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And there you have it! With this announcement you're reading right now, the lineup for the 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival-- descending on Chicago's Union Park July 18-20-- is officially complete. And just which artists are we pleased to welcome to the bill this time out?
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Last night marked South's first stop on their 2008 North American trek. The British trio is touring in support of their forthcoming senior release, You Are Here. While the evening focused on the aforementioned LP, South found time to integrate a slew of favorites from earlier efforts (most notably 'Colours In Waves' & 'Shallow') throughout their 60 minute set. It's rather daunting to realize that I've been adoring South for close to a decade. While similar artists that emerged around the same time frame (Coldplay, Doves, Travis) have experimented greatly with their core sound, South has manag
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Prince surprised the sold-out crowd at Coachella tonight with a cover of Radiohead's 'Creep', as well as a selection of his greatest hits tonight (April 26) in the Californian desert.
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While watching Verve's main stage set last night we found ourselves wondering something we don't usually wonder: What would it be like to live inside the head of Richard Ashcroft for a day? The lanky, impeccably cheekboned vocalist -- who can easily pull off wearing a shirt opened to the bottom two buttons, all the better to make room for his gem-encrusted cross -- has such an obvious god complex (does god swagger?), but manages to channel it in a way that you don't hate him. It's more like, "This man was born to be nothing but a rock star." And we need more people like that. More of that roc
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The Verve gave their first US performance in 10 years at the Coachella Festival last night (April 25), and NME.COM caught up with guitarist Nick McCabe before their set.
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Chain Of Flowers has the scoop: *"Their brand new studio album will be released worldwide on September 13th with 4 consecutive & different singles preceding the LP on the 13th of each month: May 13th, June 13th, July 13th & August 13th. 'The Only One' is the first in this series, and as per the other formats, will be available on CD & 7” vinyl (as well as digital download). Each will have a brand new B-side."*Visit The Cure on MySpace.MP3: The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
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Enjoy 'One Day Like This' below. Visit Elbow at their official MySpace page.MP3: Elbow - The Bones Of You
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World's Fair reports: *Eric Pulido, guitarist of Midlake, has launched his very own brand of coffee! Cappulido Coffee was born in the Spring 2008 in the great land of Denton, TX and features six different blends of fair traded coffee, each selling for around $10 a pop. With the purchase of Cappulido Coffee, you are giving aid directly back to farmers in developing countries, lending them the financial support necessary to continue developing an excellent product and compete in the world market.* For further information, head to CC's official site.MP3: Midlake - Roscoe
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Flight Of The Conchords caused a Beatles-like frenzy in Los Angeles yesterday (April 24), where they performed for a packed house at Amoeba Records.
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We're not going to lie, we have been listening to the new streaming Spiritualized for a few days now, and loving every minute of it. Waiting for the May read more »
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Following a brief but well-earned winter hibernation, Sigur Ramp;oacute;s have brushed the crumbs from the corners of their eyes, thrown their bows into their guitar cases, and lined up a summer tour. The jaunt finds the band hitting many a festival, first in North America and then around Europe. But there are quite a few theater dates tucked away in there as well, just in case you'd like to see Sigur Ramp;oacute;s making their gigantic noises in slightly tinier spaces.
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Eighteen Seconds Before Sunrise reports: *sigur rós is currently in abbey road studio one recording a track with a boys choir and a 67 piece orchestra. in an interview with today’s morgunblaðið newspaper, orri revealed that the album’s sound is considerably different than their previous efforts. the lyrics on this record will be “more understandable than on previous albums”. the lp is nearly complete and is expected to be released this summer.*MP3: Sigur Ros - Staralfur
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