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Pearl Jam Voted Greatest American Rock Band
USA Today columnist Whitney Matheson asked her readers to name the greatest American rock band ever and received the strongest response of her career. The voting was close, but the only surviving "grunge" band came out on top: Pearl Jam. Fans cited...
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The Coral - Invisible Invasion
Great Reef No BarrierAny group produced by Portishead’s Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley can’t be half bad. In the case of The Coral’s newest album Invisible Invasion, calling them half good would be vastly...
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Live 8 Revisited
MTV and VH1 will be rebroadcasting ten hours of Live 8 performances on Saturday. The two networks will split the programming, VH1 taking the first five hours starting at 10am and MTV picking up coverage at 3pm. This news comes after both networks...
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Kate Earl - Fate Is The Hunter
Hunting FateKate Earl's debut album, Fate Is The Hunter, ranges from deep and powerful to happy and finger-snappy. First impressions are of a disciple of Fiona Apple and/or Aimie Mann, with minor piano chords evocative of the former in one track,...
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The Randies - At the Friendship Motor Inn
Candy Coated Rock N RollL.A. band The Randies, which is comprised of three girls with a boy drummer, pop into the mainstream rock scene with their debut album At The Friendship Motor Inn. Whereas most people would classify them as punk, the...
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The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
Back To The Front Jack White accomplishes a startling amount with a modest supply of assets. Through forced simplicity or at least confident artistic purpose as The White Stripes, Jack and faux sister Meg have stunned listeners and critics alike...
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Lil' Kim Sentenced and Fined
Lil' Kim was sentenced yesterday for lying to a federal grand jury about a 2001 Manhattan shootout. She was fined fifty-thousand dollars and sentenced to a year and a day in prison. She will be the first big-name female rapper to serve...
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Sasha - Fundacion
Popular MechanicsWorld-reknowned DJ Sasha’s attention to detail on his Involver mix helped earn him a 2004 Grammy nomination. It also made the set difficult if not impossible to recreate live, away from a studio setup.Enter Sasha the...
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