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Steven Tyler, Joe Perry Inducted Into Songwriters Hall of Fame

June 14th, 2013

Break up to make up If last night’s 44th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards ceremony had a theme it wasn’t just the glories of merging melodies and lyrics From Aerosmith and Foreigner to Billy Joel and Elton John another recurring riff was the durable but sometimes fractious relationships of…

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Kim Deal Leaves the Pixies

June 14th, 2013

Bassist Kim Deal has left the Pixies the band announced “We are sad to say that Kim Deal has decided to leave the Pixies We are very proud to have worked with her on and off over the last 25 years” the Pixies said in on their Facebook page “Despite her decision…

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Jack Johnson Will Replace Mumford & Sons at Bonnaroo

June 14th, 2013

Jack Johnson will step in for Mumford & Sons at Bonnaroo Saturday night after the English folk-rockers canceled their appearance while bassist Ted Dwane recovers from surgery to remove a blood clot from the surface of his brain Johnson was already on his way to the festival to sit in with…

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Atoms for Peace Plan Surprise Show in L.A.

June 14th, 2013

Atoms for Peace will tune up their live show with a surprise performance today in Los Angeles Consequence of Sound reports The band has been rehearsing in the studio for an upcoming tour which starts July 6th in Paris and continues on and off through November with a handful of US dates…

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Surkin and Todd Edwards Rock Synths on ‘I Want You Back’ Remix – Song Premiere

June 14th, 2013

When French house producer Surkin and New Jersey garage pioneer Todd “The God” Edwards teamed up for a collaborative EP last year it was expected to be a primarily modern garage affair However the two ended up coming away with “I Want You Back” a proper pop track that marked…

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Aerosmith, Joan Jett to Headline LivingSocial Festival

June 14th, 2013

Aerosmith Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Yeasayer are set to perform at the first-ever LivingSocial Backyard Festival on Randall’s Island in New York on July 13th In addition to the live performances the festival will feature food from New York restaurateur Danny Meyer’s restaurants as well as a beer…

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Lonely Island Talk Michael Bolton, Disney Princesses in Reddit AMA

June 13th, 2013

To celebrate the release of their third LP The Wack Album pop and hip-hop goofballs the Lonely Island partook in a Reddit AMA that was unsurprisingly uproarious The trio of Andy Samberg Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone tackled everything from their dream and nightmare collaborator (respectively Bill Clinton on saxophone;…

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Kings of Leon and Flaming Lips to Headline Oklahoma Tornado Benefit

June 13th, 2013

Oklahoma natives the Flaming Lips and Kings of Leon will headline a tornado relief concert July 23rd in Oklahoma City as part of continued relief efforts for those affected by the devastating tornadoes that struck the state in May The “Rock for Oklahoma” fundraiser will also include Jackson Browne Built to…

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Sharon Jones Recovering After Surgery

June 12th, 2013

Soul singer Sharon Jones tweeted that she is feeling fine and recovering well after undergoing surgery on a stage one tumor in her bile duct “Out of surgery and I am feeling better than I ever expected” Jones wrote “The nurses at the hospital are taking care of me and I…

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The Beatles Sign Merchandise Deal With Universal Music

June 12th, 2013

Getting tired of all your old Beatles shirts? Well you’re in luck Universal Music Group announced today that they acquired the rights to the Fab Four’s merchandise in North America The Beatles’ business firm Apple Corps partnered with Universal’s Bravado division to license a new line of the band’s products Ringo Starr…

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ZZ Top Go ‘Back to Square One’ in New Box Set of First 10 Albums

June 12th, 2013

Click to listen to ZZ Top’s Tejas ZZ Top’s 1983 album Eliminator introduced the Texas blues-rock trio to an entirely new generation of fans but it also caused a rather inadvertent problem “After that album you had to divide the fans up between ones we had before it came out and…

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Myspace Relaunches, But Does It Have a Chance?

June 12th, 2013

Myspace – the pioneering social network that was all but left for dead at the dawn of the Facebook era – is relaunching today with a splashy new design emphasizing artists and musicians backed by a $35 million investment from partners led by Justin Timberlake The redesign has a strikingly modern…

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