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First it was John Mellencamp and Jackson Browne. Now, Heart have joined the growing ranks of rock stars crying foul over the unauthorized use of their music by the Republican party, and specifically by its presidential ticket. Heart claim the song "Barracuda" was used without permission by John McCain and his VP pick, Sarah "Barracuda" Palin ... read more |
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Hot on the heels of MTV’s announcement that the “new and improved” Britney Spears would open Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards, comes late word that Kanye West and Christina Aguilera have just been added to the growing list of performers for the VMAs. Kanye West once famously vowed he would never set foot on a VMA stage again ... read more |
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Noel Gallagher has presented the official list of top 10 bands of all time, per Oasis. The criteria are strict: No solo artists allowed. No collectives allowed. No female artists allowed. Wait, so does this mean Blondie is not a band? What about the Yeah Yeah Yeahs? I doubt Joan Jett and the Blackhearts would take this lightly ... read more |
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Sure she’s getting her act together by hanging out with her dad, no longer running red lights with count-appointed monitors in the car, and minor personal achievements like actually showing up in court when you’re directly involved in a major custody battle. It seems too soon to tell, however, if the pop star has finally taken herself down a notch, or four ... read more |
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What could they do? I think the only logical thing that one can think of in a situation like this, is to perform to 200 people with a megaphone in one hand, and a picket sign in the other (the picket sign, of course, being metaphorical). Rage Against The Machine and its followers marched on State Capitol Lawn in St. Paul and started raging like nobody’s business ... read more |
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For the second time in its short history, the Library of Congress’ Gershwin Prize for Popular Song is going to be awarded on 23 February 2009. This time the honor goes to the legendary Stevie Wonder. The first award was given to Paul Simon for his contributions to popular music ... read more |
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Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band played the final show of their year-long marathon tour behind 2007’s Magic before an appreciative stadium sized crowd of bikers this past weekend. The occasion was the Harley Davidson festival, a birthday bash celebrating the classic motorcycle turning the ripe old age of 105 ... read more |
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Chris Martin has confirmed rumors that Coldplay will release new music before the end of the year.
Speaking to the BBC 6 Music radio program Martin said that Coldplay will release an E.P. in December containing new music left over from the sessions with Brian Eno that produced the Viva La Vida CD released earlier this year ... read more |
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This was just too hilarious to pass up. It seems there is boy band beef between NKTOB and Backstreet. Supposedly, Backstreet laid down some smack talk in earlier interviews saying, if the New Kids had any talent, they’d still be around. Well, as one can only imagine, the grown ups of New Kids haven’t taken that lying down ... read more |
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Give AC/DC credit for one thing – or actually, make that a couple of things. They’ve got longevity. No doubt about that. But what you’ve really got to respect about Angus and the boys is not just that they’ve stayed on top for more than three decades now, but that they’ve done so without really changing a thing. ... read more |
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A Nine Inch Nails show should be on every concertgoers itinerary. I'm not just saying that because I fall in love with nearly every piece of music Trent Reznor produces. OK I am. But speaking from as objective a viewpoint as I can, the kind of concert Nine Inch Nails creates not only requires stamina and pretentious adoration, it kind of demands it. ... read more |
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With the Democrats’ party in Denver now one for the books, we’ll know come November whether or not there will be any encores to one of the more musical national political conventions the nation has ever witnessed. We've got the rundown on everything that went down in Denver, plus some of the better post-political concerts happening in your town this weekend ... read more |
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Kid Rock’s reasoning has to do with not wanting people to pull down individual tracks, preferring they receive his latest release, Rock ‘n Roll Jesus, as a compete package. I can understand that, given the enormous artistic and social value of a whole, unmitigated Rock ‘n Roll Jesus ... read more |
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I hate to be contrary. I know that we’re supposed to have respect for those who passed, especially if it’s as recent as this morning. But I’m not gonna even lie, I’m kind of pissed. Really! In this day and age, is it really possible for people to not know that there are certain prescription pills that you can’t mix together? ... read more |
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Marion “Suge” Knight, the 43 year old gangsta’ rap mogul, and former CEO of Death Row Records has been arrested in Las Vegas on felony and misdemeanor charges including assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a controlled substance. Knight was arrested when he was found beating a woman said to be his girlfriend ... read more |
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