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The Black Keys Choose to Block El Camino Stream on Spotify
The Black Keys, who pulled their recent album, El Camino, off of Spotify, have recently commented on their reasons for doing so. In an interview, drummer Patrick Carney discusses the band's wariness toward music streaming. Spotify...
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Eric Avery Completes Solo Album
Eric Avery, the former bassist from Jane's Addiction, has just reported that his solo record is about finished up. Though he no longer plays with Jane's Addiction, he is still creating thoughtful, deeply atmospheric music. First solo...
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Primavera Sound 2012 Adds Mazzy Star, Justice, Afghan Whigs, and More to Lineup
After a first round of announcements, San Miguel's Primavera Sound Festival has added Mazzy Star, the recently reunited Afghan Whigs, Justice, AraabMuzik, Grimes, Liturgy, Mayhem, Napalm Death, Sleep, Wolves in the Throne Room, Harvey Milk,...
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Dir En Grey - Dum Spiro Spero
Gives A Different Sense Few bands defy categorization in the way that Dir En Grey manages to achieve. The Japanese quintet began life as a visual kei band (the equivalent of glam rock), before branching out into heavy metal, nu metal, progressive...
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SnowBall Music Festival Announces 2012 Lineup
SnowBall Music Festival is preparing for their second year of great music fuzed with great skiing and snowboarding. The festival will take place March 2-4 in the beautiful Nottingham Park of Vail Valley, CO. SnowBall Music Festival...
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Cypress Hill Smokeout Festival 2012 Announces Lineup Featuring Sublime with Rome, Korn, Wiz Khalifa, Cypress Hill, The Dirty Heads, and Café Tacuba
Lovers of weed and weed-inspired musicians ought to prepare themselves for the Cypress Hill Smokeout Festival 2012. Come March 3 at NOS Events Center in Southern California, twenty artists will take two separate stages in celebration of music,...
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Municipal Waste Complete New Album The Fatal Feast Set for Spring 2012 Release
Municipal Waste, the crossover thrash metal band from Virginia has just finished up what will be their fifth studio album. The Fatal Feast will be available spring 2012 via Nuclear Blast Records. Though the genre of crossover thrash...
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Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan Suffers from Health Ailments
Yo La Tengo's annual celebration of Hanukkah via performances at the New Jersey venue Maxwell's has faced necessary alterations due to frontman Ira Kaplan's health concerns. Although he has refused to publicly specify these ailments, Ira has...
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