spinner.com–
Zooey Deschanel was right at home making 'Volume Two,' the second album she and M. Ward have recorded as She and Him, and Ward says her comfort shows.
"She's a lot more confident in everything and I think …
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Indie, Pop, Alternative
spinner.com–
With over 700 showcasing bands at over 45 live music venues during five nights of performances, Canadian Music Fest kicks off in Toronto today. Our exclusive Northern Exposure column highlights some great tracks …
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Indie, Free Music, Alternative
stereogum.com–
Directed by Radical Friend, the same duo behind their excellent (and top-rated NSFW) video for “Ambling Alp,” Yeasayer’s “O.N.E.” clip has some seriously cool eye candy. Hard to know what to highlight here: the neo …
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Indie Rock, Alternative, Music
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Ghost
12 hours ago
stereogum.com–
I gave an abridged history of High On Fire when posting “Frost Hammer,” the lead single from the Oakland trio’s fifth album Snakes For The Divine, because they’re a band who inspire detailed contextualization. Not …
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Metal, Rock
Popped by
Ghost
12 hours ago
stereogum.com–
Like 2005’s “Sapphire Eyes,” the gorgeous, pleasantly disorienting Serena-Maneesh No 2: Abyss In B Minor standout “I Just Want To See Your Face” brings together the competing impulses in S-M’s arsenal — pristine …
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Alternative, Music
pitchfork.com–
Beck's Record Club is arguably the best reason to make sure you're regularly checking the man's website. Record Club is a project wherein Beck rounds up a few of his friends, famous and otherwise, and records a cover …
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Indie, Pop, Alternative
pitchfork.com–
Lackadaisical New Jersey indie rockers Real Estate are more suburban New Jersey than you. Sorry. If their wistfully twanging, Best New Music'd debut album didn't convince you, perhaps their new video will.
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Indie Rock, Alternative, Music
mtv.com–
For the most part, the ladies brought it on Tuesday night's "American Idol" and early front-runners are definitely emerging in Crystal Bowersox, Siobhan Magnus and Lilly Scott. On Wednesday night (March …
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Pop, Television
billboard.com–
Season eight American Idol finalist Danny Gokey claims the best first-week sales showing on Country Albums by a rookie male country act in 18 years, and the best opening week digital sum for any country newcomer …
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Pop, Television
news.bbc.co.uk–
Plans to suspend the internet accounts of people who download music illegally are unfair, according to the head of Britain's biggest telecoms firm.
British Telecom's chief executive, Ian Livingston, said illegal …
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Industry, Internet
latimes.com–
In the music video for Lady Gaga's hit single "Bad Romance,” the pop diva vamps across several nightmarish tableaux wearing a variety of barely there lingerie get-ups. The flashy clip caused a sensation when …
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Industry
online.wsj.com–
Viacom Inc. (VIA) Chief Executive Philippe Dauman said Tuesday the media giant will release a third version of its music video game franchise "Rock Band" in time ...
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Pop, Gaming, Rock