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  Arctic Monkeys Go Heavy on Album Single

  April 11, 2011 – Arctic Monkeys debuted a new track last month with the track "Brick By Brick," and now the British group have dropped the first single from the album Suck It and See, due out June 7. …
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  Foo Fighters Rock 'Saturday Night Live'

  April 11, 2011 – With their excellent new album Wasting Light out this week, the Foo Fighters dropped by Saturday Night Live to deliver blazing renditions of new songs "Rope" and "Walk." The musical performances were some of the heaviest of SNL's season, with guitarists Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett, and Pat Smear (back in the fold after quitting the group in 1997) cranking out tinnitus-inducing riffs, particularly towards the climax of "Rope." Grohl, who …
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  Brit Pop Upstart Ellie Goulding Delivers on 'Kimmel'

  April 8, 2011 – Blonde bombshell Ellie Goulding is already a household name back in her native England, with her album Lights a chart-topping hit. Now, with the record finally out in America, the singer-songwriter is poised for a big year, and made her national TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! …
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  Explosions in the Sky Leave Radio City Speechless

  April 7, 2011 – The lone bit of set dressing adorning Explosions in the Sky's stage at Radio City Music Hall was a small Texas flag, maybe two feet long, draped over a bass cabinet. …
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  My Favorite Things: Black Lips' Cole Alexander

  April 7, 2011 – This week: Cole Alexander, singer-guitarist for Atlanta garage-rockers Black Lips, whose sixth studio album, Arabia Mountain, is set to drop June 7. FAVORITE SONG:"'The Last Mile of the Way' by Rev. Julius Cheeks. It's a soulful Christian song about death from the late-1950s. It makes most punk bands look tame." FAVORITE ALBUM:"Purple Rain by Prince. My mom took me to the movie when I was a baby and breast-fed me in the theater. …
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  Taylor Hawkins Miffed About Candid Foo Fighters Doc

  April 6, 2011 – In their new documentary Back and Forth, which premiered last night in select theaters across the country, the Foo Fighters offer a no-holds-barred look at the band's 16-year history, from the days of Grohl recording early Foos demos while in Nirvana up through the making of their new album Wasting Light. …
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  WATCH: 'Workaholics' Interview Tennis & Big K.R.I.T

  April 5, 2011 – The cast of hot new Comedy Central series, Workaholics, recently stopped by the SPIN Loft on 6th Street in Austin to help us out with some interviews. Adam Devine and Anders Holm from the show sat down with indie pop buzz band duo Tennis as they chatted about tattoos and how good the omelettes are from the band's hometown of Denver. Workaholics'Blake Anderson and Kyle Newacheck took it easy with Mississippi rapper/producer Big K.R.I.T …
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  The Kills, 'Blood Pressures' (Domino)

  April 5, 2011 – Given Alison Mosshart's recent adventures with the Dead Weather (and Jamie Hince's escapades with fiancée Kate Moss), it's no shock that the new Kills record presents a more expansive sound from the London-based blues-punk duo. What's surprising, though, is how much their songwriting has evolved: "Satellite" is a creeping fuzz-funk jam, while "Nail in My Coffin" sports a catchy arena-glam chorus. …
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  The Mountain Goats Unplug for SPIN

  April 4, 2011 – North Carolina's the Mountain Goats, led by the devoutly worshipped singer-songwriter John Darnielle, just dropped their 18th album, All Eternals Deck -- one of their best to date. …
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  Patrick Stump Stars at Intimate Hometown Gig

  April 4, 2011 – Patrick Stump's new solo tour kicked off Sunday night the same way his early outings with Fall Out Boy did: at a small, sweaty Chicago club packed with screaming girls under the legal drinking age. But that's where the similarities end. …
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