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  Watch Queen, Polica, the War on Drugs, Ben Kweller Peform on TV Last Night

  April 26, 2012 – Last night brought a veritable smorgasbord of musical performances on television. We've collected them for you in order of each act's experience on the small screen: Poliça were in the unenviable position of having to follow President Obama's Tuesday night "Slow Jam" on Fallon, but knowing what works on an exposed stage helped them nail the quick performance, which marked the Minneapolis trio's TV debut. …
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  First Spin: Download Ben Kweller's 'Mean to Me'

  January 18, 2012 – Like so many great songs, Ben Kweller's new power-pop tune "Mean to Me" was inspired by somebody being an asshole. The track was the first the 30-year-old singer-songwriter penned for Go Fly a Kite, his fifth studio album — and debut for his label, Austin-based the Noise Company — which is due February 7, and he tells SPIN that in the end, the experience gave him the perspective he needed to get his creative juices flowing. …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week

  February 7, 2009 – Is it just us, or is the whole world going crazy? Thriller is headed to Broadway. Reformed drug addict Amy Winehouse is planning to record her new album in smoke-friendly Jamaica. And Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, the world's best live band, used recorded tracks during their Super Bowl performance. …
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  New Albums from Von Bondies, Ben Kweller, and 6 More

  February 2, 2009 – Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today: The Von Bondies, Love, Hate and Then There's YouDetroit rock scrappers get off mat, come back swinging. Read Review >> Ben Kweller, Changing HorsesIndie-rock phenom eagerly saddles up, doesn't fall off. Read Review >> Two Tongues, Two TonguesEmo yin and yang transcend embattled genre's clichés. …
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  Ben Kweller on New Song's "Cocaine Vibe"

  January 9, 2009 – Changing Horses, Ben Kweller's country-leaning new album, arrives Feb. 3 via ATO Records. …
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  Ben Kweller Talks About "Dark" Record

  October 28, 2008 – Indie-rocker Ben Kweller spent his youth listening to classic rock and country, and developing his musical skills with help from his dad's close friend (and longtime Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young sideman) Nils Lofgren. Those influences show on Changing Horses, Kweller's fourth album and follow-up to 2006's SPIN-approved self-titled set, which is set to drop Feb. 3. …
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  Ben Kweller Reviews S.F.'s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Fest

  October 9, 2008 – This past weekend, San Francisco's Golden Gate Park welcomed the eighth annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, with its truly eclectic bill, including Gogol Bordello, Emmylou Harris, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Elvis Costello, Iron & Wine, and Bonnie "Prince" Billy, among others. Another performer: country-lovin' indie-rocker Ben Kweller. Kweller played, but he also watched scores of live sets. …
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  Radiohead, Buzzcocks, My Morning Jacket Featured on 'Choke' Soundtrack

  August 14, 2008 – Contrary to internet murmurs earlier this week, Radiohead won't be providing the entire score to the movie adaptation of Choke, a novel by Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk. …
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