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RIP Country Musician Cast King
Cast King, a revered country musician from Old Sand Mountain, Alabama, passed away at his home on December 13. King was a self-taught musician from the early age of ten. Ironically, he didn't make his debut, Saw Mill Man, until 1998 (at age 79)...
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Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings '08 Tour Dates
Soul and Funk maestros Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings will kick start 2008 with a series of live shows in support their newest album, 100 Days, 100 Nights, on Daptone Records. The band performed at a sold-out Apollo Theater show last October and had a...
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Okkervil River's Golden Opportunities For Free
As a Happy Holidays gift, Okkervil River has released a "mixtape" (of sorts) titled Golden Opportunities for free download from their site: http://www.okkervilriver.com/. The nine track compilation features covers by the likes of Randy Newman, Joni...
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SOAD's Odadjian + The RZA = Film Score
Shavo Odadjian, bassist for System of a Down, is tackling the role of film scorer as he works on the upcoming sci-fi thriller feature film, Babylon AD. The film, directed by Cannes Award winning French director Mathieu Kassovitz (La Haine/Hate),...
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Air at Bimbo's 365 Club, San Fransisco
Seeing Air perform live is a reasonable thing to do on a Wednesday night. The intensity level of an Air concert is similar to that of a relaxing night of meditation or an evening at the spa. After all, Air's trademark sound is the stuff dreams are...
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My Bloody Valentine Headline Benicà ssim
The tour itinerary continues to grow for My Bloody Valentine. Their latest announcement concerns headling the Festival Internacional de Benicà ssim in Spain as part of a triple play with Babyshambles and Rumble Strips. The fourteenth edition of...
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Explosions in the Sky All Over the World
Post-rockers Explosions in the Sky will take to the road in support of their latest album All of A Sudden I Miss Everyone in the new year. The Austin, TX collective will also, as a special treat, perfrom at their own curated All Tomorrow's Parties...
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RIP Ike Turner
Rock and roll pioneer Ike Turner has passed away at the age of 76. Turner was well known for his rocky marriage to Tina Turner as well as for his 1951 release Rocket 88, which many consider to be the world's first rock and roll...
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