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Listen: The Decemberists E. Watson
Though only ten songs long, The Decemberists sixth studio album, The King Is Dead, yielded more than the tracklisting begs to differ. Now, ten months after it's release, they are preparing a terse six song EP with material likely recorded during...
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Citigroup Seeks Split Sale of EMI Label
After almost eight months of sole ownership, Citigroup is finalizing the sale on one of the four remaining major music labels. Instead of selling off EMI as a single package deal, Citigroup is seeking to spin off the two divisions of the label,...
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65daysofstatic - We Were Exploding Anyway
Boom Goes The Dynamite Recorded in an impressive seven days, 65daysofstatic bring you their fourth installment in a series of awkwardly titled studio albums, We Were Exploding Anyway. Originally released in Europe in 2010, the States are just now...
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Justice Adds Hidden Track to Audio Video Disco
With the release of their second album earlier this week, electronic duo Justice dropped a few retro nuggets into the mix. With 90's fever and fervor, Audio, Video, Disco ends it's 46 minute run time with a hidden track. Playing out the...
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Fader Fort's CMJ Performances - Day Two
New York's CMJ music showcase festival featured key performances by both known artists and those still under the mainstream radar. Fader magazine's Fort showcases presented an eclectic line-up of neo-punk, dirty south rap, electronic goth, and more....
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Orbital Readies New Full-Length for 2012 Release, Announces 2012 UK Tour Dates
This past summer, the reunited indie-electronica duo Orbital released “Don’t Stop Me/The Gun is Good,” their first new tracks since 2004. This week, the duo announced that they plan to drop a full-length sometime in 2012. It will serve as...
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LISTEN: Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode and The Killers Cover U2
Last week, we brought you news of a star-studded tribute to U2’s seminal album, Achtung Baby, dubbed AHK-toong BAYbi. This week, with the album’s official release, we’ve got streams to covers by Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails and The...
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Former UB40 Vocalist Ali Campbell Declared Bankrupt by British Court
Last week, we reported on the bankruptcy of four members of British reggae outfit UB40. This week, former singer Ali Campbell joins his ex-bandmates on the list of UB40 members who a Birmingham County Court declared bust. Campbell was initially...
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