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New Volta for 2004
The Mars Volta are currently recording the follow-up to Deloused in the Comatorium. They plan to have enough material for a full-length LP due this year and an EP of "leftovers".http://www.punkbands.com/news/
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Adam Sandler Revisits the 80s
For his new movie 50 First Dates Adam Sandler is bringing back the 80s, cover-style. He's enlisted the help of such artists as Seal, Ziggy Marley, 311, Wyclef Jean, Eve, UB40, and Jason Mraz to cover some 80s classics. The CD will hit February...
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mxdwn.com Top 5 Albums 2003
2003 was a strange year for music. It is a year lacking a dominate trend with the only exception being garage rock, still burning fuel from the prior year. Radiohead, The Strokes and other critical faves released new mammoth albums. Out of nowhere...
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1. Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below Simply put: this album is overflowing with ideas. Outkast’s even share opus Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is a veritable damn-breaking flashflood of forward-thinking musical innovation. Most...
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2. The White Stripes – Elephant The White Stripes Elephant is one of those rare records that upon first listen had the buzz to top this list. It was on the tips of the tongues of all that listened to it. For a good couple months...
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3. A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step It's official. A Perfect Circle is now a supergroup, and with the Thirteenth Step, the band's second album, they show they are as talented and audacious as (perhaps even moreso than) any of the bands they...
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5. The Postal Service - Give Up The Postal Service and its first full-length release Give Up is a case of when a side project becomes far bigger than a normal side project. Comprised of Jimmy Tamborello of indie-electronica solo project Dntel and...
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Nirvana Nevermind Guitar Tech Sued
Earnest "Guitar" Bailey, a guitar tech during Nirvana's Nevermind Tour is being sued by a Phil Gross, a Canadian businessman, for fraud. Gross was led to believe the left-handed Fender Stratocaster he received from Bailey in a trade was used by...
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