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My Morning Jacket Appear on 'American Dad'

 

Published 5 hours ago by Emily Tan at Spinner

Filed under: News , Video , Television As Spinner previously reported , My Morning Jacket made its animated television debut on FOX's ' American Dad .' Airing on Sunday night, the indie folk-rock band did more than just a ...

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'Gonzo Music Diaries, NYC' Celebrates Rock Revolutionaries

 

Published 5 hours ago by Cristin Maher at Spinner

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , Video , Movies Local political activists, musicians, and protesters opposed to the Bush administration joined forces for ' Gonzo Music Diaries ,' a documentary about the downfall of revolutionary music and ...

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Jamie T Releasing Three New Songs on 'Man's Machine' EP

 

Published 6 hours ago by Linda Laban at Spinner

Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive Hot on the heels of Jamie T 's October-released second album, 'Kings And Queens,' comes the UK pop rapper's four-track 'The Man's Machine' EP. The record's catchy, anthemic title track is culled ...

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Mew 'Excited' to Support the Pixies

 

Published 7 hours ago by Jolie Lash at Spinner

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive Danish trio Mew are set to kick off a stateside jaunt next week in Philadelphia, but they'll take a break from their headlining trek to support one of their favorite bands of all time, the  ...

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Florence and the Machine Lose Drummer But Gain Strings for Gig

 

Published 9 hours ago by Julian Marszalek at Spinner

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , UK Following Arctic Monkeys ' Alex Turner 's surprise appearance with Richard Hawley at the Union Chapel last week, the Mencap Little Noise Sessions continued at the venue where Florence and the ...

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Arctic Monkeys Nod to Rod Stewart at Arena Gig

 

Published 9 hours ago by Richard Moore at Spinner

The Arctic Monkeys arena tour rolled into Manchester's MEN Arena on Saturday (Nov. 21) night for a show which featured a little bit of Rod Stewart from singer Alex Turner. The band has been back in the UK since Nov. 13 for their biggest UK tour ...

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Michael Jackson Glove Sells for $325,000

 

Published 10 hours ago by Stephen Dowling at Spinner

Filed under: News , Holy Hell Michael Jackson 's sequinned glove -the pop star's most iconic accessories - sold more $350,000 (£212,000) in New York on the weekend. The glove, which Jackson wore on his left hand during his concerts and ...

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Nite Jewel, 'Another Horizon' -- Free MP3 of the Day

 

Published 11 hours ago by Mike Spinella at Spinner

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Artist: Nite Jewel Songs: 'Another Horizon' Album: 'Another Horizon' [ iTunes ] Sounds Like : Sally Shapiro , Chromatics Download: 'Another Horizon' (MP3) [Get Winamp]  ...

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Sir Paul McCartney to Make X Factor Appearance?

 

Published 11 hours ago by Julian Marszalek at Spinner

Filed under: News , UK Though the more cruel and twisted TV viewer may be lamenting the departure from 'The X-Factor' of the double car crash that is Jedward -- that'll be John and Edward to their mum -- news is emerging that former Beatle  ...

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Man Who Attacked Noel Gallagher at Festival Pleads Guilty

 

Published 12 hours ago by Richard Moore at Spinner

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , UK A man has pleaded guilty to assault after attacking Noel Gallagher at the V Festival in Canada in September 2008. During a headlining performance from Noel's former band Oasis , Daniel ...

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U2 'to Headline Glastonbury in 2010'

 

Published 13 hours ago by Stephen Dowling at Spinner

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , UK U2 are to headline the Friday night slot at the 2010 Glastonbury Festival , the Sun newspaper has reported . The Irish megastars are regularly the subject of pre-Glastonbury speculation but ...

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Former Byrds Member Chris Hillman Ponders Teaching Career

 

Published 29 hours ago by Pat Pemberton at Spinner

Filed under: News , Exclusive After lecturing at the Library of Congress last month, former Byrds member Chris Hillman says he could envision himself one day teaching a college class. Having been a member of three successful bands, the ...

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Julian Plenti Covers Pixies and America in Chicago

 

Published 30 hours ago by Garin Pirnia at Spinner

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Saturday night at Chicago's Metro, Julian Plenti , the alter ego of Interpol lead singer Paul Banks , introduced his first solo record, 'Julian Plenti Is...Skyscraper.' Since the record itself clocks ...

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Jason Boesel, 'Hand of God' -- Free MP3 of the Day

 

Published 35 hours ago by Mike Spinella at Spinner

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Artist: Jason Boesel Song: 'Hand of God' Album: 'Hustler's Son' Sounds Like : Ryan Adams , M. Ward Download: 'Hand of God' (MP3) [Get Winamp] [Download Help] Next MP3  ...

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Steven Tyler Opens Up About Aerosmith Hiatus

 

Published 48 hours ago by Liz Colville at Spinner

Filed under: News Following his impromptu white-flag appearance at Joe Perry's solo show in New York last week, Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler says he is taking time off from the band, but insists it's no big deal. A rep for Tyler ...

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Roger Daltrey Yells At Disruptive Fan At Solo New York Show

 

Published 2 days ago by Robin Milling at Spinner

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News At New York's Nokia Theater Friday night, the Who lead singer Roger Daltrey was royally ticked off by a heckling fan for shouting over the personal storytelling interludes of his 'Use It Or Lose It' ...

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Camera Obscura Keeps Calm At Atlanta Gig

 

Published 2 days ago by Justin Jacobs at Spinner

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News When the house lights dropped at Camera Obscura 's show at Atlanta's Variety Playhouse Friday night, an eerie hush fell over the crowd. There was no deafening here-they-come applause; just silence, as if ...

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'New Moon' Music Supervisor Reveals Soundtrack Process

 

Published 2 days ago by Charley Rogulewski at Spinner

Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive , Movies Alexandra Patsavas, the music supervisor for the ' Twilight ' films, doesn't want to pick a favorite when it comes to the 15 tracks on the ' New Moon ' soundtrack. "Oh gosh, that's like ...

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Tune-Yards Plays Packed Brooklyn Record Store

 

Published 2 days ago by Liz Colville at Spinner

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News At Permanent Records in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on Friday night, tUnE-YaRdS , the moniker of New England native Merrill Garbus, performed her impressive genre-bending one-woman show for a rapt, head-bobbing ...

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Bassnectar, 'Cozza Frenzy' feat. Seasunz -- Free MP3 of the Day

 

Published 2 days ago by Mike Spinella at Spinner

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Artist: Bassnectar Songs: 'Cozza Frenzy' feat. Seasunz Album: 'Cozza Frenzy' [ iTunes ] Sounds Like : Major Lazer , Chemical Brothers Download: 'Cozza Frenzy' feat. Seasunz (MP3)  ...

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Fever Ray, 'Seven' -- Video of the Day

 

Published 2 days ago by Adam Horne at Spinner

Filed under: Video of the Day Artist: Fever Ray Video: 'Seven' Highlight: More of the other-worldy weirdness we've come to expect from the Knife 's Karin Elisabeth Dreijer Andersson.

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The Chum Bucket: Lady GaGa to Perform for the Queen + More

 

Published 2 days ago by Adam Horne at Spinner

Filed under: The Chum Bucket Lady GaGa is going to perform for the Queen in London. We weren't aware that she was a fan. [ Angry Ape ] Check out NPR's 'Most Important' records of the decade list. [ NPR ] Rosanne Cash sits down for an ...

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Twisted Tales: Redbone Bring Native American Pride (and Controversy) to Radio

 

Published 2 days ago by James Sullivan at Spinner

Filed under: Twisted Tales If you called a Native American "Redbone" at the Thanksgiving table, you might get a drumstick upside the head. But in the late 1960s, when American Indians were reclaiming cultural pride alongside other minorities, ...

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Jello Biafra and Shepard Fairey Spoof Obama 'Hope' Image

 

Published 3 days ago by Dan Reilly at Spinner

Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive Any album with a title that openly mocks President Obama needs a cover that's equally subversive, and Jello Biafra 's artwork for 'The Audacity of Hype' certainly delivers. The former Dead Kennedys  ...

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Julian Casbalancas Rocks Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Theater

 

Published 3 days ago by Steve Baltin at Spinner

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music , Exclusive Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas is currently "camping out" in Los Angeles. As part of his excursion, he's doing a month-long residency of shows, playing every Friday at ...

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Jack Penate Performs Live on the Interface

 

Published 3 days ago by Charley Rogulewski at Spinner

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Video , New Music , Exclusive Jack Penate is your token rock fan-turned-star. "I fought for about an hour over Chris Martin 's guitar way back when Coldplay first started. He threw it in the ...

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Imogen Heap Writes Songs for Zach Braff, Charity

 

Published 3 days ago by Robin Milling at Spinner

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music , Exclusive , Movies Actor/director Zach Braff gave Grammy-nominated English pop star Imogen Heap plenty of exposure in America when he used 'Let Go,' a former Frou Frou song, in his ...

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Jason Segel Joins the Swell Season for Special Performance

 

Published 3 days ago by Cristin Maher at Spinner

The Swell Season provided fans with an extra special performance last night in Los Angeles, Calif. when funny man Jason Segel joined the musicians on stage. Segel, who played piano, performed an original song accompanied by the Swell Season.  ...

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Greil Marcus Praises Sex Pistols, Celebrates Book Anniversary at Lecture

 

Published 3 days ago by Kenneth Partridge at Spinner

Filed under: News , Book Club The young John Lydon was so brilliant, author Greil Marcus argued Thursday night during a presentation at Columbia University, that the iconic Sex Pistols singer, now 53, should be forgiven for appearing in ...

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Melissa Auf der Maur Is 'Out of Her Mind'

 

Published 3 days ago by Simona Rabinovitch at Spinner

Filed under: News , Exclusive , Canada There are many ways to tell a story -- words, music, film, paint -- and artists no longer have to choose just one. Case in point, the "multi-dimensional" indie release 'Out of Our Minds' by Melissa Auf ...

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Potent Quotables: Perry's Vice Outed

 

Published 3 days ago by Kim Davis at Spinner

Filed under: Potent Quotables "The only thing that Katy [Perry] asked for in return for featuring on our single was a massive portion of greasy chips." --Nathaniel Motte Half of electro-rock group 3OH!3 revealed the ' I Kissed a Girl ' ...

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Interpol's Recording Sessions Disrupted by Courtney Love

 

Published 3 days ago by John D. Luerssen at Spinner

Filed under: News , Album , New Music The members of Interpol will finally put their respective solo projects to the side and release a new studio album early next year. The as-yet-untitled follow up to 2007's 'Our Love to Admire' was ...

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Depeche Mode, 'Fragile Tension' -- Exclusive Video

 

Published 3 days ago by Stephen Dowling at Spinner

Filed under: Video , UK It's been a busy year for Depeche Mode . They've taken their latest record, 'Sounds of the Universe,' from Luxembourg to Lima, Carcassonne to Ft, Lauderdale, Tel Aviv to Madrid. Their 12th album, it's topped the charts ...

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Robert Pattinson Passed Up 'New Moon' Soundtrack Opportunity

 

Published 3 days ago by Charley Rogulewski at Spinner

Filed under: News , Exclusive , Movies When the soundtrack to the first ' Twilight ' film was released a little more than a year ago, it featured an original track by the film's very own resident heartthrob Robert Pattinson , who -- for ...

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Ray Davies Concert Disrupted by Security

 

Published 3 days ago by Robin Milling at Spinner

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Holy Hell An old Kinks tradition of throwing paper plates onto the stage with song requests written on them was thwarted by security at Ray Davies ' Choral Collection concert at Town Hall on ...

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Hatcham Social, 'Sidewalk' -- Video Premiere

 

Published 3 days ago by Ashley Iasimone at Spinner

Filed under: Video , Exclusive In Hatcham Social 's new video, 'Sidewalk,' the British band sticks to a classic performance clip, while frontman Toby Kidd scribbles messages on a dry erase board about getting away from it all. "I wanted it to ...

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Decemberists Animate 'The Hazards of Love'

 

Published 3 days ago by John D. Luerssen at Spinner

Filed under: News , Video , Movies The Decemberists have revived their most recent album, 'The Hazards of Love,' as an animated full-length video . Titled 'Here Come the Waves: The Hazards of Love Visualized,' the project, which first ...

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Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner Joins Richard Hawley Onstage

 

Published 3 days ago by Julian Marszalek at Spinner

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , UK Two of Sheffield's most high profile sons Richard Hawley and Arctic Monkeys ' Alex Turner joined forces at the Mencap Little Noise Sessions at the Islington Union Chapel in London last night ...

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Band of Horses Thrilled to Play Cancer Benefit

 

Published 3 days ago by Linda Laban at Spinner

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , New Music , Exclusive This Saturday, Band of Horses will take another break from recording its much-anticipated third album to play a special concert at Avalon in Los Angeles. The show is a benefit ...

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Pixies Kick Off Three Chicago 'Doolittle' Concerts

 

Published 3 days ago by Anna Deem at Spinner

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News With smoke machines billowing, the silent film ' Un Chien Andalou ' showing on a massive video screen and ominous music playing, the four members of the Pixies -- Black Francis , Kim Deal , Joey ...

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Arctic Monkeys Get into Led Zeppelin on Tour

 

Published 3 days ago by Richard Moore at Spinner

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , UK Alex Turner has revealed to Spinner the Arctic Monkeys have been preparing for their huge UK shows with a Led Zeppelin "onslaught". He told us: "It feels like the last couple of months in ...

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Field Music, 'Measure' -- Free MP3 of the Day

 

Published 3 days ago by Mike Spinella at Spinner

Filed under: Free MP3 Download of the Day Artist: Field Music Songs: 'Measure' Album: '(Measure)' [ iTunes ] Sounds Like : Silver Seas , Yes Download: Field Music, 'Measure'(MP3) [Get Winamp] [Download Help]  ...

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Blur Win Best Festival Headline Slot at Awards

 

Published 3 days ago by Julian Marszalek at Spinner

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , UK The Sunday night headlining gig at this summer's Glastonbury Festival by reformed Britpop godheads Blur has been declared the Best Headline Performance of 2009 at this year's UK Festival Awards. ...

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Ex-Beta Band Mainman Readies Solo Album

 

Published 3 days ago by Richard Moore at Spinner

Having previously recorded under the King Biscuit Time and Black Affair monikers ex-Beta Band front man Steve Mason is now set to release a solo album under his own name. The record, produced and mixed by Richard X, is entitled 'Boys Outside' and ...

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Aerosmith May Tour Without Steven Tyler

 

Published 3 days ago by Julian Marszalek at Spinner

Filed under: News No sooner have 70s rockers the Faces said that they'd perform next year without original frontman Rod Stewart , now Aerosmith have announced that they're on the lookout for new singer to replace Steven Tyler amid fears ...

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Morrissey Ejects Fan From German Gig After F-Word Rant

 

Published 3 days ago by Richard Moore at Spinner

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News He's already collapsed onstage in Swindon, walked out of a Liverpool show after only two songs after being hit on the head with a bottle and now Morrissey has had a fan thrown out of his show in ...

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Interpol's Recording Sessions Disrupted by Courtney Love

 

Published 3 days ago by John D. Luerssen at Spinner

Filed under: News , Album , New Music The members of Interpol will finally put their respective solo projects to the side and release a new studio album early next year. The as-yet-untitled follow up to 2007's 'Our Love to Admire' was ...

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Silver Starling Are in Touch With Their Feelings

 

Published 3 days ago by Drew Berner at Spinner

Filed under: News , Electronic , You Oughta Know , Canada Marcus Paquin, mastermind behind CMJ -breakout act Silver Starling , is an emo kid at heart. It's not that he's into black eyeliner and skinny jeans, but in that he isn't afraid to ...

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El Perro Del Mar, 'Change of Heart' -- Video of the Day

 

Published 3 days ago by Adam Horne at Spinner

Filed under: Video of the Day Artist: El Perro Del Mar Video: 'Change of Heart' Highlight: A pair of superhuman gymnasts display some mind-boggling acrobatics.

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Count Five: Blue Rodeo Round Up the Best Double Albums

 

Published 3 days ago by Steve McLean at Spinner

Filed under: Count Five , Canada Blue Rodeo 's 12th studio effort, 'The Things We Left Behind,' is the roots-rockers first non-live double album in their 25-year career. In addition to being released digitally and on CD, it's also available ...

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