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Jane's Addiction Plays Show and Debuts Song
At the intimate Bardot in Hollywood on May 5th, Jane's Addiction played their first show with lead singer Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins with new member, bassist Duff McKagan. The band played a seven song set,...
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The Seven Fields of Aphelion - Periphery
Meandering Without Boundaries Maureen Boyle is better known as The Seven Fields of Alphelion, and best known for her inspired synths and keyboards in the band Black Moth Super Rainbow. That band has a reputation for their characteristically...
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Wolf Parade Announce LP Release Date, MP3's, Tour For New Album
Wolf Parade (and its various side projects) have become indie rock staples over the past five years, and it's welcome news to hear they'll be returning this summer with their new LP entitled EXPO 86. Now that album has a release date - June 29 -...
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The Morning Benders Add More Dates With The Black Keys
Indie rock/poppers The Morning Benders (Rough Trade) are on quite a kick this spring, and that kick will continue this summer, as they've been pegged to open more shows for The Black Keys in July and August. The band, which will tour with Broken...
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Featured Artist: California Singer-Songwriter Juliette Commagere
Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Juliette Commagere (Aeronaut Records) released a video for "The Nature of Things," a song off her debut solo LP Queens Die Proudly, way back in February. But we feel like it's time to re-highlight Commagere and...
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Roger Waters Inadvertently Defaces Elliott Smith Memorial Mural
Roger Waters will be bringing Pink Floyd's The Wall to life later this year, but in the meantime he's accidentally defaced a grassroots memorial for the late indie star Elliott Smith (Kill Rock Stars) in Los Angeles. As part of a graffiti...
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Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
Leaving Genres Behind to Explore New Stratospheres After dropping numerous delicious EPs in the wake 2008's Los Angeles, Flying Lotus (aka Steven Ellison) has stated that he finally has the time “to make the kind of records that I want to make,...
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The Simpsons Pay Tribute to Ke$ha's "Tik Tok"
It seems like pop star Ke$ha (RCA) is everywhere - a featured article in Rolling, musical guest on Saturday Night Live, and on and on. But after this Sunday's episode of The Simpsons, it's actually true. Fox's landmark animated program opened...
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