Pearl Jam wrapped up their concert at Portland’s Moda Center last night by making a little local history For the final number the band brought out Carrie Brownstein Corin Tucker and Janet Weiss to join in on a cover of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ In the Free World” The onstage reunion…
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Bruce Springsteen fans with plenty of spare cash will have an opportunity to own a unique piece of history next week On December 5th Sotheby’s will be auctioning an early working draft of the lyrics to Springsteen’s 1975 hit “Born to Run” According to the notes from the auction house the…
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Only a few months after joining the Pixies bassist Kim Shattuck is already out of the band The Muffs frontwoman shared the news last night with a message on Twitter and Facebook “Super disappointed to learn that my time with the Pixies ended today” she wrote “Amazing experience Looking forward to…
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Dance music is more popular than ever so for the second year in a row (RED) the organization co-founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver to combat AIDS in Africa has partnered with the Stereosonic Festival in Sydney Australia to bring awareness to the struggle in time for World AIDS Day which…
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The original incarnation of the Band lasted only eight years but during that time they released seven albums toured relentlessly and wrote a stunning amount of incredible songs Most bands that lasted five times that long can only dream of a legacy like the Band’s See Where the Band Falls on…
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The title of the first Throwing Muses record in a decade is Purgatory/Paradise but frontwoman Kristin Hersh has another name for it “Our pet name is Precious/Pretentious” she says with a laugh Speaking from Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island where she was raised she says that while the title does…
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As the clock headed towards midnight on December 31st 1999 people all over the country were terrified that the Y2K computer bug was going to bring about the apocalypse Billy Joel had no such fears He was in the middle of an incredible 36-song marathon concert at Madison Square Garden…
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A few years ago Sebu Simonian placed an ad on Craigslist looking for production work LA songwriter Ryan Merchant replied right away “I remember checking out Sebu’s work and feeling like he was a kindred spirit” says Merchant In fact he was the only person who answered the ad Says…
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Danger Mouse has become one of rock’s biggest producers in the past five years working with A-list bands like the Black Keys and U2 – but he admits his personal life hasn’t been quite as successful “I don’t have a relationship so I’m kind of all over the place” says…
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It may seem odd that a punk group called Bad Religion would make a record celebrating the birth of the baby Jesus But the punk veterans’ Christmas Songs which came out October 29th collects nine traditional Christmas numbers including “O Come All Ye Faithful” God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” and…
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