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The huge evergrowing pulsating brain that rules at the center of the Pharyngula ultraworld [Pharyngula]
Now dance, monkey boys and girls! Dance!
You may resent it…but are you dancing?
The thread hath given, the thread hath taken away, blessed be the name of the thread.
Also: What the hell was that?
(Needs more Daft Punk and men grabbing their crotches.)
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an end of 2009 interview w/ Todd Goldstein of ARMS & Harlem Shakes (RIP)
You released a record in 2009. How'd that go?
I released two, actually - one, Harlem Shakes' big debut Technicolor Health, was met with a few good reviews, a handful of okay reviews, one particularly terrible review, and a pile of excited kids who just
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Hockey, David Grey tops on Vail Valley radio
KZYR 97.7, KSNO 93.5/103.9
1. “Too Fake,” by Hockey
2. “Even Though,” by Norah Jones
3. “Force of Nature,” by Pearl Jam
4. “I and Love and You,” by The Avett Brothers
5. “Just Say Yes,” by Snow Patrol
6. “Last Summer,” by Pete Yorn
7. “Lisztomania,”
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Caravan Palace Plan U.S. Invasion
12/20/2009
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Caravan Palace Plan U.S. Invasion was a top story for this week. Here it is again: Parisian band Caravan Palace will make their live debut in the United States on January 10th with their performance at globalFEST 2010, happening at
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Holiest Day of the Year
sorry bb but most of the songs/albums are so typical. except the damian/afroman/wino/sean paul songs.
lol at lars loving himself some arctic monkeys.
I somehow cannot picture Lars listening to Sean Paul.
Sigur Ros- Ágætis byrjun
Deathcab for Cutie-
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Animal Collective Win Album of the Year in 'Poll of Polls'
Those of you sick to the back teeth of end-of-the-year polls can finally release a sigh of relief as 'Merriweather Post Pavilion' -- the eighth studio album from nouveau-psychedelicists Animal Collective -- has been declared Album of the 2009 in HMV's
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Download the best mashups of 2009 for free!
Mashups are the next best thing to puppy snuggies and they're just as omnipresent. Thanks to the kids on "Glee" and YouTube addicts, we're all rocking our favorite pureed pop stars. The adorable DJ-couple over at San Francisco-based Bottie and PopWrap
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Best of the decade: Music blooms in a new era
Was there really an era before ear buds? And was it really the ’90s?
From Napster to iTunes to a blogosphere still brimming with MP3s, our almost-over decade changed the way we consume music forever — or, in the words of OutKast’s Andre 3000,
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2009: Dr. Rock's top 15 CDs of the year
Glad this is over. No, not the Browns' season. He means 2009.
When history is written, tweeted, Facebooked, or Wikipediated, it will show that 2009 wasn't the most musically brilliant year in rock history.
Artists made more waves offstage than on it
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From the A-Team to the Z-list
Davina McCall wants to dance with somebody on Sky1 this spring
PREMISE SYTYCD is an X Factor-style contest to find the UK's best dancer, whereas Got To Dance is an X Factor … oh, hang on, they're identical.
PROMOS The Got To Dance promos see Davina
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Music: Beat Connection:January 2010
I’m an inveterate list-maker, so below you’ll find a pair of 2009 Top 10s: My favorite albums, in order of preference, and web mixes, chronological by date posted. My original A.V. Club write-ups are linked where appropriate. The mixes were especially
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DJ Hero (X360) cheats
A handful of tips from IGN's resident real-life DJ.
Our cheats, hints and unlockables help you get the most from the game.
5rTG - Unlock DJ Z-Trip mixes and character
D1G? - Unlock Daft Punk items
oMxV - Unlock DJ Shadow
n1fz - Unlock DJ Jazzy Jeff
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Looking Forward, 2010
Welcome 2010, a new year, a new decade, a new frontier for this musical landscape of ours. 2009 was great fun and all but now that it's over we can talk shit and revel in how much it sucked in comparison to what's next. Good, bad, or just plain ol'
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Sinclair Serves Musical French Kisses
French producer/DJ Bob Sinclar (neã© Christophe "The French Kiss" le Friant) was Born in 69, as it says literally in the title of his most recent full-length. And you need to sample only a small cross-section from his decade-plus of throbbing tracks to
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uPrint 3D Printer Gets Faster But Still Can't Print Time [3dPrinting]
If you're a designer with a need for three-dimensional printing and $20,000 to spare, the uPrint Plus is right up your alley—it's 33% bigger, 69% faster, and 40% more efficient than its predecessor.
It may not play Daft Punk like the MakerBot—and it
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adidas Originals – Star Wars Collection Video
adidas Originals is kicking off 2010 by welcoming you to the neighborhood, the street where originality comes to life as artists, athletes, and celebs celebrate their style. Everyone’s invited to our street corner along with some special guests, who
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New band of the day – No 705: Mux Mool
Mux Mool ... crammed full of restless, fidgety invention
The background: Mux Mool is the alias for Minnesota native turned Brooklyn do-it-all wunderkind Brian Lindgren. Lindgren's surname, you will notice if you are as eagle-eyed (and, frankly,
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Owen Pallett: The lord of the strings
You may not know the name Owen Pallett, but you know his symphonies. Those windswept, heart-in-gullet violins that galloped through Alex Turner and Miles Kane's Last Shadow Puppets? That's Pallett, with a little help from the London Metropolitan
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'My fifth gig will be at Wembley'
Finally a mainstream breakthrough, Sub Focus talks about taking his live show to the next level, working on secret Brit dance projects and angling for a "dream" collaboration.
It has been a slow and steady road for Nick Douwma, aka Sub Focus.
Whilst
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Adidas nerds out with 'Star Wars' collection
Adidas is tapping into the nerd market with a line of Star Wars-inspired sneakers and apparel, kicked off by this ad, in which celebrities (including David Beckham, Snoop Dogg and Daft Punk) and suspiciously attractive young people breakdance and play
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'Tron Legacy' Director Joseph Kosinski Raves About 3-D And Daft Punk
Joseph Kosinski deserves a spot on MTV News' 10 to Watch in 2010 list because of his sheer creative guts. For the director's feature-film debut, he's taking on one of the most venerated sci-fi flicks ever in "Tron," the 1982 Jeff Bridges-starring
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Tron Legacy's Joe Kosinksi Talks 3-D Tech, IMAX & Daft Punk
Hot on the heels of that slick new poster release featuring the yellow light cycle, the hype machine for Tron Legacy just might get cranked up to 11 (ironically enough with 11 months to go before release) as MTV has sat down for an in depth interview
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DJ Hero
22-Jan-2010 Interview: Developer FreestyleGames on the disc-spinning series' future
DJ Hero was one of the most enjoyable - and expensive - new games of last year. This week, CVG grilled FreeStyleGames commercial director Chris Lee about the evolution
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Fucked Up vs. Sonic Youth, Daft Punk’s Tron Leak, and the Collaborative Plans of Julie Dorion and Chad VanGaalen Lead This Week’s News Round-Up
Since forming in 2006, Canadian east coasters the Idlers have taken their reggae ska act across the nation, performing what they call a "reggae circus." With sophomore album Keep Out, their high-energy live performance doesn't exactly translate onto
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Weekly Singles Round Up: 25 January 2010
Which sleekit, cowrin, tim'rous beastie has teamed up with a top dance producer to grab our esteemed Single of the Week? Read on to find out.
Miike Snow - 'Silvia'
An understated, quasi-ambient track which nevertheless manages to edge its way under
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CD Review: Toro y Moi - Causers of This
As we all adjust to writing "10" instead of "09" in the date, it's both impossible and impossibly tempting to sum up the just-ended decade. The '00s, a.k.a. "the aughts" or "the noughties," were a confusing decade for independent music, fraught with
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Daft Punk:
"The Crash"
On the heels of the now-debunked "Fragile" comes "the Crash", yet another alleged track from Daft Punk's much-anticipated Tron 2 score. Clocking in at over 12 minutes and--more importantly--pretty damn good, "the Crash" is either the real deal or the
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2010 Grammy Awards: Predictions and Prognostications
The awards for the 52nd Grammys will be handed out and broadcast live Jan. 31 on CBS. True to form, we've decided to take our hand at making some predictions in several key categories. (Have some predictions of your own? Let us know in the comments
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Has Auto-Tune finally had its day?
Auto-Tune: all her fault? ... Cher. Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex Features
Auto-Tune, the contentious vocal-modifying recording-studio software, was developed by an engineer who had worked for ExxonMobil. So it's apt that it has become a kind of pop oil
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The Losers, Kick-Ass, Scott Pilgrim: Jan 29th Comic Reel
It's been awhile since we've heard about this film, but with a release just a few months away, Entertainment Tonight will provide the first footage from the film tonight. Luckily, an old friend pointed to a video of ET's tease for tonight's
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Sweets for my tweet: St Valentine must be crying in despair.
Sweethearts have added "Tweet Me" to their Love Hearts confectionery range. Ba-ba-bad romance, indeed.
A leaked Daft Punk track from the
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Daft Punk Fakers Exposed...
Last week, two Daft Punk tracks mysteriously popped up, allegedly leaked from the upcoming TRON Legacy soundtrack. The legitimacy of both songs, “The Crash” and “Fragile,” was denied by the Daft Punk camp, but not before “The Crash” even made it on to
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Music Video for 'We Are the World' Remake Is Filmed in 3-D
While recording session for "We Are the World" is kicked off, filming for its accompanying music video has also been underway. According to MTV, the video is shot in 3-D and will be premiered next week, February 12.
The re-worked song will be produced
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GM, NASA announce cutting-edge humanoid robot
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Not to be outdone by Honda’s Asimo, General Motors has announced a robotics program of its own. General Motors announced on Thursday a new partnership with NASA that has developed the next generation of robotics for use
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Next Gen Robots - GM and NASA Team Up to Build a Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger Robonaut2 (VIDEO)
“The partnership’s vision is to explore advanced robots working together in harmony with people, building better, higher quality vehicles in a safer, more competitive manufacturing environment.
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It's Me, I'm Alive: A Conversation with Yoko Ono (Feature)
Yoko Ono began 2010 by participating in “Art Adds,” a project that exhibits her artwork on New York City taxicabs. Replacing advertisements that traditionally decorate the rooftops of taxis, Ono’s peace-promoting works (along with pieces by Alex Katz
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Old-time music player is brand new
This looks like a home entertainment center of yore but something’s not quite right. Where is the turntable used to play the music? It turns out that this Danforth Standard Digitrola is digital and doesn’t rely upon wax for an input. [Jonathan Danforth]
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Interview with Justin Lui
Justin Lui trained as an architect before earning an MFA degree from the UCLA Design | Media Arts in Los Angeles where i met him last Spring. He also has experience in web design, DJing and music production. He's so versatile, i wouldn't know whether i
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THE STROKES AND JONES GET CRAFTY FOR HAITI
The musicians have stamped their own designs on items including bags, t-shirts and musical instruments which will be added to an auction to help survivors of the earthquake that hit the nation last month (12Jan10).
Other stars taking part include
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Fred Durst Breaking New Ground By Incorporating Electronic Music
So it'll sound like everyone else mixed with garbage. Cool
Theyre just doing it for the nookie
haha, the video of him saying this was posted a few days ago though.
I'd hope people could pick up on this alone, but for some reason I doubt it.
thank you
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Limp Bizkit: 'Our new album has a Daft Punk vibe'
omg is this going to turn into a 90s post?
If so, I can think of a lot better 90s bands.
he always scared me
when i was really young and saw the nookie video with his huge contacts or whatever, i couldnt sleep
are we in a 90's time warp?
Remember
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The Knack Singer Dies- Axl 3 Hours Late To Secret Club Gig- Walmart Ticket Deal- Daft Bizkit- Famed Guitar maker Taku Sakashta Murdered? and more
02/14/2010
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The full Day in Rock report will return on Tuesday after the U.S. holiday, but here are some quicks to hold you over. We start with this sad news from AP: Doug Fieger, leader of the power pop band The Knack who sang on the 1979 hit
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Aerosmith (With Steven Tyler) and RATM for Music Fest- Green Day Soundgardenpolluza?- 2nd GNR Club Gig- The Knack Singer Dies- Behind the Leppard- and more
02/16/2010
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If you missed our special holiday edition of Quicks on Monday, fear not as those stories along with some new ones are below. We kick off with this big new for Aerosmith fans: Aerosmith with Steven Tyler, and Rage Against The Machine
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Dark alternatives in Lenox
Thursday February 18, 2010
ability to attract alternative bands and deejays, as well as young and tragically hip fashionistas, who added the glam-goth makeup, chains and other fetish wear, and contrasted it with gender-ambiguous ways of dressing and
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Drake, Kanye West:
Drake: New Kanye LP, 'Good Ass Job,' Is His Best Yet
When he's not touring or spitting guest verses, Drake has been recording his upcoming full-length debut, Thank Me Later. And one of the artists featured on his highly anticipated album is Kanye West, who is also hard at work in the studio on Good Ass
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Aerosmith (With Steven Tyler) and RATM for Music Fest- Green Day Soundgardenpolluza?- 2nd GNR Club Gig- The Knack Singer Dies- Behind the Leppard- and more
02/16/2010
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Aerosmith (With Steven Tyler) and RATM for Music Fest- Green Day Soundgardenpolluza?- 2nd GNR Club Gig- The Knack Singer Dies- Behind the Leppard- and more was a top story for this week. Here it is again: If you missed our special
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Ed's London marathon blog - 2010
So, I'm hoping it wasn't just me but the weather was really, really bad for this. I ended up running it in 1.46.51 (which is a pb but then it would be because it was the first timed half marathon I've run) - but for some reason I'm a bit
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Playlist blog #2 - Sussex Beacon Half - 21/02/10
Just thought I'd put this up here - as I'll forget why I've got this on me MP3 quite soon, so as to keep a record and all of that...
I tried putting it together so that it the playlist was almost exactly 1:50 but must've got the addition wrong
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Michael Girardot Talks About How Big Rock Candy Mountain Musically Meets in the Middle
Big Rock Candy Mountain is the newest band to enter the modern rock fray. The group's first disc "Hey Kid", boasts a sound that seems to be a mix of indie, classic rock, progressive and even free form jazz. Lead vocalist Michael Girardot sat down with
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COACHES CORNER: Bassnectar wants to work Coachella into a frenzy
Lorin Ashton wants to melt your face off.
Don't worry, it's not in a creepy Ark of the Covenant kind of way. Ashton, the brains behind San Francisco project Bassnectar, explained his dance floor philosophy (that might mash up ragtime with Frank Sinatra
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Wales News: Sponsored feature: Tiësto returns to the UK in March with the spectacular ‘Kaleidoscope’ tour
Following the release of his fourth album ‘Kaleidoscope’, Dutch trance artist Tiësto, brings his retina scorching live show to five venues across England, Scotland and Wales in March 2010.
Tiësto is the only DJ ever to sell out a three-month residency
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TRON LEGACY Trailer has been seen... a lot!!!
Just got back from Toronto to lovely Hamilton, Ontario. I was invited on the spur of a moment to some kind of ultra secret Tron: Legacy event at the Scotiabank Imax theatre in Toronto. $20 round trip bus ticket later with my cheeks red with geeky
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Light Cycles, Disc-Fu Juice Tron Legacy Trailer
LOS ANGELES — Devoted Tron fans were granted an early look at the trailer for Tron Legacy Saturday.
Both Tron Legacy director Joseph Kosinski and original Tron helmer Steven Lisberger were on hand to introduce the two-minute trailer, screened in an
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TRON LEGACY: Cool Details From L.A.'s Post-Trailer Q&A! First Film Coming On Blu-Ray? Info Re: Disney's Promo Plans! More!!
...with more TRON information than you can flap your disc at.
Original Film On Blu-Ray
One of our readers, Guido Anselm, sent the following in after beholding the new TRON LEGACY trailer at last weekend's premiere events. Sounds like early indications
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Geneva show: Citroen Survolt concept
What happens when the and the Citroen GT concept crack open a bottle of Merlot, crank up the Daft Punk and get down to a spot of Gallic grinding?
The Citroen Survolt happens, that's what. A wingy concept that melds Many Good Bits of recent Citroen
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Austin at SXSW: Zlam Dunk
At The Drive-In meets Daft Punk? That’s a hefty claim. Zlam Dunk sound engineer Jason Buntz came up with this clever comparison, and upon several listens, the similarities between the groups do become apparent. Their electronic punk rock sound could be
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Rites of Spring Music Festival 2010 To Feature Drake, Ben Harper, Phoenix and Passion Pit
03/04/2010
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While most are trying to keep warm during one of the coldest winters the Southeast has seen in years, The Music Group at Vanderbilt University is already gearing up for the warm days of spring and the annual pilgrimage music lovers
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The Problem With.. Black Eyed Peas' "Imma Be"
Readers complained last week that my critique of "We Are the World 25" came too late. Well then explain this to me, readers of the musical vanguard: How is the music industry still finding Black Eyed Peas hits to play from an album released last
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The Hero Complex: Q&A with 'Tron' directors
On Thursday our guest correspondent Jay West gave you the lowdown on the new trailer for "Tron: Legacy," the highly anticipated December film. Today he has a transcript of the Q&A session at the Bridge screening of that trailer last week. The questions
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No New Daft Punk Music in Tron: Legacy Trailer, World's Blue Balls Worsen
While it's rumored that Disney's trailer for their overdue sequel to 1982's Tron won't appear online (legitimately) until later this week, you can scope a "buttcam" recording of it via io9 (no embeds, sorry). Early reports claimed that the trailer
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SXSW 2010: Stella by Starlight
play bouncy, tongue-in-cheek electro pop music with (mostly) radio friendly tracks like 'Role Play (Porn Star/Rock Star),' 'College Boy In the Ghetto' and 'Another Teenage Fantasy.' Something made sense with their musical strategies as the band was
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Daft Punk:
A Taste Of New Daft Punk Music in Tron Legacy Trailer
Buckle your light cycle, because Tron Legacy looks to be a wild ride. Since Walt Disney Pictures announced that the sequel to 1982's Sci Fi cult hit Tron will appear in theaters at the end of 2010, blogs have overwhelmingly embraced any news having to
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Travis Barker, A-Trak Rock Hollywood Gig With Kid Cudi, Lil Jon
Performing in front of a sold-out crowd at Hollywood's Roxy Theatre, the duo hit the ground running the minute they took to the stage. With a set that lasted a little under an hour, the duo treated fans to a medley of songs that included remixes by
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Conor Oberst, Daft Punk, Kings Of Leon for 'Crafts For A Cause' charity auction
Artists donate custom artwork to raise money for the Haiti earthquake victims
Conor Oberst, Daft Punk and Kings Of Leon are among the acts who are taking part in the Crafts For A Cause charity auction.
Helping to raise money for those effected by the
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The Ready Set Spring Tour
03/08/2010
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The Ready Set Spring Tour was a top story for this week. Here it is again: Alternative-pop solo artist The Ready Set is hitting the road for a series of spring tour dates. The run begins later this month with a stint at SXSW, followed
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Golden Nuggets: Ranting makes me feel better.
Hey everyone, Ninjames here. Still sick, and in a pretty sour mood. Long story short, didn't get to go to the concert I've been promoting for the mag. Still, 49ers news continues to roll in and that means I've got a job to do. We've got some things
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Crafts for a cause auction featuring custom-made items by musicians and more..
some of these look like they were done by seven year olds.....................
oh come on, it's to raise money for disaster relief.
i'd rather buy celebrity dunnys tho
starting bid: 1900 dollars. some of these items are unrealistic for some to bid
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Alex Gopher compiles his remixes
French producer Alex Gopher has gathered twenty of his remixes on a two-disc compilation, available as of today via his own Go 4 Music imprint.
As a member of the so-called "French Touch" movement, which includes artists like Daft Punk, Etienne de
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Caption contest: solar suits, or the future of punishment for eco-abusers?
We get the impression that these guys are really just putting the pressure on "evil corporations" to stop grounding mountains in the everlasting search for coal, but it's not really the environmental activism that caught our attention here. Rather,
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Jamaica : I Think I Like U 2
The relentless reputation of the French when it comes to mixing/dropping the illest electronic tracks with utter fluency is once again reinforced with this fresh new banger. Jamaica, the Parisian duo formerly known as Poney Poney, recently released off
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Fenech-Soler at SXSW
An emerging unsigned band called Fenech-Soler is exploding in Austin at SXSW playing shows nearly every night drawing impressive crowds.
After years of DIY work in their quiet homes in the Uk, two brothers and two friends created Fenech-Soler, (no, not
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The warm front of Air moves in slowly
If any band should be excused for forgetting it's the main attraction, it's Air. Ever since its acclaimed 1998 album Moon Safari, the French duo has specialized in electronic pop as musical complement - accompaniment for something else. The