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Coldplay, NIN Headline Coachella
The lineup for this year's Coachella festival has been announced, with Coldplay headlining on April 30 and Nine Inch Nails headlining May 1. Other top acts will include Weezer, Bauhaus, Cocteau Twins, New Order, Bright Eyes, Gang of Four, and Wilco....
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Various Artists - KCRW Sounds Eclectic 3
New Era Alternative RadioIn today’s Clear Channel dominated radio market one can count on mediocrity across the board. Mainstream radio waits for the next big thing and then promptly over plays whatever it is. Somehow, Nic Harcourt...
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Prefuse 73 Album, Tour in Spring
Surrounded by Silence, the new album from Prefuse 73, is due March 22, and leader Scott Herren is currently plotting out the supporting worldwide tour. Hopefully beginning in Japan in March, the tour should reach North America by May. Herren has...
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Ben Folds Returns; BFF Rereleases
April 26 will see the return of Ben Folds with his new album Songs for Silverman, featuring the first single, "Landed." Ben Folds Five fans can look forward to the release of a remastered Whatever And Ever Amen on March 22 including seven bonus...
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Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
With a Debut Like This…Who Cares About Good SpellingBloc Party, a four-piece band from the UK, carries on the post-punk torch with precision. Like its title, Silent Alarm, their debut album is soaked with contrast, dynamism, and tension. The...
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Murder Inc. Founder Charged
Irv "Gotti" Lorenzo, founder of The Inc., nee Murder Inc., has been charged with laundering in excess of $1 million in connection with Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff, a notorious New York drug lord. So far, no Murder Inc. artist has been charged....
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Mastodon - Leviathan
In The Belly of the BeastWhen Mastodon's debut full-length Remission came out in 2002, it was heralded by many as the album that would save metal. It stood out among the sea of nu-metal clones as a return to what metal really stood for: heaviness,...
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John Legend - Get Lifted
All In A NameTales of infidelity and failed love have never sounded as sweet as they do on John Legend’s Get Lifted. Legend has stepped up from singing hooks for Kanye West and Alicia Keys, and the only unanswered question is why he...
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