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  Jay-Z Backs Kanye, Gorillaz Offer X-Mas Gifts + More

  December 6, 2010 – Jay-Z is backing up Kanye West over his 2005 comments about George Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina, where the rapper claimed on national TV that the president doesn't "care about black people." "I 100 percent agreed with the comments that he made," Jay-Z said in an interview. "It felt like it was being done to black people. …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week

  December 4, 2010 – This week, Eminem led the Grammy noms, Kanye West conquered the charts, and SPIN looked ahead at the top records coming out this winter. …
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  Sales Strong for U2's 'Spider-Man' + More

  December 1, 2010 – U2's Spider-Man musical may have had a troubled first preview performance, but sales for the show are strong: The production has already sold $1 million in tickets. [Playbill] After announcing their departure from their label, Sire, and canceling their entire 2011 fall tour, Against Me! …
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  U2's 'Spider-Man' Stumbles on Opening Night

  November 29, 2010 – The most expensive production in Broadway history, U2's $65 million, nine-years-in-the-making Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, opened for its first public previews Sunday night at New York City's Foxwoods Theatre, and it's not exactly receiving a hero's welcome from critics. The New York Post called the three and a half hour musical directed by Emmy-winning Broadway vet Julie Taymor an "epic flop." "At various points, overhead stage wir …
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  WATCH: Preview U2's 'Spider-Man' Musical

  November 24, 2010 – After more than eight years of production, with delays, staffing issues, financial crises, and other problems pushing the bill to $60 million, the most expensive musical in Broadway history, U2's Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, will finally open on Sunday for its first public previews (it officially premieres in January). "What we didn't realize was how difficult it is to stage this stuff, both technically and financially," Bono, who wr …
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  White Stripes Reissues, 'Spider-Man' Rehearsals +

  November 23, 2010 – The White Stripes will reissue their first three albums (The White Stripes, DeStijl, and White Blood Cells) on 180-gram vinyl through Jack White's Third Man Records. …
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  U2's 'Spider-Man' Musical Delayed

  November 5, 2010 – Apparently, producers behind the long-awaited, U2-penned Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark musical still haven't found what they're looking for. …
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  U2, Metallica, More Prep Limited Edition Releases

  October 29, 2010 – Metallica, MGMT, Bruce Springsteen, and more than 30 other artists will be driving shoppers into independent record stores during this year's Thanksgiving shopping rush, dropping limited edition vinyl releases as part of "Back to Black Friday." The event aims to take advantage of the country's biggest annual single day of shopping, November 26, aka Black Friday, and is organized by the creators of Record Store Day, the cooperative proj …
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  U2 Recruits Danger Mouse for New Album

  October 21, 2010 – U2 refuses to slow down. Despite Bono's emergency back surgery earlier this year, the rock icons are currently working on three -- three! -- new albums. First up is a collaboration with Gnarls Barkley mastermind and production whiz Danger Mouse. "We have about 12 songs with him," Bono told The Age. …
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  U2 Prep New Album For Early 2011

  October 18, 2010 – After releasing 2009's No Line on the Horizon and writing the music for Broadway's Spider-Man musical, U2 are prepping a new album to be released next year. "I would expect a new U2 album sooner than anybody thinks," the band's manager Paul McGuinness told the Irish Times. …
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