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Soundtrack of Our Lives to Release Concept Record
Swedish rockers Soundtrack of Our Lives has plans to release a new record in the states on March 3, 2009. (It's already dropped in Europe.) . If being a double album doesn't give this release hook enough, the 24 tracks cut for Communion are to...
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Prototypes - Synthetique
Driving MusicWhen not providing the soundtrack to Mitsubishi ads, hopefully Prototypes were finding inspiration for Synthetique. Charging the neon-lit dance floor with lighthearted French pop àla Yelle fused with Fischerspooner's...
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Emmanuel Jal - WARchild
African TearsThe backstory of Sudanese Christian rapper Emmanuel Jal reads like an Oscar-worthy screenplay and serves an integral role in the themes and flow of WARchild. After losing his mother at a young age, Jal was forced into becoming a child...
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Hercules & Love Affair - Hercules & Love Affair
Labors of LoveDisco is dead, you say? Be prepared to lose that argument to Andrew Butler, the mastermind behind Manhattan dance collective Hercules & Love Affair. Indeed, disco’s inferno rages bigger and brighter than ever throughout...
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The Cool Kids - The Bake Sale
The '80s Ain't Going NowhereOn The Bake Sale, MySpace and music blog sensations The Cool Kids live up to the critical geekage by resurrecting the sound and spirit of hip-hop's golden era. The Cool Kids, consisting of Chicago duo Mikey Rocks and...
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Live Nation Teams with Blockbuster for Ticket Deal
For 3 years, beginning in 2009, Blockbuster will be the sole outlet where customers can purchase tickets to Live Nation events. This deal essentially replaces the outlets that Ticketmaster used to provide for Live Nation ticketing and gives the...
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Wu-Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams
Tenacious W Incredibly difficult albums sometimes make it equally hard to voice their descriptions and critiques. Given time to gestate words for 8 Diagrams—likely the final studio release en masse from Wu-Tang Clan—an apt description appears...
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Coldplay to Perform with Jay-Z
The release of the Prospekt's March EP saw Coldplay not only release 6 new songs and a new mix of "Lovers in Japan," but also Jay-Z trying his hand at "Lost." The studio cut won't be where it ends with these artists, either. They are going to team...
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