1962-1964 known to ... more... |
| Kanye West Debuts New Songs at Facebook Offices |
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Jul, 28 2010 09:42:00 EDT |
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In an unorthodox move, Kanye West debuted verses from three new songs a cappella for employees at Facebook's headquarters in Palo Alto, California, yesterday. The rapper, who will reportedly release his fifth album this fall, performed a new poem called "Mama's Boyfriend" along with new tracks "My Chain Heavy," "Sweat ... more... |
| More Top Stories: John Lennon, Justin Timberlake |
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Jul, 28 2010 09:00:00 EDT |
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In honor of John Lennon's 70th birthday on October 9th, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Yoko Ono will plant a time capsule filled with Lennon's solo recordings and fan contributions in Cleveland. The capsules will be preserved and stored until a ceremonial presentation on October 9th, 2040. ... more... |
| More Top Stories: Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Elvis |
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Jul, 28 2010 00:30:00 EDT |
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Two more people have been declared dead after this weekend's Love Parade tragedy in Duisberg, Germany, where 19 people were killed in a stampede. German prosecutors also revealed yesterday that all of the deceased had crushed ribcages, and that over 500 people were injured when panic broke out in the ... more... |
| Daniel Lanois Talks Serious Motorcycle Crash |
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Jul, 27 2010 17:42:00 EDT |
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Daniel Lanois says he is lucky to be alive following a motorcycle crash last month in Los Angeles in which he suffered six broken bones, a cracked pelvis and internal bleeding around his right lung. "I was on my bike with a friend of mine on the back and a ... more... |
| Hear It Now: Best Coast's 'Crazy for You' |
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Jul, 27 2010 11:42:00 EDT |
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Best Coast mastermind Bethany Consentino has crafted a perfect summer record in Crazy for You: breezy, lo-fi, garage-pop numbers about sunshine, searching for boys and spending lazy days sitting on the couch. Though the album is packed with girl-group tunefulness, Consentino is more than just a Sixties pop revisionist ? ... more... |
| Neil Young Sideman Ben Keith Dies at 73 |
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Jul, 27 2010 10:39:00 EDT |
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Ben Keith, a steel guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who played alongside Neil Young for nearly 40 years, has died of unknown causes. He was 73. Highly skilled on the electric guitar, piano, alto saxophone and pedal-steel, he contributed to countless Young classics including "Heart of Gold," "Rockin' in the Free World," ... more... |
| More Top Stories: Rihanna, Arcade Fire, Gorillaz |
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Jul, 27 2010 10:30:00 EDT |
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Rihanna will make the jump to the big screen in the upcoming sci-fi action film Battleship, based very loosely on the board game of the same name. Rihanna, who was once rumored to fill the lead female role in a remake of the '80s kung fu classic The Last Dragon, ... more... |
| Hear It Now: Robert Plant's Band of Joy |
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Jul, 27 2010 08:46:00 EDT |
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On September 14th, Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant will release Band of Joy, the first album from his revived band of the same name. While the original Band of Joy was an experimental blues outfit that ran from 1966 to '68 and featured drummer John Bonham, Plant's new lineup ? ... more... |
| The Cars Hint at First Reunion in 23 Years |
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Jul, 26 2010 16:49:00 EDT |
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It's been 23 years since the Cars split, but the band is finally hinting at a reunion. On their official Facebook page, the band posted a photograph of the surviving members ? singer Ric Ocasek, keyboardist Greg Hawkes, drummer David Robinson and guitarist Elliot Easton ? gathered together in a ... more... |
| Interpol Preview Fall Album at First Summer Tour Stop |
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Jul, 26 2010 16:44:00 EDT |
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Friday night in Northampton, Massachusetts, Interpol found themselves back in the kind of college club where they launched their careers. At Pearl Street, a venue with wood-boarded floors, tall Victorian-style windows covered with sheets and makeshift bleachers tucked into one corner of the room, the New York rockers kicked off ... more... |
| Springsteen Makes Surprise Appearance at Jersey Club |
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Jul, 26 2010 15:23:00 EDT |
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Bruce Springsteen shocked fans with a surprise appearance during Alejandro Escovedo's Saturday night performance at Asbury Park, New Jersey's Stone Pony. Springsteen joined Escovedo on "Always a Friend," a cover of the Rolling Stones' "Beast of Burden" and "Faith," a track from Escovedo's new studio album Street Songs of Love ... more... |
| Lightning Strikes M.I.A.'s HARD Festival |
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Jul, 26 2010 14:22:00 EDT |
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She's fallen afoul of everyone from the United Stated immigration department to skeptical reporters, but near the end of her set at New York's HARD Fest on Governor's Island Saturday night, M.I.A. was shut down by Mother Nature. Two long, sharp flashes of lightning brought to a close a set ... more... |
| Paramore Unplug at Summer Tour Kickoff |
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Jul, 26 2010 13:35:00 EDT |
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Halfway into Paramore's tour kickoff Friday night in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, Hayley Williams took a breather to reflect on how much things have changed for the band since their last gig here five years ago. Hint: That earlier show wasn't in a big outdoor amphitheater with big black-and-white neon ... more... |
| Video: Pete Seeger Debuts New BP Protest Song |
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Jul, 26 2010 13:11:00 EDT |
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Pete Seeger may be 91 years old, but the iconic folk singer still has plenty to protest. On Friday night at New York's City Winery, Seeger debuted a new song he wrote about the disastrous BP oil spill as part of a fundraising concert for the Gulf Restoration Network and ... more... |
| Kings of Leon Forced Offstage by Pigeons |
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Jul, 26 2010 11:51:00 EDT |
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A pigeon infestation forced Kings of Leon to cut their performance at St. Louis' Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre short Friday night. Bird excrement rained down on the band, forcing them offstage just three songs into their set. According to the Riverfront Times , fans initially thought the band was pulling a ... more... |
