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The video for I Blame Coco‘s new single “Caesar” has just debuted on MySpace. The physical version will be officially released on January 25th in a limited edition 10″ format with a special remix by Miike Snow. It’s a jolting change of direction from the reggae-influenced pop of her demos that have been floating around […]

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Reading this interview between The Guardian and George Michael, one comes away with the impression that Michael is kind of a paranoid loon. And not just your typically famous, crazy-person-musician-type loon, either. This goes beyond most self-absorbed celebrities and their notoriously dysfunctional behavior. I mean, I knew Michael was a bit off, having repeatedly seen […]

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Although, he may look a little rougher than he did 25 years ago (who wouldn’t?), Ian McCulloch’s voice still sounds amazing. Rolling Stone has footage (which, annoyingly, is un-embed-able) of the Echo & the Bunnymen frontman performing a few new songs from the band’s latest, The Fountain, as well as a killer version of “The […]

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Tim Kasher, frontman for both Cursive and The Good Life, has abandoned life in Los Angeles for the anonymity of Montana, where he spends every Wednesday at a local bar’s open mic night. Kasher recently spoke to Spinner, explaining the motive thusly: “The locals don’t know I’m in a band. It’s great. It gives me […]

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I know, I know, it’s not news anymore, but I don’t think we ever wrote about it and it’s the least we can do for one of our heroes. So, in case you weren’t aware, the to-be-released Merge Records tribute album Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox features Jeff Mangum, Yo La Tengo, Stephin Merritt and […]

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