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Justice - †
Who Said the Dark Side Was Bad?Great heroes and villains are often equally alluring. To paraphrase Woody Allen, "I always knew I was different because while everyone fell in love with Snow White, I immediately went for the wicked queen." Daft...
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PLUG Awards
Patton Oswalt has been named as the upcoming host for the 2008 Plug Independent Music Awards. Nominees Jose Gonzalez and St. Vincent have also been tapped as performers for the March 6th Show, for which voting continues online through February....
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Eels Double-Whammy!
Mark Oliver Everett his ever-changing collectin of bandmates have announced plans to release a first "best of" compilation of the groups songs over the past 15 years, Meet The EELS: Essential EELS Vol. 1, 1996-2006, and its first collection of...
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Asobi Seksu - Citrus
Shoegaze in a Pop SuitIn all its loud, fuzzy glory, shoegaze is not the most palatable form of music. Usually, a given shoegaze band is too repetitive and psychedelic, too loud and unintelligible, or too hit-or-miss. On their record Citrus, Asobi...
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Sony BMG Hands Amazon A First
In a deal to see Amazon become the first online retailer to offer DRM-free mp3 downloads of the four major record labels, Sony BMG has finally hopped on the no-copy-protection bandwagon. This transaction happens on the heels of an announcement of CD...
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Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - This is Somewhere
Work Of The NocturnalAlthough you may not hear this record at the club, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are sure to keep you grooving. They deliver yet another solid album, This is Somewhere, their second released with Hollywood Records.The...
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TV on the Radio and Grizzly Bear Live at the Starlight Ballroom October 21, 2006: That's Entertainment!
In life, there are moments where everything comes up "Jackpot." On a cold night in October, the Midas touch was afoot. At separate times in 2006 the world was blessed with the releases of Grizzly Bear's haunting masterpiece Yellow House and TV on...
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Einsturzende Neubauten Video
The first video from Einsturzende Neubauten's latest release, Alles Wieder Offen, has been released for the track "Nagorny Karabach." The song is subtle but potent and well worth a watch at http://youtube.com/watch?v=hd-6WweqD0Y. English subtitles...
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