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  Tig Notaro Is Scared of Chrissie Hynde, Dominates at Marky Mark Karaoke

  May 13, 2013 – Last August, comedian Tig Notaro took the stage at Largo in Los Angeles and got serious, discussing her breast cancer (she's better now) and the then-recent passing of her mother. Louis C.K. saw the set and was so moved he put a recording of it up for sale on his own website. The hilariously deadpan Notaro, 42, will be physically releasing that performance, called LIVE, for the first time this summer on Secretly Canadian. …
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  Who Charted? Edward Sharpe and Sigur Ros Crack the Top 10

  June 6, 2012 – First! This week's Billboard 200 is still a wonderland, albeit a slightly less wondrous one, for John Mayer, who maintains his No. 1 a second week in a row despite only selling 65,000 copies of his almost-apologetic new LP Born and Raised, per Nielsen SoundScan. It's a 70 percent drop from last week's debut sales, but Mayer's never nabbed two weeks in a row at No. 1 before. 2 Through 10: Adele holds just under Mayer at No. …
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  Check Out Silversun Pickups' 'Live on Letterman' Set

  June 5, 2012 – The list of artists who've gotten the tap for a full Live on Letterman showcase is pretty eclectic — Adele, the Shins, Peter Gabriel, to name a few — and now Silversun Pickups have joined the crew. The band played "Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)," the lead single off their strong-selling new album Neck of the Woods on the regular show, then turned out a nearly hour-long set you can watch here, now! …
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• Regina Spektor, 'What We Saw From the Cheap Seats' (Sire)

  May 27, 2012 – If you've heard Regina Spektor's voice just once, it was probably when she shattered "heart" into polysyllabic laughter on her 2006 single "Fidelity," and you also probably heard her described as "quirky." Because nowadays every hint of the eccentric, be it spark of inspiration or precious affectation, is dismissed by the constitutionally tight-assed and cooed over by connoisseurs of cute as "quirky." Some drama-club reject's twee desec …
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  Regina Spektor Returns, New Shins Song + More

  August 11, 2011 – HBO has tapped Loudon Wainwright III, Martha Wainwright, Nellie McKay, and others for a soundtrack to its second season of Boardwalk Empire. Regina Spektor has also contributed a tune — a cover of "My Man," originally made famous in the 1920s by actress Fanny Brice. Stream Spektor's version over at Entertainment Weekly. …
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  SNEAK PEEK: 10 Rock Musicals to Watch Out For

  April 21, 2011 – Green Day's Broadway version of American Idiot, which closes this week, has pleased audiences and grossed more than $38 million, so it's no wonder that artists like the Flaming Lips, the Decemberists, Regina Spektor, and Tom Waits are developing their own musical theatre projects to reach their fans. Of course, for every American Idiot there are fiascos like U2's Spider-Man or Bob Dylan's... thing. …
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  EXCLUSIVE CLIP: Regina Spektor Concert Movie!

  November 15, 2010 – Regina Spektor will release her first concert movie, Live in London, on November 22 -- watch an exclusive clip below!"We flew my grand piano out from New York and toured all over England -- London was the last show -- with a trailer holding this nine-foot-long grand piano," the 30-year-old Russian-born Manhattanite tells SPIN. "The piano flew over with Paul McCartney's musical equipment. …
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  Regina Spektor Covers Radiohead's "No Surprises"

  April 27, 2010 – Russian-born singer-songwriter Regina Spektor has lent her signature stripped-down piano and distinct vocal stylings to a cover of Radiohead's "No Surprises." The track is available exclusively at iTunes and 100 percent of proceeds will benefit the Doctors Without Borders' Emergency Relief Fund. …
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  Regina Spektor Opens U.S. Tour

  September 14, 2009 – Regina Spektor opened a U.S. tour this past Friday at Minneapolis's State Theatre, an ornate jazz-era 2,100-seater designed with a mix of elegance and garishness suited to the singer-songwriter-pianist's music. Spektor made frequent and unfailingly profane apologies for start-of-tour jitters and a few trifling mistakes, her ingratiating, full-throated performance was not noticeably hampered by nerves. …
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  Regina Spektor's 5 Favorite Romance Movies

  August 6, 2009 – Regina Spektor says she loves Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordan-Levitt's new movie, (500) Days of Summer -- and not just because two of her songs, "Hero" and "Us," appear on the indie flick's soundtrack. "It felt very unique, compared to a lot of romantic comedies," Spektor, whose new album Far is out now, tells SPIN.com. "It wasn't, you know, sugary. …
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