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For a major UK festival that has seen the likes of Arcade Fire, David Bowie and Oasis, it seems Jay-Z, Kings of Leon and even Massive Attack just don’t add up. It’s no wonder then that promoters are practically giving away tickets to this month’s Glastonbury Festival via HMV in hopes to sell-out the June 27-29 outdoor music marathon ... read more |
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West Coast: Welcome. East Coast: Fuck off. That’s pretty much what promoters decided after it was announced today that Aphex Twin, Goldfrapp, Kate Nash, Serj Tankian and Adele were added to California’s already lengthly lineup at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival while New Jersey’s All Points West Festival remains the same with half the number of acts ... read more |
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With all the hype surrounding Cloverfield's much anticipated monster and record-breaking box office, some have forgotten a small and not quite vital element to its success: the soundtrack.During the movie’s twenty-minute set-up, we are brought into a “goodbye” party for the Japan-bound hero Rob. However, I couldn’t help paying more attention to the music playlist than the party’s drably TV-attractive twenty-somethings with better clothes, features and jobs than myself. ... read more |
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For those who don’t know, the Brit Awards are roughly the British equivalent of the Grammys. Some consider selections for awards to be based on commercial success rather than artistic merit. This year, the White Stripes, the Foo Fighters, the Kings of Leon, Kylie Minogue, and the Arcade Fire vie with the Eagles for the Best International Album award, proving that the British Recording Industry shares equally bad taste with their American counterparts
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Indie rockers Kings Of Leon brought the house down during a gig earlier this week. Literally. The band was mid-performance when debris began slowly descending from the roof. The group continued amidst the concrete hailstorm, but club managers eventually forced them to stop after large pieces started hitting patrons. That’s Rock N Roll ... read more |
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Kings of Leon are from a small town just outside of Nashville, TN. A band of brothers and one cousin, the Kings’ two-night mini-residence at the historic Ryman Auditorium has been billed for months as a “Homecoming Engagement,” native sons making good. There’s only one problem with this set-up: most old-school music lovers in Nashville can’t stand Kings of Leon ... read more |
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