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  Video Battle: Kanye vs. Chairlift

  February 18, 2009 – Do not attempt to adjust your monitor. The digitally manipulated images in Kanye West's video for 808s and Heartbreak track "Welcome to Heartbreak" are intentionally dizzying and psychedelic -- and they look pretty sweet! The clip, directed by Nabil Elderkin (Common, John Legend), was posted to Kanye's blog last night with the following message: "This is the video we've been working on for the last month. …
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  Chris Brown and Rihanna: The Whole Story

  February 12, 2009 – It's a sad, but well-documented truth that those who grow up surrounded by domestic violence will sometimes replicate the same destructive pattern later in life. Many are saying that this is the case with 19-year-old singer Chris Brown, who was arrested this past weekend for alleged domestic violence and felony battery against his girlfriend, 20-year-old Barbados-born singer Rihanna. …
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  Death Cab Wage War Against Auto-Tune

  February 10, 2009 – Maybe we're not giving them enough credit (who knows what crazy gun show is happening underneath those fancy suits), but frankly, we're skeptical about the odds of geek chic-tastic Death Cab for Cutie triumphing in a face-off against today's Auto-Tune devotees. Still, you have to respect their bravery. …
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  Grammys: Coldplay, Radiohead, Plant and Krauss Win Big

  February 9, 2009 – This year, the 51st annual Grammy Awards ceremony was prefaced by a fair bit of drama -- and we're not just talking about T-Pain's suit. …
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  All 25 Grammy Performances -- Ranked!

  February 9, 2009 – For a Grammy performance that was literally show-stopping, it was hard to top Chris Brown's early Sunday cock-up -- the R&B singer turned himself in on an alleged domestic violence felony battery charge against an unidentified "female victim" who had "visible injuries." Brown and girlfriend Rihanna turned up at Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party, but both canceled their performances and Brown was later questioned by detectives. …
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  Grammys: The 7 Best Moments

  February 9, 2009 – 1) BEST SELF-EFFACING ACCEPTANCE SPEECH BY A GROUP OR DUOColdplay, for Chris Martin's "limestone" joke. Dude, we're supposed to be making comments like that about you. If you're gonna poke fun at your band, then what's left for wiseass peanut gallerists to say? Well played. 2) BEST WILDLY UNCOMFORTABLE REUNION ANNOUNCMENT, GROUP OR DUOBlink-182. …
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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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  Kanye West Kicks It With Louis Vuitton

  February 2, 2009 – When we first heard Kanye West was coming out with a shoe line this June, we wondered what took him so long? Doesn't every celeb already have one? Then we were told his venture with high-end retailer Louis Vuitton is actually a B.F.D. …
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  Web Weirdness: Pearl Jam Goes Potty Onstage, and More

  January 30, 2009 – Here are five wacky web bits that made us laugh this week: Pearl Jam's Mike McCready admits to going potty onstage. Yeah, those long solos make us go too. [Seattle PI] Think the economy is bad now? G'N'R's Duff McKagan becomes a financial columnist. For Playboy. [Seattle Weekly] Gangsta Lil Wayne confesses to Katie Couric: "My bowling balls are custom made!" [CBS News] Built to Spill frontman Doug Martsch's latest fantasy? …
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  Kanye on Tokin' Black Guy: "Totally Bogus"

  January 28, 2009 – Over the past few weeks, various sources have been buzzing about a mysterious hip-hop artist, Tokin' Black Guy, and his alleged connection to Kanye West. Some claim West has signed the artist to his label, G.O.O.D. Music, while others state Tokin' Black Guy is actually Mr. West himself. The real story? …
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