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  Album Stream: Beck Covers Dylan, YYYs Cover Ramones

  February 11, 2009 – If you're like us, you've been hoarding every opportunity to hear tracks from the forthcoming War Child benefit compilation Heroes. Thus far, we've been treated to the Hold Steady covering Bruce Springsteen, Elbow covering U2, and TV On the Radio interpreting David Bowie. Those were awesome -- but things are about to get awesomer! The album isn't out until February 24, but you can hear it streaming in its entirety (we're talking Beck …
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  Sonic Youth and Beck Cover Each Other's Songs

  February 3, 2009 – For the second year running, mom and pop indie music venues willmark Record Store Day, April 18, by offering musical incentives to get buyers through their doors. Indie record label Matador is supporting the worthy endeavor with the release of a series of limited edition vinyl specials that will be available exclusively in participating stores. …
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  Beck, Lily Allen, TV on the Radio Cover Rock Legends

  January 12, 2009 – File this one under "awesome idea combined with a great cause." The War Child International charity, which provides aid to children in war-torn countries like Iraq and Afghanistan, recently asked 16 legendary musicians, including Bob Dylan, David Bowie, and Bruce Springsteen, to choose a song from their catalogue and a contemporary artist to reinterpret the tune. …
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  Beck Collaborates with Charlotte Gainsbourg

  November 19, 2008 – Charlotte Gainsbourg is all about family -- both hers, and, it seems, Beck's. Gainsbourg (the daughter of singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg and actress-cum-singer Jane Birkin) worked with Beck's father, David Campbell, on the string arrangements for her 2006 album 5:55 -- which also featured Jarvis Cocker, Air, and the Divine Comedy. But now Gainsbourg is set to collaborate with Beck himself. …
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  50 Cent, Guided by Voices Unveil Film Projects

  October 29, 2008 – Mos Def and Beyonce aren't the only ones with new film projects up their sleeves. …
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  Beck Rocks New York City

  October 10, 2008 – Beck rarely puts on a conventional live show. …
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  See Foo Fighters, Beck, CSS, MGMT, and Many More

  October 1, 2008 – If you weren't able to attend last weekend's Austin City Limits music festival, not to worry: SPIN.com was there, snapping photos of every great band we could find. Check out our shots of Beck, Foo Fighters, CSS, and many more artists below and on the next two pages. Against Me! …
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  SPIN's Week in Review, September 1-7

  September 7, 2008 – The kids may be headed back to school, but SPIN.com has been on a permanent rock vacation this past week; we've brought you musical dispatches from Seattle's Bumbershoot festival, given you the scoop about reunions and upcoming albums, and let you inside the pages of this month's SPIN cover story about alt-rock journeyman Beck. …
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  Beck Live at Bumbershoot

  September 2, 2008 – Between his shining moments of absolute genius -- Odelay, Sea Change, Mellow Gold -- Beck has had his creative and commercially unsuccessful moments. But on the opening night of Seattle's Bumbershoot, SoCal's ever-morphing slacker savant validated his staying power by doing what he's done so many times before: changing up his sound, bringing new life to old tunes, and clearly illustrating he's mastered the art of the surprise. …
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  Bumbershoot '08: Day One Highlights

  August 30, 2008 – The opening day of the 38th annual Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival was a pleasant reminder of just why this event is in a league all its own. …
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