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Danny Federici, keyboardist for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, is dead.
Outspoken Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher has spoken out against hip-hop artist Jay-Z headlining this summer’s Glastonbury Festival.
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I’m not one of those guys who got all hot under the collar and pissed off when indie darling Liz Phair released (gasp) two commercial records on a major label. Maybe it’s because I enjoy an engaging pop tune more than those so-called broad minded critics, or maybe it’s because I think musical artists’ primary function is to explore those things creatively that they want to explore rather feeling like they owe it to their fans to stick themselves in a pigeon hole. Could I have done without H.W.C. from her self-titled 2003 release? Sure. But maybe it was her favorite song on the CD. No musician owes me anything when they decide to record.
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Whatever you do, don’t call it irrational hysteria.
System of a Down front man Serj Tankian is so overwhelmingly concerned about his impact on our global climate that he is looking into touring via holograph. Seriously. Like, you go to a System of a Down concert, and you see holographic images instead of the band. For real. You – paying for tickets – seeing an image performing – feeling like you should have just watched it on TV turned up real loud.
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Paramore has posted a Beyond the Video segment that gives a behind-the-scenes look at production of their latest video That’s What You Get to the YouTube channel for their record label, Fueled by Ramen.
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Hardly breaking news or an EverCheap-exclusive exposé: Coldplay puts people to sleep.
Freshly married headliner Jay-Z, inclement weather during past years, ticket and food prices and festival saturation in the UK are all being cited as reasons why this year’s Glastonbury Festival is experiencing slow ticket sales. The festival’s 137,000+ tickets usually sell out in mere minutes, but this year they remain available two days after having gone on sale. Promoters are giving ticket sales another try. Glastonbury is scheduled for June 27-29.
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A guy wanting to get into Ashlee Simpson’s pants…probably fairly common. A guy wanting to get into Ashlee Simpson’s pants, zip them up, and walk around in them…probably less common. There is, however, one: Simpson’s boyfriend, Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz.
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The newly reunited Stone Temple Pilots plan to record a CD of new material following their planned North American tour according to guitarist Dean DeLeo.
Controversial songstress Amy Winehouse is set to write and record the theme song for the next James Bond movie with producer Mark Ronson according to published reports.
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