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  Decemberists Go for Elegant Pop at Tour Kick Off

  January 25, 2011 – On their new album, The King Is Dead, the Decemberists embraced elegantly simple, harmony-rich, salt-of-the-earth folk pop, and judging by last night's tour kick off, this new philosophy now extends to the Portland, Oregon band's live show, too. Sure, Colin Meloy's heady lyrics still make references to things like the "queen of supply-side bonhomie bone-drab," but there's a marked shift from the band's last go-around supporting the pro …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week

  January 22, 2011 – This week, the Strokes, Kanye West, and Arcade Fire were named headliners for the Coachella Music and Arts Festival, the Kills talked to SPIN about their April album, and R.E.M. dropped the first single from their upcoming LP, Collapse Into Now. …
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  The Decemberists, 'The King Is Dead' (Capitol)

  January 18, 2011 – The best thing about the new Decemberists record is what it lacks: a concept. On 2009's The Hazards of Love, these Portland-based nerd's nerds tragically overdosed on rock-operatic ambition, piling allegorical characters and complicated story lines so high that they ended up building a sort of fortress for themselves. …
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  New Albums from the Decemberists & 7 More

  January 18, 2011 – Here's our take on the best and worst albums available online and in record stores today: The Decemberists, The King Is DeadThe Simpler Life: Colin Meloy nixes the pixie dust on the Decemberists' latest rock'n'roll fantasy.Read Review Robert Pollard, Space City KicksPop's busiest visionary finally controls quality.Read Review Smith Westerns, Dye It BlondeSpirited Teens: Windy City upstarts set their wide eyes on the stars.Read Revi …
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  LISTEN: New Decemberists Album!

  January 3, 2011 – SPIN recently named the 40 best albums of 2010, but already the candidates for 2011's list are starting. Among them: The Decemberists' The King is Dead, which is streaming online right now in advance of its January 18 release. …
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  Decemberists' Colin Meloy Eyeing Broadway Musical

  December 9, 2010 – The Decemberists have just wrapped up their new album The King Is Dead, which comes out on January 18, but Colin Meloy is already eyeing his next project. And it's way more ambitious than a studio album: dude's looking to write a full-blown musical. The Decemberists frontman has revealed he's been in talks with the director of Green Day's American Idiot musical, Michael Mayer, for a Meloy-penned Broadway musical. …
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  The 27 Winter Albums That Matter Most

  November 29, 2010 –  …
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  Rihanna and Katy Perry's Duet & More

  November 2, 2010 – Rihanna and Katy Perry are collaborating on a song, the Barbadian singer has revealed. "We're actually working on some music together...hell yeah!" Rihanna said, adding that the track will not appear on her upcoming Loud, due Nov. 16. Rihanna also said she hopes to hit the road with BFF Perry. "I would love to tour with Katy," she said. …
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  MGMT, Flaming Lips, Decemberists Headline Treasure Island Festival

  September 22, 2009 – This year's Treasure Island Festival is sure to be a doozy. Taking place October 17-18 at on Treasure Island in San Francisco, the festival boasts headlining bands like the Decemberists, MGMT, and psychedelic bubble blowers the Flaming Lips, and the supporting line-up is just as sure to excite. Pittsburgh party starter Girl Talk will be rocking the stage, as well as indie rock superstars Grizzly Bear and Brazilian Girls. …
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  Miley Ruins Lil Jon's Life, Zo-Desch Loves Cotton, and More

  April 17, 2009 – Lil Jon is begging young girls to stop calling him. Why? His new cellphone won't stop ringing after he was given Miley Cyrus' old phone number. …
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