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  Phosphorescent Sheds Light on the Beautifully Dark 'Muchacho'

  March 13, 2013 – Matthew Houck, known to fans as Phosphorescent, makes woozy folk rock propelled by his singular, beleaguered warble. But that's not to say he's another shapeless Neil Young disciple. Houck's never been afraid to breach the confines of his form, frequently unleashing squalling horn lines and toying with dense Beatles-esque overdubs. …
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  Devendra Banhart Riffs on Britpop, Drag, and German Mystics

  March 7, 2013 – Devendra Banhart, 31, greets me with an awkward hug, attempting to not get his paint-covered hands all over my coat. We're at his studio on Manhattan's Lower East Side, which he and fiancée Ana Kraš, a striking Serbian artist, have recently acquired and are in the process of renovating. The colorful lamps she's designed line a table in the back and Devendra's whimsical drawings cover the walls. …
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  Open Heart, Clear Mind: Behind the Men's 'New Moon'

  March 5, 2013 – The Men don't like staying in one place. In a career that now spans four albums in five years, the Brooklyn band has explored new sounds, varying lineups, and different recording locales. …
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  Positively Charged: Thom Yorke's 20 Biggest Influences

  February 22, 2013 – A map of Thom Yorke's mind must make room for masters of electronic music and barroom balladeers, sci-fi doomsayers and tragic teens, ancient wisdom and modern jazz. It's a wild, thrilling place, and we've isolated 20 of the Radiohead and Atoms for Peace frontman's most deeply felt influences — many of which left their mark on AFP's new Amok, out February 26. Want to know what makes Thom's music go? Start here.   …
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  Neil Young and Crazy Horse Cover Bruce Springsteen's 'Born in the USA'

  February 11, 2013 – Last night's Grammy Awards ceremony wasn't the only event full of star-studded performances this weekend. …
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  Everyone Will Honor Bruce Springsteen at Star-Studded Grammy Tribute

  January 2, 2013 – Neil Young, Mumford & Sons, Eddie Vedder, Tom Morello, and more will all give the Boss his due for the 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute concert honoring Bruce Springsteen on February 8, the Recording Academy announced today (January 2).This year's edition of the annual ceremony will be hosted by Daily Show anchor Jon Stewart and will feature performances from all the aforementioned artists, plus Alabama Shakes, Jackson Brow …
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  Neil Young's 'Pono' Audio Format Will Save Music (Quality)

  December 19, 2012 – Unlike all other sexagenarians who haplessly cling to their VCRs and antenna TVs and fear "the Internet," Neil Young is all about new technologies. Long fed up with mp3s, the rocker has spent years experimenting with improving sound quality, and now Young has finally trademarked Pono, his very own high-resolution audio format, Rolling Stone reports. In all, Young, through his label Vapor Records, registered six trademarks with the U.S. …
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  Anti-YouTube Movement of the Year: Long Songs

  December 17, 2012 – The received wisdom is that popular music is the province of short attention spans, which are only getting shorter: Listeners only care about callout hooks; albums are obsolete now that they're purchased one song at a time and played on shuffle; and we’re all channel-surfing from YouTube video to YouTube video. …
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  Charity Rock: Hurricane Sandy Benefit Concert Guide

  November 30, 2012 – A month after Hurricane Sandy battered the East Coast, musicians continue to raise money for relief efforts. A variety of artists are performing at benefit shows in the coming weeks with proceeds going to charities such as the American Red Cross, AmeriCares, and Waves For Water. …
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  Neil Young Mixes Old and Slightly Less Old in 28-Minute 'Driftin' Back' Video

  November 12, 2012 – Above you'll find a video for a 28-minute Neil Young and Crazy Horse song called "Driftin' Back," from an album called Psychedelic Pill. That's about all you need to know — in fact, if you count the album title, it might be more than you need to know — to take a fairly accurate guess at what type of experience watching it will be, and whether you'll want to undertake it. …
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