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OutKast: New Album and Solo Projects Coming Soon!
"They can't put OutKast in a category; they can't put Big Boi in a category. Rock, funk, blues, soul, gospel — some of everything. All I need is a crowd and leave the rest up to my band", said Big Boi in an interview at the SXSW Music...
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M.I.A. Returns to Coachella
Grammy-nominated, singer/songwriter M.I.A. will make a return to the California desert next month at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. M.I.A. replaces Amy Winehouse, who was forced to cancel her appearance earlier this month due to an...
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Jane’s Addiction Releases Two New Studio Tracks Online
Jane’s Addiction has released two new tracks today (March 20) via Ninja2009.com, the tour site forthcoming co-headlining tour with Nine Inch Nails. The two studio cuts available for free download are "Chip Away" and "Whores," both songs that...
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SXSW 2009 Day 1 Part 3
Ladyhawke - Stubb's Ladyhawke took to the main stage at Stubb's to get the first big showcase of the night under the way, NPR's. The one woman band on record, here is articulated with a full band (where precociously young looking frontwoman...
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SXSW 2009 Day 1 Part 2
Gringo Star - Mohawk - Gonna Gonna Gonna Get Down Atlanta natives Gringo Star worked out a peculiar, yet satisfying mix of walking basslines, alternating singers and pop rock. Singing "my satellite" repeatedly, the group's drummer even led...
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SXSW 2009 Day 1 Part 1
Greg Laswell - Radio Room - Paste Party First up, with a gentle hum is Greg Laswell. Playing "Sing Theresa Says" joking how it was a sad song written in response to a request to write a happy song, his subdued delivery was an appropriate...
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Phish Adds New Shows to Summer Tour
Fans who were shut out of Phish's reunion tour are in luck. The band has added new performances to their summer show tour, which include stops in Colorado, California, Illinois and New York on August 16. Tickets will go on sale March 26 for Red Rock...
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mxdwn SXSW Coverage 2009
mxdwn is covering, shooting and twittering all week from Austin's spectacular South By Southwest Music Festival. We're pounding the pavement seeing every band we can over the next four days. Check back here often for full updates. Follow us on...
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