Few artists embody the entertainer role quite like Tom Waits. And whether he's doing his entertaining with his songs, his all-too-infrequent live performances, or his wacky press dispatches, the man sure as hell knows how to get our attention and keep it.
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He shares the following quote with The A.V. Club: *I write with a filter of trying to avoid the completely obvious... It's all pretty organic in that I don't have to think about it too much. It just sort of happens. It's who I am. That's what I do. Like Morrissey or something. Morrissey does that. He's the way he is. He's not thinking, "I have to be like Morrissey," you know? He is Morrissey. And that's how lyrics are for me. Whereas maybe David Bowie, or something, he's a trend-sniffing magpie, and that's his art, his talent.*Read the full article here.MP3: Stephen Malkmus - Baltimore
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Last night marked the organization's 19th celebratory year.RW is 2008's 'Outstanding Music Artist'.View each & every winner here.MP3: Rufus Wainwright - Foolish Love
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Looks like Jason Pierce aka J. Spaceman aka Jason Spaceman won't limit the pleasure of enjoying the new Spiritualized album to UK residents only. Us U.S. folk will get our taste of Songs in Aamp;amp;E on June 3 via Fontana International/Spaceman Records. (Yes, it's Songs in Aamp;amp;E, not Song's in Aamp;amp;E, as previously reported. That erroneous apostrophe came courtesy of a post on the Spiritualized MySpace page. -- Ed)
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Last night marked my fourth time seeing the National since the release of their enthralling junior LP, Alligator. Surprisingly and/or thankfully their debut at the 2100-capacity Brooklyn Academy Of Music did not vary greatly from their standard riveting gigs over the course of the last three years. The show focused primarily on 2007's Boxer & the aforementioned, Alligator, as per usual. However, one key difference was the backing string and horn sections which added a much-adored texture and fullness to The National's aggregated sound. Another unexpected treat was a guest appearance by Sufjan
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All spring dates can be found below:4/16 Intersection: Grand Rapids, MI4/17 Frankie's: Toledo, OH4/18 Mad Hatter: Covintgon, KY4/19 The Dame: Lexington, KY4/22 Visulite: Charlotte, NC4/23 40 Watt: Atlanta, GA4/24 Valarium: Knoxville, TN4/25 The Pageant: St. Louis, MO4/26 Liberty Hall: Lawrence, KS5/1 Canopy: Urbana, IL5/2 Turner Hall: Milwaukee, WI5/3 High Noon Saloon: Madison, WI5/19 Attone's: Austin, TXFor further info, head to BRMC's official site.MP3: BRMC - Sympathetic Noose (Live)
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At Ease Web reports: *Radiohead’s former label seems determined to make some money from the band’s current activities. When Radiohead announced the release of their In Rainbows discbox in December, EMI quickly followed with the release of the band's 7 albums (6 studio, 1 live) as a box set. Now that the tour is coming up (North American dates are expected to be announced next week!), EMI has got another release up its sleeves - the long feared Greatest Hits LP.*Read the full story here.MP3: Radiohead - How Can You Be Sure? [alt link]
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Digital Spy reports: *Oasis and Blur have reportedly been lined up to appear in a Britpop special of The Weakest Link. The show's bosses have contacted Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Damon Albarn and Alex James to appear in the episode of the gameshow, according to the Daily Star. "If we can pull this off it would be unbelievable," commented a BBC source. "Noel admits he’s a Weakest Link fan." Other stars that bosses want to have on the show include Jarvis Cocker, Elastica's Justine Frischmann, Manic Street Preachers' James Dean Bradfield & Suede's Brett Anderson.*MP3: Oasis - Wonderwall
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