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Soulfly's Burns Recovers
Bobby Burns, bassist for Soulfly, has been released from a hospital after suffering a mild stroke. The band is continuing on with their US tour, which began tonight in San Diego, in support of their latest album, Dark Ages. Fans wishing Burns well...
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New INXS Leaves Epic
INXS has enjoyed recent success after naming JD Fortune as frontman Michael Hutchence's successor via the reality TV show "Rock Star." Their new album Switch has done well in the US and become a huge hit in their home country of...
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TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
A Planet of SoundTV on the Radio's Return To Cookie Mountain is the major-label debut of a band championing mood and atmosphere over single-member showcases (i.e., guitar/drum solos, flamboyant front-persons and over-the-top theatrics). The result...
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Boom Boom Satellites - Full of Elevating Pleasures
Domo Arigato Always be / always be there for me / there's no reason why / reason why I'm here / rise and fall / rise and fall, ponders Michiyuki Kawashima with searing nasal inflection amidst a flurry of hi-hat mutated breakbeats. Stark power...
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Jay-Z + Chris Martin
Jay-Z, who announced retirement three years ago, is set come back with an LP tentatively titled Kingdom Come. Set to drop in November, the album will feature collaborations with Chris Martin of Coldplay, Timbaland, Kanye West and others....
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Beck Hits the Road
Beck has lined up a handful of tourdates through October in support of his upcoming album, The Information. The seventeen-track CD drops October 3 and will also feature a DVD of homemade music videos. The announced dates are as follows: 9.27:...
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Breaking Benjamin - Phobia
Benjamin Needs FixingBreaking Benjamin starts off their new record Phobia on a serious high note. The song “Intro” is a refreshing, instrumental concoction of noise that is intriguing to listen to. However, the rest of...
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The Return of the BANG!
BANG! Music Festival is returning to Miami's Bi-Centennial Park on Saturday November 11th. Some names appearing at the southeast's newest diverse music festival include Duran Duran, Daft Punk, Kinky, Modest Mouse, Common, Thievery Corporation, Los...
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