Despite an overwhelming curiosity factor, the fact that Kim Deal has taken a stance opposing a new Pixies album is probably a blessing in disguise. Black Francis recently spoke to The Gothamist, saying, “While I may have tried to convince her otherwise, maybe she’s got a point… She doesn’t need a new Pixies record, so […]

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The words Nine Inch Nails and hip rarely share the same paragraph, much less the same sentence, but with the announcement that Interscope’s last chance to make any money off Trent Reznor is a remix album, a few credible names have popped up. Evidently, the likes of Fennesz, The Faint, Ladytron, and New Order have […]

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Despite the overwhelmingly positive reviews for In Raindbows, Radiohead’s seventh studio album, MTV has evidently scoured the Internet to try to find some negative reactions to the much-hyped download. The negativity stems from the bitrate at which Radiohead allowed In Rainbows to be encoded. 160 kbps is considered sub-par by any remotely educated audiophile’s standards, but with a download for […]

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It’s almost as amusing as it is disheartening when pop stars get political. It’s infinitely more bizarre, though, when British pop stars weigh in on American politics. I remember seeing Sting on his Nothing Like the Sun tour when I was a wee lad (it was my first concert ever), and he tore into George Bush 41. Even […]

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With all the excitement and confusion surrounding the impending Radiohead album, many fans have experienced technical glitches at the band’s website, just trying to order the damn thing. Guitarist Johnny Greenwood released a statement on the official Radiohead site, owning up to the less than smooth transactions: “Just to let you know…w.a.s.t.e are working on the […]

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Morrissey is set to record the follow-up to Ringleader of the Tormentors at the close of his current US tour, which finishes up in Miami, FL on November 8. Speaking on the direction of the new record: “You are bound to pick up influences whose lyrics are famed for incorporating social and political commentary. But when you create and […]

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A Canadian news outlet reports Sony BMG has partnered with music retailer HMV on an unusual promotion to try and secure Bruce Springsteen’s forthcoming Magic a No. 1 spot on the Nielsen SoundScan charts in Canada: “HMV is offering purchasers of the album a free video and ringtone download of Magic’s first single, ‘Radio Nowhere,’ […]

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