No Doubt Tap Major Lazer, Albarn's Next LP + More
July 21, 2011
No Doubt are hard at work on their first album since 2001's Rock Steady and Gwen Stefani and Co. have roped in some surprising collaborators for the record. …
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July 21, 2011
No Doubt are hard at work on their first album since 2001's Rock Steady and Gwen Stefani and Co. have roped in some surprising collaborators for the record. …
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April 7, 2011
Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend, who received many Graceland-era Paul Simon comparisons for their debut album, has contributed a cover of the singer-songwriter's "Papa Hobo" to the soundtrack for upcoming movie Ceremony. Head over to Pitchfork to stream the song.
Bob Dylan played his first-ever concert in China Wednesday night, delivering a setlist that was pre-approved by the Communist government. …
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January 15, 2011 This week, Kanye West and Jay-Z released "H.A.M.," the first single from their upcoming collabo LP, Watch the Throne, SPIN premiered a new single from Swede siren Lykke Li, and Green Day announced details for their upcoming live album. …
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January 12, 2011 Stephen Colbert is having trouble deciding who should win the Grammy for Best Alternative Album, so Monday night he invited his two favorite nominees to duke it out on The Colbert Report: The Black Keys and Vampire Weekend!
As the winner of the Best Comedy Album Grammy in 2010 for A Colbert Christmas, the TV host is now a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences- and he needs to turn in his ballot for this …
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December 22, 2010
Kings of Leon were forced to cancel a gig at London's O2 Arena yesterday after a tour bus caught fire outside the venue. Firefighters treated six unidentified people for smoke inhalation and no major injuries have been reported. The band will reschedule the show at a later date. [The O2's Official Site]
R.E.M. have released a two minute trailer previewing tracks from their upcoming album Collapse Into Now, out in March. …
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December 20, 2010
Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance"
Directed by Francis Lawrence
Oh, decadence: so 1999. …
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December 14, 2010 For 21 years, Los Angeles' alt-rock radio stalwart KROQ has thrown the holiday ball to end all. Set at the Gibson Amphitheater, which itself is seated within the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park, the annual two-day gala is a destination trip for some and a local holiday for many. …
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December 14, 2010 This time of year, every music publication puts out its list of the best albums and songs of the past 12 months (including SPIN). But what about the artists themselves?
To find out, we rounded up 25 of music's coolest names and asked them to select their favorite records and singles of 2010. (Ever the individual, Weezer's Rivers Cuomo chose the Beach Boys' 1966 classic Pet Sounds!). …
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December 6, 2010 …
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Locrian, Return to Annihilation
Palms, Palms
Heliotropes, A Constant Sea
Spectrals, Sob Story
Red Hare, Nites Of Midnite
Christopher Paul Stelling, False Cities
Big Eyes, Almost Famous
Japanther, Eat Like Lisa Act Like Bart
Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats, Mind Control
Pure X, Crawling Up The Stairs
pacificUV, After The Dream You Are Awake
Destroid, The Invasion
Marques Toliver, Land of CanAan
Roomrunner, Ideal Cities
Gene The Southern Child & Parallel Thought, Artillery Splurgin'
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