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Bonnaroo: A Green Success
In addition to musical success, Bonnaroo 2007 was also an environmentally-conscious victory, greatly reducing waste via numerous initiatives. Over the course of the festival, held June 14th through the 17th, the Bonnaroo crew, in partnership with...
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Fats Domino Tribute Album
Numerous music legends have teamed their talents for Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino. The upcoming charity tribute double-disc is due September 25th via Vanguard. Proceeds will be donated to New Orleans public school music programs and to...
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Sonic Youth Via Starbucks
A Sonic Youth greatist hits compilation called Hits Are for Squares will be co-released by Starbucks Entertainment and Universal Special Markets early next year. It will be sold at select Starbucks locations in eight U.S. markets (including New...
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Coney Island's Siren Music Festival 2007
Siren Music Festival 2007, Coney Island's seventh annual free all-day, all-ages music extravaganza hosted by New York City's alt-weekly the Village Voice, is on July 21st. The festival's bill includes the New York Dolls, M.I.A., Cursive, We Are...
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Devendra Banhart's New Album and Tour
Devendra Banhart has released details of his fifth studio on his MySpace page. He revealed that he is currently mixing the as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2005's Cripple Crow. Banhart also disclosed the dates of an extensive North American tour set...
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Built to Spill On Tour
Boise-based indie rockers Built to Spill have mapped a North American tour in two legs to back 2006's You in Reverse. The band takes a break from the road in August. Tour dates: 6/30, Minneapolis, MN (First Avenue) 7/2, Cleveland, OH (Grog Shop)...
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The Pipettes - We Are The Pipettes
Girls Gone BadThe Pipettes' debut album We Are The Pipettes is retro fun. They're bad in a 50's girl-group-with-teased-hair kind of way, unruly and experienced like the Pink Ladies in Grease, and they sing with English accents. What's not to love?...
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New Solo Album for Depeche Mode Singer
Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan is set to release the follow-up to his 2003 solo album Paper Monsters sometime in October. Hourglass was recorded in New York and will be mixed by Beck and Kinks producer Tony Hoffer this July. "We were very aware of...
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