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Just Like You Imagined – Nine Inch Nails Live at the Henry Fonda Theater, 9/8/09
A loud smash echoes behind the crowd. That smash is followed by an even bigger crash. One hasty driver has just created an unfortunate and unnecessary three-car pileup directly in the middle of the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Gower...
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Kanye West Interrupts Taylor Swift's Acceptance Speech
During Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for Best Female Video ("You Belong to Me") at MTV's Music Video Awards, Kanye West walked up to the stage and announced that Beyonce's video should have won for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)." West did...
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Slayer and Megadeth to Leave Carnage in Canada
Slayer and Megadeth are embarking on a five date tour of Canada in November with support from Machine Head and Suicide Silence. Entitled the "Canadian Carnage East Tour," co-headliners Slayer and Megadeth start the tour on November 8th. With...
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Tegan and Sara Reach Sainthood October 27
Tegan and Sara have announced the release of their sixth studio album, Sainthood, on October 27th. The duo say that Sainthood "is about obsession with romantic ideals. In the service of relationships we practice being perfect. We practice our...
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Jay Reatard - Watch Me Fall
21st Century Slacker Punk Man For those of a certain age, the late ''80s and early ''90s were a weird limbo where the John Hughes film stereotypes within began to grow up and feel largely disjointed from the world at large. Artistic manifestations...
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In concert: Tortoise (First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, Pa., July 20, 2009)
Beneath the bright blue cathedral walls and exposed beams of muted red hue, a congregation of a different sort has come for their dose of worship on this sweltering July evening. During this sermon no words will be spoken, but the message promoted...
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MC Speech Debelle Wins Mercury Prize
South London rapper Speech Debelle, 26, won this year's Barclaycard's Mercury Prize, walking away with £20,000 for her album Speech Therpy via Big Dada Recordings. Speech Debelle, who's real name is Corynne Elliot, makes history by being the first...
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Janet Jackson Set To Open VMA's & Reveals Plans For 2010
MTV has announced,via website, that Janet Jackson will open this year's Video Music Awards in a special tribute to her late brother, King of Pop, Michael Jackson. The five-time Grammy Award winner is expected to be the highlight performance on...
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