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• Hear Dave Grohl and Lamb of God's Randy Blythe Jam a Hardcore Rager

  21-04-2015 23:10 via rollingstone.com
  
  The debut album from the punk and metal supergroup Teenage Time Killers will feature appearances by a dizzying number of guests, including current and former members of Foo Fighters, Slipknot, Dead Kennedys, Fear, Minor Threat and others. "Hung Out to Dry" – the gritty, breakneck-paced first track to come off...
  
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• Joan Jett: Rock and roll is powerful

  21-04-2015 23:04 via music-news.com
  
  Joan Jett says she believes rock and roll music has the ability to send messages.
  
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• Why The Sunset Strip Clubs Need To Die

  21-04-2015 22:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Welp, I guess this will be my annual installment of Why Live Music Sucks. Yes, just under a year ago I dissected the horrendous sound...
  
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• Pulitzer-winning music a tribute to Pennsylvania coal miners

  21-04-2015 22:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Composer Julia Wolfe says her visit to a Pennsylvania coal mine helped inspire "Anthracite Fields," a tribute to the state's mining heritage — and, now, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in music.
  
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• Smashing Pumpkins Announce First Acoustic Tour

  21-04-2015 22:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Smashing Pumpkins will embark on their first acoustic tour this June, scheduling a short string of theater dates before hitting the road with Marilyn Manson throughout July and into August.According the band's website, the "In Plainsong" tour will not only feature acoustic renditions of Smashing Pumpkins songs,...
  
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• Madonna denies off-Broadway texting

  21-04-2015 21:19 via music-news.com
  
  Madonna was invited backstage at off-Broadway show Hamilton “four times” despite previous claims that she had been banned.
  
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• 31 Reasons Why Spotify Can’t Help Artists…

  21-04-2015 21:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  1. Goldman Sachs 2. Kleiner Perkins 3. GSV Capital 4. Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) 5. Lansdowne Partners 6. Abu Dhabi Investment Council 7. Baillie Gifford 8....
  
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• Willie Nelson to roll out own brand of marijuana

  21-04-2015 20:49
  
  The "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die" singer is the latest celebrity to take part in the marijuana business. Willie Nelson to roll out own brand of marijuana The "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die" singer is the latest celebrity to take part in the marijuana business.
  
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• John Lennon Albums to Come Out as Vinyl Box Set

  21-04-2015 20:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  Eight of John Lennon's solo albums will comprise a new, nine-LP vinyl box set called Lennon. Each record has been remastered from its original analog master and has been cut to 180-gram vinyl from an ultra-high-res digital file and packaged in artwork that faithfully replicates its original U.K. release....
  
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• Charli XCX and Jack Antonoff Will 'Do America' on Joint Summer Tour

  21-04-2015 20:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  Charli XCX and Bleachers' Jack Antonoff are bringing their inventive, colorful pop across America in a co-headlining jaunt dubbed the Charli and Jack Do America Tour. The duo announced the summer run with a fun announcement video featuring the pair discussing Antonoff's phobia of getting sick on the road before Charli reveals that...
  
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• Will Young: I’m a new artist again

  21-04-2015 20:10 via music-news.com
  
  Will Young spoke to Free Radio about naming his album after an idea his brother gave him whilst they were away on a kick boxing training camp in Thailand
  
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• De La Soul Tease New Album With 'God It,' Featuring Nas

  21-04-2015 20:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  De La Soul have teamed with Nas for a jazz-inflected new track titled, "God It." Although the hip-hop trio is currently working on a new record with planned appearances by Damon Albarn, David Byrne, 2 Chainz and Little Dragon, they're saying the track is just a fun one-off."While...
  
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• Flashback: Nirvana Play Gut-Wrenching Encore at Last Concert

  21-04-2015 19:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  Nirvana's Unplugged concert is often presented as the band's final show, but they actually played another month of American dates after that November 18th, 1993 MTV taping and then headed over to Europe the following February. Cellist Melora Creager joined the band for this leg, replacing Lori Goldston who...
  
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• The Most Popular 420 Songs…

  21-04-2015 19:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  1. Cypress Hill – “Hits from the Bong” 2. Peter Tosh – “Legalize It” 3. Snoop Lion & Collie Buddz – “Smoke the Weed” 4. UB40 – “Red Red...
  
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• Jewel and Thompson Square Bring Country Color to Blues Traveler Album

  21-04-2015 18:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  Decades after defining their distinctive blues-tinged, pop-rock sound, Blues Traveler are stretching their boundaries with a new album that includes collaborations with, among other artists, two high-profile country acts.On the iconic band's newly-released Blow Up the Moon, Jewel joins lead singer John Popper on "Hearts Are Still Alive," an aching...
  
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• The Great Escape reveals gig planner

  21-04-2015 18:34 via music-news.com
  
  In just one month The Great Escape 2015 will kick off festival season as it takes over Brighton for 3-days, May 14th-16th. Europe’s biggest festival for new music,
  
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• Metronomy join Grace Jones & Belle & Sebastian at No.6

  21-04-2015 18:17 via music-news.com
  
  Festival No.6 today proudly announces experimental electropop pioneers Metronomy as the third and final headliner at this year’s festival.
  
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• Hear Sean and Sara Watkins' Slinky Fleetwood Mac Cover

  21-04-2015 17:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  It's hard to believe that for all the years Sara Watkins and her brother Sean have inhabited Los Angeles' Largo at the Coronet with their Watkins Family Hour revue, they've yet to release an actual album to document the Vaudeville-meets-Appalachia-meets-Hollywood monthly residency. That all changes July 24th, when the
  
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• Hear Kurt Cobain's Chilling, Unreleased Beatles Cover

  21-04-2015 17:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Director Brett Morgen sorted through hundreds of hours of unheard Kurt Cobain audiotapes for his upcoming documentary Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck. One gem the filmmaker unearthed was a snippet of the Nirvana frontman recording a chilling cover of the Beatles' "And I Love Her." While the track will be included in the film's score...
  
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• The Ten Most Annoying Drunk Girls You Meet at a Bar

  21-04-2015 16:39
  
  Some coaster at a bar once said "Beer is proof that God exists and wants us to be happy."
  
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• Sam Smith nominated for Ivor Novello

  21-04-2015 16:03 via music-news.com
  
  Sam Smith will go up against Clean Bandit and George Ezra for an Ivor Novello Award.
  
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• Rosario Dawson: Prince is phenomenal

  21-04-2015 16:03 via music-news.com
  
  Rosario Dawson has recalled how "insane" it was to meet Prince.
  
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• Miley Cyrus keeps quiet on Schwarzenegger

  21-04-2015 16:03 via music-news.com
  
  Miley Cyrus has uploaded 420 photos to Instagram in the wake of her supposed split from Patrick Schwarzenegger.
  
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• Music Review: Passion Pit feeling the 'Kindred' spirit

  21-04-2015 15:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Passion Pit, "Kindred" (Columbia)
  
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• AC/DC Drummer Phil Rudd Pleads Guilty to Drugs, Threatening to Kill Charges

  21-04-2015 15:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd pleaded guilty to drug charges and threatening to kill a former assistant at a hearing Tuesday in New Zealand's Tauranga District Court. Rudd will be sentenced on June 26th. However, his lawyer Craig Tuck later stated that he'd argue for Rudd's discharge without conviction when facing the judge...
  
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• New music festival launched outside Nashville

  21-04-2015 14:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Another music festival is making its debut — this one outside of Nashville, Tennessee, and paying homage to history.
  
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• London Music Awards return for 2015

  21-04-2015 14:32 via music-news.com
  
  The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, will host the second annual London Music Awards at Camden’s Roundhouse on Thursday 11 June.
  
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• Abramovich leads $30 million investment round in Music Messenger app

  21-04-2015 14:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A mobile phone app that allows users to send music to each another for free has raised $30 million from private investors including Russian billionaire and Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich. Music Messenger, co-founded by Israeli entrepreneur O.D. Kobo and launched seven months ago, said on Tuesday Abramovich had invested $15 million. Other backers included Benny Andersson from pop band ABBA, artists David Guetta, Will.i.am and Avicci, and Gee Roberson, manager of Nicki Minaj, who is al
  
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• Noel Gallagher: Japan gig quieter than Madonna's comedy stand up

  21-04-2015 14:13 via music-news.com
  
  Singer, songwriter, Noel Gallagher, releases his latest tour blog on The Huffington Post UK today saying “Japanese fans you are
  
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• Chico and the Gypsies return to UK

  21-04-2015 13:38 via music-news.com
  
  CHICO AND THE GYPSIES, legends in their native France and multi-platinum recording artists around the world, have announced they are to tour the UK in October 2015.
  
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• AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd pleads guilty to threatening to kill

  21-04-2015 12:19
  
  AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd pleaded guilty in a New Zealand court today to a charge of threatening to kill a man who used to work for him.
  
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• Demi Lovato: Wilmer knows how to handle me

  21-04-2015 12:12 via music-news.com
  
  Demi Lovato has praised her boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama for his constant support.
  
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• Noel and Liam Gallagher reforming Oasis?

  21-04-2015 10:59 via music-news.com
  
  After so much bad blood over the years, it is hard to believe but the Mirror is reporting that the brothers Gallagher, Noel and Liam
  
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• Adam Lambert premieres brand new single 'Ghost Town'

  21-04-2015 10:36 via music-news.com
  
  Pop superstar Adam Lambert has premiered his highly-anticipated new single 'Ghost Town', which will be released in the UK on June 7th.
  
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• Ed Sheeran hits 2 billion mark on Spotify

  21-04-2015 09:59 via music-news.com
  
  Spotify can today reveal that Ed Sheeran, who was the most-streamed Spotify artist of 2014, has now hit two billion streams on the service.
  
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• Adele 'taking her time on new record'

  21-04-2015 09:42 via music-news.com
  
  Adele fans will have to wait a bit longer for her new album as she is still to choose a producer, it has been claimed.
  
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• AC/DC's Phil Rudd pleads guilty to murder threat

  21-04-2015 08:32 via music-news.com
  
  AC/DC’s wayward drummer Phil Rudd has pleaded guilty to charges of attempted murder and drugs in a New Zealand court today.
  
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• Selena Fest SuccessCorpus Christi's inaugural Fiesta de la Flor becomes a legend

  21-04-2015 08:00
  
  The heavens opening up and pouring forth a deluge couldn't keep the over 50,000 Latin music fans and Selena devotees from filling North Bayshore Park in Corpus Christi this weekend for the first-ever Fiesta de la Flor music festival.
  
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• How to Score Florence Welch's Coachella Beauty Look

  21-04-2015 06:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The music fest might be over, but we still can't get over the performer's onstage glow. Makeup artist Kirin Bhatty explains how we can achieve her look, too.
  
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• Billboard Music Awards 2015: Kelly Clarkson, Ed Sheeran, Meghan Trainor, John Legend to Perform

  21-04-2015 06:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Kelly Clarkson, Ed Sheeran, Meghan Trainor and John Legend are the latest big names added to the line-up of performers for the 2015 Billboard Music Awards. They’;ll join a star-filled bill which already includes Wiz Khalifa, Hozier, Nick Jonas and Sam Smith.The 2015 Billboard Music Awards returns to ABC on Sunday, May 17 at 8pm ET and will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Read More Billboard Music Awards 2015 Finalists: The Complete List As previously reported, Ludacris is headed back t
  
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• Santana IV reunion album ready this week

  21-04-2015 03:50 via music-news.com
  
  According to Neal Schon, Santana IV, the long anticipated reunion album for the original members of Santana, will be finished by the end of the week.
  
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• Former AC/DC Drummer Phil Rudd Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Kill, Holding Drugs

  21-04-2015 03:41
  
  Former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd has pleaded guilty to three charges brought against him in a New Zealand district court. On Tuesday morning, Rudd pleaded guilty to threatening to kill, possession of methamphetamine and possession of cannabis in the Tauranga District Court.
  
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• Panic! At The Disco new track 'Hallelujah'

  21-04-2015 02:00 via music-news.com
  
  Panic! At The Disco premiered their brand new track, "Hallelujah," this morning exclusively on Los Angeles' world famous KROQ in a surprise for fans and industry alike.
  
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• Maverick Sabre new single 'Walk Into The Sun'

  21-04-2015 02:00 via music-news.com
  
  Get ready to feel the heat as Maverick Sabre unleashes his catchiest single yet with the soon –to- be summer anthem ‘Walk Into The Sun’ June 28th on Virgin/EMI.
  
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• Panic! At The Disco premiere new track 'Hallelujah'

  21-04-2015 01:36 via music-news.com
  
  Panic! At The Disco premiered their brand new track, "Hallelujah," this morning exclusively on Los Angeles' world famous KROQ in a surprise for fans and industry alike.
  
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• Bobby Brown’s lawyer: Bobbi Kristina has improved

  21-04-2015 01:36 via music-news.com
  
  Bobby Brown’s attorney Christopher Brown has clarified what his client meant by stating his daughter Bobbi Kristina is “awake” during a concert over the weekend.
  
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• A$AP Rocky intimate lecture session

  21-04-2015 01:36 via music-news.com
  
  Rocky credited the Brooklyn luminary with being one of the driving forces behind his initial recognition. The audience of fans
  
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• Panic! At The Disco premiere new track 'Hallelujah' @PanicAtTheDisco

  21-04-2015 01:18 via music-news.com
  
  Panic! At The Disco premiered their brand new track, "Hallelujah," this morning exclusively on Los Angeles' world famous KROQ in a surprise for fans and industry alike.
  
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• #A$APRocky intimate lecture session #RBMAUKTour @ASAPRockyTRILL

  21-04-2015 01:18 via music-news.com
  
  Rocky credited the Brooklyn luminary with being one of the driving forces behind his initial recognition. The audience of fans
  
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• Carly Rae Jepsen: I'm a cheesy, nerdy Broadway girl at heart

  21-04-2015 01:02 via music-news.com
  
  Call Me Maybe hitmaker Carly Rae Jepsen is the second of four cover stars to be revealed for the latest issue of Notion Magazine.
  
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