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Cat Power's Covers II
Songstress Chan Marshall, better known as Cat Power, has settled on a Jan. 22 release date for Covers II, her second Matador album of material popularized by other artists. This album follows 2000's The Covers Album, which featured her...
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Sammy Hagar Turns 60
Sammy Hagar turns 60 this October. To celebrate, Hagar and his band the Wabos will play a string of six shows at his Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The shows at the venue are October 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 with the birthday show on October...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees
This year's list of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees is in. The Beastie Boys, Madonna, Afrika Bambaataa, Chic, Leonard Cohen, the Dave Clark Five, John Mellencamp, Donna Summer, and the Ventures fill out the nine-nominee ballot. Only five will...
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Phil Spector Given A Mistrial
On September 26, the fabled Phil Spector murder case ended as a mistrial due to a deadlocked jury. In an ordeal that stretches back nearly five years, the end seemed to be nigh for the Wall of Sound innovator after five months of testimony. The...
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Scorsese to Direct George Harrison Film
Harrison’s music and his search for spiritual meaning is a story that still resonates today," was said by Martin Scorsese concerning his forthcoming directorial endeavor on the life of the late George Harrison. The academy award-winning,...
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Fruit Tree Reduxe
Fruit Tree is a box set of the studio albums of Nick Drake. It was taken out of print over 7 years ago and, on November 6, will make its return to shelves. This time around the studio albums will be accompanied by a 108-page book filled with...
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New Mates of State in the Works
Indie-pop act Mates of State are currently working on the follow-up to 2006's Bring it Back. The husband and wife duo of Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel claim to be eight songs into the writing process and are aiming for an early 2008 release date....
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Amazon Launches Digital Music Store
Amazon.com, in a landmark development, has launched it's own digital music store, offering the largest selection of MP3 downloads with out Digital Rights Management protection on the web. The new site offers over 2 million songs from more than...
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