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MXDWN's Favorite Songs of the Decade
With the birth and growth of the MP3 as the default way to experience music over the last ten years, individual songs have been given an even brighter spotlight over their parent albums, often abandoning them altogether. The 100 choice tracks listed...
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Michael Jackson's "This Is It" Video by Spike Lee Revealed
After the King of Pop's sudden death in June of 2009, documentary footage of his rehearsals for his upcoming This Is It Tour was pieced together to create the documentary of the same name. Spike Lee has now revealed his music video for the song...
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Faith No More Thanks Fans/US Tour tbd
Faith No More wished their fans Happy Holidays and a big thank-you through their mailing list, as well as updating fans on their progress. They've completed two European tours and one of South America. The band is in the process of choosing dates...
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Impromptu Busking by famed musicians in Dublin: Hansard, Bono, Rice & Mundy
What a surprise for Dublin's Christmas eve shoppers who spotted Bono, Glen Hansard of the Swell Season, Damien Rice and Mundy busking! This hour-long impromptu performance on Grafton Street raised money for the Simon Community, a charity...
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Photos: Silversun Pickups, The Dandy Warhols and Matt & Kim, Gibson Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA. November 3rd 2009.
LA Weekly's first LA 101 event was held at the Gibson Amphitheater at Universal Studios. Performances by local band Dengue Fever, Matt & Kim and Oregon veterans The Dandy Warhols were followed by a homecoming gig for Los Angeles favorites the...
High Fidelity
Mos Def - The Ecstatic
Black gold mined from all over the world There's a lot to say about Mos Def's The Ecstatic. It's his best in years, if not ever. Everyone was disappointed (with due cause) in his last few releases, all of which made fans go 'What the.. ?' He was...
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Wavves - Wavvves
Williams makes Waves with Wavves Twenty-two-year-old Nathan Williams is more than just an average guy; he is Wavves, a one-man, lo-fi punk band. Since his home-recorded cassette tapes and general turbulence took to its throne in damaged eardrums...
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Radiohead to Hit Studio in January
Between Thom Yorke's rants about the lack of results at the Copenhagen's Climate Summit, guitarist Ed O'Brien announced on Radiohead.com that the band would be returning to the studio in January 2010 to continue work on its next album. Although...
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