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  Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., 'It's a Corporate World' (Quite Scientific)

  June 7, 2011 – "It's a corporate world / I'm a corporation cutting back," sings Joshua Epstein on the zippy title track of this duo's debut, and it's not a bad business plan: With their wacky name, costumes, and synth-spiked pop rife for licensing, they have already caught the ear of major labels looking for a more cooperative MGMT. But when the hooks of their surprisingly humble songcraft dull, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. …
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  City and Colour, 'Little Hell' (Vagrant)

  June 7, 2011 – "I'm slowly sinking into the slough of despond," wails Dallas Green on the third studio album from City and Colour, his alter ego when not fronting the much noisier Alexisonfire. Don't mistake him for a whiner, however. Just as his piercing voice and languid tunes echo Neil Young's rustic side, a Neil-like tough-mindedness runs through Green's stark meditations, which confront despair head on. …
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  Arctic Monkeys, 'Suck It and See' (Domino)

  June 7, 2011 – Five years ago, the only people who seemed impervious ?to Monkeymania were Arctic Monkeys themselves, who ?took the record-breaking U.K. sales and breathless next-Beatles hosannas with a calm detachment that belied their teenhood. …
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  Black Lips, 'Arabia Mountain' (Vice)

  June 7, 2011 – Sure, they're howling about molested superheroes and E. coli-ridden steak, not the rain in Spain, but Atlanta's Black Lips under-go something of a My Fair Lady sprucing-up on their sixth album. In the hands of dapper producer Mark Ronson, the glibly sloppy, lo-fi brats are almost sculpted into garage-punk sophistication, adding extended psychedelic guitar lines, fleshed-out percussion, even retro-soul sax. …
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  WATCH: Coldplay Debut Five New Songs Live

  June 6, 2011 – Coldplay may have released the first song from their forthcoming album last week, but at their headlining slot at this weekend's Rock am Ring Festival in Nurburgring, Germany, Chris Martin and Co. …
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  Foo Fighters Steal Show at MTV Movie Awards

  June 6, 2011 – At Sunday night's MTV Movie Awards, the Twilight cast took home trophy after trophy for Eclipse -- with Robert Pattinson jumping offstage for a squeal-garnering smooch with co-star Taylor Lautner -- but it was the Foo Fighters' hard-rocking performance of "Walk" that stole the show. After a hilarious intro by Movie Awards staple Jim Carrey, who donned a green-screen suit that displayed video of dogs humping and other oddball imagery, D …
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  LISTEN: Coldplay's First Song from Upcoming Album

  June 3, 2011 – Coldplay's yet-to-be-titled follow-up to 2008's No. 1 Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends is expected this fall. On Thursday night, the Britpop band unveiled what is expected to be its first single, "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall." Listen below! The song -- now available on iTunes -- is a logical extension of the expansive sounds of Viva La Via. …
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  Dave Grohl Goes Mad in Foos' Movie Spoof

  June 3, 2011 – They're one of the last rock bands who still deliver hilarious music videos, and in the clip for their blistering single "Walk," Foo Fighters offer up another gut-busting parody of pop culture. This time, Dave Grohl and Co. take on Michael Douglas' 1993 movie Falling Down. Watch it here. "Walk" is Grohl's anthem about overcoming one's misery and getting back on your feet. …
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  My Favorite Things: Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino

  June 2, 2011 – This week: Bethany Cosentino, singer-guitarist for Los Angeles surf-pop outfit Best Coast, whose debut Crazy For You was named one of SPIN's Best Albums of 2010. Best Coast will play select dates this summer, including San Francisco's Outside Lands Fest. FAVORITE SONG: "'Don't Worry Baby' by the Beach Boys. A more classic song could not exist. …
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  PREMIERE: My Morning Jacket Cover Buddy Holly

  June 2, 2011 – Fantasy/Concord records will honor rock'n'roll pioneer Buddy Holly with a tribute album featuring covers by the Black Keys, She & Him, Florence + the Machine, Fiona Apple, Cee Lo, Modest Mouse, and more (out June 28). …
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