News of Pete Doherty’s recent “recovery” from drug addiction was taken with exaggerated rolls of the eyes the world over. It was more than a little disingenuous to expect people to buy news that Britain’s most willfully notorious junkie was suddenly all cleaned up. Doherty has forced cynicism upon his press with blatant and comical setbacks in […]

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Prince is an asshole. I’ve never heard of a celebrity who made it so difficult to be a fan. He won’t even let his fans call themselves fans. They’re “fams.” Now he’s threatening to sue said “fams” for posting pictures their tattoos if they bear his royal likeness. What a cock. I realize Prince has always restricted access to […]

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Taking a cue from Radiohead’s “name your price” In Rainbows stunt, Paste Magazine is offering a similar deal for a one-year subscription (min: $1). Economists would tell you that paying anything more than you are required is foolish; but what do they know.

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I finally lost my Morrissey virginity last night in Greenville, SC after having missed him countless times over the years, and it was so well worth the wait. I was expecting a far less energetic performance for some reason (maybe since Ringleader of the Tormentors lacked the punch of You Are the Quarry). But his […]

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“…the 85+ recorded covers of Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” is mapped in relation to the original recordings by the band. Although available information was limited, the graph is data rich in representing time since original recording, recording artist, release name/date and label. Various graphical techniques employed (eg. radiating dots) allowed for data […]

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Parlophone isn’t just going to sit back and watch Radiohead rake in all the money now that the band has jettisoned the mothership. The ousted label already has plans for a box set, comprised of all six of Radiohead’s studio albums, which will be available on December 10 via the band’s website. The set will also be […]

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With its new record, Distortion, out in January via Nonesuch, The Magnetic Fields have set up a brief tour to help spread the word. The dates are slim pickins, but at least they are playing multiple shows in each town- said towns just happen to be very, very far away from the South. 

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