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Sunset Junction Festival Cancelled
The Sunset Junction festival held annually in Silver Lake, California and scheduled to take place this coming Saturday was denied a permit by the Board of Public Works on Wednesday and appears to be cancelled, though there has been no official...
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Mystery Note Found at the Scene of Jani Lane's Death
A mysterious note was found in the Comfort Inn hotel where ex-Warrant lead singer Jani Lane's deceased body was discovered on August 11. The note read, "I am Jani Lane", but was not written in the singers handwriting. A phone number for a friend who...
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Watch: New Florence + The Machine Song "What the Water Gave Me"
Florence + the Machine released a music video for "What the Water Gave Me", the first taste of their new album. Set to be released November 7 in the U.K. under Island, and later the same month in the U.S. under Universal Republic, the album is yet...
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Pure X - Pleasure
Ecstasy of a Different Variety Austin trio Pure X used to be Pure Ecstasy, but had a little copyright trouble with a cover band from San Francisco. Conveniently enough, both "X" and "ecstasy" in this day and age suggest euphoric dancefloor...
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Lou Reed and Metallica Name Their New Collaborative Album Lulu
Lou Reed and Metallica created quite a stir when the unlikely titans announced they would be collaborating on an album together. Titled Lulu, and set to release worldwide on October 31 and in North America on November 1, it tells the story of an...
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Faith No More Expands South American Tour, Adds Date at the Teatro de Verano in Uruguay
Faith No More's keyboardist Roddy Bottum confirmed via Twitter that the band will be expanding their South American tour by adding a date at the Teatro de Verano in Uruguay: "headsUP, Uruguay! FNM will perform at the Teatro de Verano in...
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Rock Boxx Tour feat. Z-Trip, De La Soul, Nosaj Thing, and Daddy Kev Live
It was a monstrous mash-up of all things hip hop, from old school MCs to new age controllerism. A group of DJs so different yet so similar, the artists of the Rock Boxx Tour led the masses at the Hollywood Palladium through a night of fine music...
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400 Blows – Sickness and Health
Feel-Good Music In the late 1980s, a new genre of hard rock music emerged. The term “crossover” was assigned to bands like D.R.I. and Suicidal Tendencies who made their name with raw, aggressive songs and incorporated musicality, dynamics, and...
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