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  Giorgio Moroder: Back to the Future

  May 22, 2013 – Fabulously rich and slightly lost, Giorgio Moroder decided to build a pyramid. "It was some years ago," he says, slipping into a reverie. "This structure was planned for Dubai. Oh, it was going to be huge. It would've been empty in the middle with apartments all along the sides — just beautiful. I spent two years designing it. I wanted to do that instead of music." He sighs and shakes his head. …
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  Daft Punk Pals Dr. Luke, Nile Rodgers, and Giorgio Moroder Share 'Random Access Memories'

  May 10, 2013 – Daft Punk have been teasingly doling out tidbits of info about Random Access Memories for months now, from the blink-and-you-missed-it SNL promo to the series of collaborator videos. When the platter itself finally arrives (as early as May 17 in Australia; May 21 in the U.S.) we'll get to hear if the music lives up to both the hype and the genius first single, "Get Lucky."Count Dr. Luke among the luckiest. …
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  Daft Punk's Coachella Album Trailer Confirms Guests Pharrell Williams, Julian Casablancas

  April 13, 2013 – Daft Punk aren't on the bill for Coachella this year, but the futuristic French duo did make an appearance at the annual Indio festival last night (April 12), by way of a new trailer for their upcoming full-length, Random Access Memories (out May 21 via Columbia Records). …
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  Watch Nile Rodgers Play a Few Riffs From Daft Punk's New Album

  April 11, 2013 – Daft Punk have released the third installment in their new video series, The Collaborators, which focuses on the different artists that robo-Frenchmen Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo worked with on their long-awaited new album, Random Access Memories (out May 21 via Columbia Records). …
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  'Get Lucky': Hear 15 More Seconds of Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories,' Via 'SNL'

  March 24, 2013 – Feeling lucky, punk? You bet! Daft Punk have released yet another 15-second sliver from their forthcoming album, which we now know to be called Random Access Memories, and which is now available for presale on iTunes, ahead of its May 21 release. For the second time this month, the shadowy robot duo took out a quarter-minute commercial spot during Saturday Night Live to drop their latest teaser. …
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  SPIN's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time

  May 3, 2012 – To celebrate the new generation of shredders profiled in our May/June "Loud Issue," the SPIN staff decided to find some wheedle in a haystack, taking on the impossible task of ranking our favorite guitar players of all time. …
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  Chic's Nile Rodgers on Living It Up and Dying Like a Rock Star

  March 23, 2012 – Nile Rodgers has shaken your tailbone. From the deceptively smooth disco sounds he pioneered with Chic, to his songwriting and production work with Madonna (Like a Virgin) and David Bowie (Let's Dance), the guitarist and studio master has had a hand in music that drove millions to the dance floor. And the groove hasn't stopped. …
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  Daft Punk Team With Disco-Funk Legend Nile Rodgers

  February 8, 2012 – The godfathers of contemporary electronic dance music appear to be working on their next album with one of the godfathers of dance music's original American chart takeover. …
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  Kanye's Twitter Rampage, the Kills Announce Tour

  January 18, 2011 – Kanye West reprised his infamous Taylor Swift incident last week by Tweeting at Britney Spears that his single "H.A.M" with Jay-Z was better than Spears' new "Hold It Against Me." Now the rapper has gone on a Twitter rampage, explaining that he intended the Tweets as a joke after news outlets reported he was trying to start a Twitter war with the pop star. …
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