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  A Perfect Circle Plot Summer Tour

  March 21, 2011 – After a six-year hiatus, alt-rock supergroup A Perfect Circle reformed early last fall for a U.S. tour, and on Monday the quintet announced an upcoming summer trek that will end almost exactly one year after the initial news of their reunion. …
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  Friendly Fires Bring Sweatiest Dance Party to SXSW

  March 18, 2011 – When Friendly Fires released their excellent debut album in 2009, the British quartet proved LCD Soundsystem weren't the only band who knew how to throw a sweaty dance party. …
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  Why They're Called... Cold War Kids

  March 16, 2011 – This week's edition of Name That Band: California rockers Cold War Kids, who are currently touring behind the sleekly powerful new Mine Is Yours. The group headlines New York City's hallowed Radio City Music Hall on March 24.(See past episodes of Name That Band! here.) Why Cold War Kids: "I had the name six or seven years before the band started -- so probably since 1997," says bassist Matt Maust. …
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  At Home with Cage the Elephant's Matt Shultz

  March 16, 2011 – We visited the Bowling Green, Kentucky, home of Cage the Elephant frontman Matt Shultz, and discovered his favorite things, from Daniel Johnson drawings, a BB gun, Playskool and Fisher-Price toys, and much more.Watch the behind the scenes video below to see Matt talk about all of the goodies.About our host: "We're paranoid about repeating ourselves," says Cage the Elephant singer Matt Shultz. …
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  A View to The Kills

  March 15, 2011 – In the three years since their last album together, Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince have been making sweet music with other, bolder names.Now, with their most accessible album yet, they're ready for their close-up. [Magazine Excerpt] Since the mesozoic year of 2002, when they intro-duced themselves as, respectively, VV and Hotel to a chorus of are they or aren't they? …
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• Noah and the Whale, 'Last Night on Earth' (Mercury)

  March 15, 2011 – On Noah and the Whale's 2009 album, The First Days of Spring, frontman Charlie Fink gave a dejected rundown of his breakup with fellow London folkie (and former Noah bandmate) Laura Marling. Here, he's moved on, contemplating escapism ("Life Is Life") and expectations ("Waiting for My Chance to Come") through a cast of hopeful characters. …
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  EXCLUSIVE: Noah & the Whale Live in Studio

  March 10, 2011 – London-based Noah & the Whale's solid new full length, Last Night on Earth, is about to make a top 10 chart debut in the UK, and while the album doesn't officially drop in the States until March 15, get a sneak preview with this video of the folk rock quartet performing "Give It All Back" live in the studio. Recorded at London's RAK Studios, the performance spotlights frontman Charlie Fink's nostalgic vocals and the band's sunny po …
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  EXCLUSIVE: Hear Atmosphere's First Song

  March 10, 2011 – Minneapolis hip-hop ensemble Atmosphere, led by the relentless Slug, are back April 12 with a new album, The Family Sign -- hear the first song, "She's Enough," right here! Listen: Atmosphere, "She's Enough" Built atop a fuzzy organ loop and decidedly old school East Coast beats, the track is an oath of monogamous devotion, and features Slug (born Sean Daley) busting out compliment after compliment to his leadi …
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  Lykke Li Kicks Off U.S. Tour with Gusto and Charm

  March 10, 2011 – As Lykke Li wrapped up her tour-opening set in front of a sold out house at Los Angeles' El Rey Theatre, the Swedish indie-pop starlet (and current SPIN cover star) seemed bothered by something. …
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  Bright Eyes Earns Radio City Music Hall Spotlight

  March 9, 2011 – There's something about watching any band play Radio City Music Hall that inherently feels like a coronation, a moment to savor and take stock -- must be the vaulted ceilings and the faint musk of old Rockettes. …
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