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  Foo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins Will Play Iggy Pop in CBGB Film

  June 5, 2012 – It looks like the producers of the upcoming CBGB movie are charging ahead in spite of the controversy brewing between the filmmakers and members of deceased club owner Hilly Kristal's family. A new batch of actors have been announced for the movie tracking the history of one of New York City's most iconic spots, which has already confirmed Alan Rickman in the lead role as Kristal. …
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  CBGB Film Cast Grows as Movie Draws Ire of NYC Club Owner's Son

  May 31, 2012 – The film documenting the rise of legendary New York City punk mecca CBGB is moving ahead despite the protests of some members of deceased club owner Hilly Kristal's family. The movie, which will star Severus Snape (Alan Rickman, that is) as Kristal has announced some new additions to its cast. Debbie Harry, the Dead Boys, and (obviously) the Ramones will play a part in the flick, which was announced a year ago. …
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  Blondie, Pat Benatar Kick Off U.S. Tour

  July 22, 2009 – The opening show of Blondie, Pat Benatar, and the Donnas' Call Me Invincible Tour Tuesday night in Saratoga, CA, was like a riot -- a nicely organized riot with a seating chart, vigilant security, and lots of Chardonnay. The sold out amphitheater was packed with the 50-something punks and new wavers of yesteryear. …
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  Jane's Addiction, Porno for Pyros Rock "Perrypalooza"

  April 13, 2009 – Nothing quite says "happy birthday" like a semi-tipsy dude dropping rhymes about banging your girlfriend. Such was the case at Perry Farrell's 50th birthday party Saturday night in Las Vegas, where hornball rapper Mickey Avalon kicked off the festivities with a phalanx of go-go girls in glittery lingerie and naughty sex raps that sounded as if they were plucked from some teenage boy's over-active imagination after too much late-night C …
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  Schwing! Paramore, Vampire Weekend, Lykke Li Rock mtvU Woodie Awards

  November 13, 2008 – What's more indigenous to the college experience than total, abject confusion? The mtvU Woodie Awards offered that in spades: Who is mumbling listlessly at the podium, Moby? (Yes.) Does this award show exist for any reason besides priapic puns? (Maybe.) What defines "college music" to the greying beast MTV and how did both Kanye and No Age fit through their voters' siphon? (No clue.) Do any of these artists even go to college? …
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  Fall Out Boy Tap Diverse Collaborators for New Record

  October 3, 2008 – Sure, emo heavyweights Fall Out Boy have worked with some strange sonic bedfellows in the past -- their remix-trading relationship with Kanye West, for example.However, judging from the lineup of collaborators for their forthcoming full-length, Folie à Deux, it seems the band's taste -- not to mention their Rolodex -- runs pretty deep. Hip-hop titan Lil' Wayne, new-wave icon Debbie Harry of Blondie, and N.E.R.D. …
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