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  Phoenix Talk 'Bankrupt!' Brainstorms, Staying Humble on the Road

  April 1, 2013 – "Now is the most exciting time, before the album comes out," says Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars, speaking from a hotel suite high above Manhattan a few days before his band kicked off its North American tour in support of the new Bankrupt!, out April 23. "You can't worry about [the reception of] the record. You'd be masochistic if you did. It's not good if you're vulnerable. …
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  The Rolling Stones Are Headlining Glastonbury 2013, Daft Punk Are Not

  March 27, 2013 – The Rolling Stones, Vampire Weekend, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Portishead, the xx, Phoenix, Nas, and more have all been booked for this year's Glastonbury Festival, organizers announced today (March 27). …
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  Hear Blood Orange Turn Phoenix's 'Entertainment' Into an '80s R&B Slow Dance

  March 26, 2013 – One of the more endearing pop stories in the past year or so has been the renaissance of Devonté Hynes. The British singer-songwriter now better known as Blood Orange ignited a frenzy in the excitable British press when he was only 19, as a member of spazzy dance-punks Test Icicles. He remade himself as an offbeat indie troubadour with a couple of albums under the name Lightspeed Champion. …
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  Lollapalooza 2013 Headliners to Include Vampire Weekend, the Killers, Phoenix, and Mumford

  March 19, 2013 – Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, Mumford and Sons, and the Killers will be among this year's headliners at Lollapalooza, reports the Chicago Tribune. Also confirmed for the Chicago festival, which runs August 2 - 4, are the Postal Service and the National. The full lineup will be officially announced next month, but early bird tickets are going on sale next week. …
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  Hear Dinosaur Jr. Tranquilize Phoenix's 'Entertainment'

  March 19, 2013 – "My brother David took me to see Dinosaur Jr. live in Paris around the time when [1991's] Green Mind was released," says Phoenix frontman Thomas Mars. "I have been a fan since then." That's usually how it goes: whether you're bulldozed by the total volume or J Mascis' tear-jerking solos and staggering songcraft, a Dinosaur Jr. live experience — particularly of late — can feel like an unusually loud baptism. …
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  Phoenix Shower 'Bankrupt!' Deluxe Edition in Bonus Track Riches

  March 13, 2013 – Phoenix's upcoming fifth album may be titled Bankrupt!, but the French pop outfit are planning a wealth of extras for the highly anticipated LP's deluxe edition.According to a tweet from the Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix rockers, fans who pre-order Bankrupt! through iTunes will get "71 demos & sketches from the bankrupt sessions!" That adds up to more than an hour's worth of bonus material. …
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  Phoenix Will Rise Again on 'Saturday Night Live' in April

  March 11, 2013 – Phoenix will soon follow their bizarre Samurai-starring music video for "Entertainment" with a more straightforward appearance as Saturday Night Live's musical guest on April 6.Just weeks before Phoenix delivers their upcoming fifth album, Bankrupt! (out April 23 via Loyaute/Glassnote Records), the Coachella 2013 headliners will return to Studio 8H as musical guests for an episode hosted by Bridesmaids MVP (and star of th …
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  Lost in Translation? Phoenix's 'Entertainment' Video Is an Epic Asian Mashup

  March 7, 2013 – Phoenix have shared the first video from the French band's upcoming Bankrupt!. "Entertainment," the first single from the album, contains something similar to what's known as the Asian riff. …
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  The Black Keys, Phoenix, and the Flaming Lips Headed to Memphis' Beale Street Festival

  March 1, 2013 – The Black Keys, Phoenix, the Flaming Lips, Smashing Pumpkins, Public Enemy, and more are invading this year's Beale Street Music Festival, scheduled to take place at Memphis' Tom Lee Park from May 3 to 5. …
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  Phoenix Debut Catchy 'Entertainment' on BBC Radio 1

  February 18, 2013 – BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe said on the air today he doesn't know whether Adele is performing at the Academy Awards — yes, she is — but he has a copy of Phoenix's new single, so all is forgiven. Lowe and his preceding DJ also joked about Scroobius Pip's blog hit "Thou Shalt Always Kill," with its line about the proper (mis-)spelling of Phoenix, for a wry, much-appreciated flashback to a strange moment in 2007. …
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