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MySpace Gives Back
MySpace is promoting twenty concerts to benefit humanitarian organizations working in Sudan. The Darfur region of Sudan has particularly come into the news as a hotspot of conflict between the Sudanese government and rebel forces. Nearly a quarter...
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RIP: Tower Records
Tower Records' recent filing of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy came to an unfortunate closure on Friday. After an auction stretching over 2 days, Great American Group secured its plans to liqudate the music retailer with a bid of $134.3 million. This bid...
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Scorsese Documents The Rolling Stones
Legendary Filmmaker Martin Scorsese (Director of GoodFellas, Raging Bull, Mean Streets, The Aviator, etc.) will follow The Rolling Stones during their Bigger Bang Tour between 2 shows at New York's Beacon Theatre on October 29th and 31st. This will...
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Dinosaur Jr. To Deliver New Album
The original lineup of Dinosaur Jr. (Guitarist J. Mascis, bassist Lou Barlow and drummer Murph) is near completing a new album and aiming at a Spring 2007 release. Also in the pipeline is a live DVD directed by J. Mascis' brother, Phillip Virus....
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U2 Leaves Island
After 27 years, U2 have decided to part ways with Island Records. The announcement was made Friday that their Greatest Hits will be released via Mercury. http://www.gigwise.com/news.asp?contentid=23251
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Manson To Do Leno
Marilyn Manson will perform on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno for the first time on October 31st. In timely fashion, he'll be performing "This Is Halloween" featured on the 2-disc reissue of the soundtrack to The Nightmare Before Christmas. Manson's...
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Ray Davies is BMI Icon
Ray Davies, frontman for the Kinks, was honored at this year's London Awards as a BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) Icon on October 3. Davies' "enduring influence on generations of music makers" made him worthy of the honor, and Morrissey, Blur, Oasis, and...
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The Good, The Bad and The Queen Debut
The Good, The Bad and The Queen is the latest project for Blur/Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon of The Clash, Tony Allen of Fela Kuti and Africa 70, and The Verve's Simon Tong. They have a recorded an album--produced by Danger...
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