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WATCH: Beck Performs Song from Album Song Reader Live in Santa Cruz
Watch the first public performances of Beck playing material from his Song Reader album. Last year Beck released his Song Reader album; an album completely unrecorded, exclusively available as sheet music. Beck explained the album was...
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Stone Temple Pilots and Chester Bennington of Linkin Park Make Surprise Appearance At KROQ's Weenie Roast
Stone Temple Pilots made a surprise apperance with Linkin Park's Chester Bennington at KROQ's Weenie Roast. Read More for further details. Fans attending KROQ's Weenie Roast on May 18th were in for a treat when alternative-rock legends Stone...
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Kanye West Confirms New Album Is Called Yeezus, Now Listed on iTunes
Kanye West confirms his new album is called Yeezus and will be released on June 18th. Kanye West is back with a new album and it is being confirmed that it is indeed titled Yeezus and will be released June 18th(via Pitchfork). Earlier today it...
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This Is Hardcore Festival Announces 2013 Lineup Featuring GWAR, Judge, Kid Dynamite, and More
Philadelphia's This Is Hardcore Fest has unveiled its 2013 lineup. For full lineup and ticket information Read More. This year's This Is Hardcore Festival takes place at Philadelphia's Electric Factory on the weekend of August 8th through...
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R.I.P. Ray Manzarek of The Doors
Founding member of The Doors, Ray Manzarek, passed away on Monday at age 74. After a long battle with cancer, he leaves behind a legacy and permanent imprint on music history. Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, passed...
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This Week: Queens of the Stone Age @ Wiltern 5/23
This week, Queens of the Stone Age will play an intimate gig at the Wiltern on Thursday, May 23rd. Currently, the show is sold out, but knowing how shows like these usually operate, there's always a chance that more will open up closer to the...
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mxdwn EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: HOTT MT Streams New Album I Made This
Not much is known about Hour Of The Time Majesty 12, or HOTT MT for short. What we do know, is that their new album I Made This is worth a listen or seven. The album doesn't drop officially until tomorrow, but that didn't stop us here at mxdwn from...
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Small Black - Limits of Desire
Glo-Fidelity With indie music bloggers living by the semi-ironic phrase "chillwave is dead" or "glo-fi is dead," the genre has only given birth to more ambient, over-reverberated pop. The resurgence of shoegaze and dream pop has also revived...
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