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Catching Up With Crunk
TVT Records released Crunk Hits, a collection of hit songs from the southern hip-hop sub-genre, this month. The album features recent hits by artists such as Usher, Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz, Ciara, Pitbull, Nelly, Ying Yang Twins, Juvenile,...
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Kittie Signs New Deal for 2006
Canadian rockers Kittie have signed with Rock Ridge Music for two projects in 2006. The band is looking to release a digital EP and official ringtones early next year. The band is also working on material for their next...
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Jack Johnson Lends A Hand to the ALO
Jack Johnson has signed his former touring mates, ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra), to his Brushfire Records label. The band opened for Johnson on his successful summer tour and has since set out as headliners in support of their new album Fly...
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Steve Vai, Labels for ''Six-String Extravaganza''
Labels Favored Nations, Boosweet Records, On Target Media Group, and guitarists Steve Vai and Vernon Neilly are drumming up Web site traffic by running "Six-String Extravaganza," a giveaway contest where site visitors can win guitar goodies by...
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William Orbit Preps New Album
William Orbit, producer, writer, and performer on Madonna's Ray of Light, will be releasing his first solo album since 2000 this February. Hello Waveforms features guests Sugababes, Kenna, Finley Quaye, and his former bandmate Laurie Myer....
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Waltham - Waltham
Here They Go Again (On Their Own)Waltham’s self-titled debut is pure pop-rock and it’s definitely adequate. But pop makes it tough to create a singular sound, and while Waltham displays the band’s clearly...
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Depeche Mode - Playing the Angel
Born AgainHold a copy of Depeche Mode's new Playing the Angel and you can just about hear the buzz emanating from it. That, my friends, is the low hum of the phrase "their best work since Violator" repeated ad infinitum. Want to know the shocking...
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AMAs Pick Favorites
The American Music Awards were held this week in Los Angeles, shining the spotlight on artists who rarely step out of it. The big winners of the evening, walking away with two trophies each, were Tim McGraw, the Black Eyed Peas, Green Day, Destiny's...
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