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David Gilmour Pays Tribute to Rick Wright
Pink Floyd's David Gilmour paid tribute to recently deceased bandmate Rick Wright this week on the BBC's Late Night...With Jools Holland. Gilmour played the Wright-written and originally sung, "Remember A Day", from Floyd's Saucerful of Secrets....
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Northern State - Can I Keep This Pen?
Pen is Mightier?M.I.A., Yo Majesty! and Peaches made female hip-hop hipster friendly after fusing electro club beats with girl power lyricism. All-girl trio Northern State brings a pop songstress approach to this formula with fewer synonyms for...
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Billy Bragg - Mr. Love and Justice
The People's PoetA modern Woody Guthrie with an English twist, Billy Bragg inhabits a niche still unknown to many American music fans. Bragg’s special brand of socially conscious folk intersects with his punk roots again on his...
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Dark, Loud and Awesome - Type O Negative and Hatebreed Live at the Avalon
Reaching into the darker side of hard rock in a time beset with pop sensibilities, the unlikely pairing of Type O Negative and Hatebreed filled Hollywood's Avalon with a different breed of enthusiasm. On the one hand, Type O Negative's trademark...
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Travis Barker and DJ AM Critically Injured in Plane Crash
A few hours after performing a show in Columbia, South Carolina for 10,000 people under the band name TRVSDJ-AM, the plane both Travis Barker and DJ AM (Adam Goldstein) crashed on the runway on the way to Van Nuys, California, leaving four dead....
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Death Magnetic Metallica’s Fifth Straight No.1 Debut
After only three days on the shelves, Death Magnetic is No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this week. Unlike most albums, Metallica’s latest album was released on Friday, September 12, to accommodate the worldwide release date, posting higher sales...
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Howlin Rain - Magnificent Fiend
Stereophonic FlashbackThere's a new incarnation of the 1970s acid rock jam band, and its name is Howlin Rain. From the extensive use of organ and electric guitar, to front man Ethan Miller's growling, scratchy vocals, Howlin Rain and their second...
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Founding Member of Pink Floyd, Richard Wright, Dies
Pink Floyd founding member Richard Wright died on Tuesday after a short battle with cancer. He was 65. Wright's piano and synthesizer work played a critical role in Floyd's pioneering psychedelic sound. While Wright rarely received the publicity or...
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