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2013 Mini-Album Reviews Part One: Lady Gaga, Janelle Monae, and Lorde

Editor’s Introduction: What a year 2013 has been! Between releasing “Run in Circles” with Vestron Vulture [link], the “Contagion EP” [link], being called The Future of Electronica in Sykomindz Magazine [link], moving into the city of Pittsburgh, and a million … Continue reading

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The xx Release Statement Regarding Unauthorized Use of “Intro” in Anti-Gay Organization Advert

The xx have released a statement regarding their song “Intro” being used in an advertisement by U ime obitelji, a Croatian organization against same sex marriage. It protectively reads: “It has come to our attention that our music has been … Continue reading

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Kraftwerk Announces Residency at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles

The pioneering, legendary Kraftwerk have been quite busy lately. A few months following an announcement in June that the gang have been recording the follow up to 2003’s Tour De France projects, a residency inside of the Walt Disney Concert … Continue reading

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Album Review: M.I.A. – Matangi

After a slew of delayed release dates, a controversial plan to drop the fourth record by  M.I.A. on the Tamil New Year fizzled out like the rest of them. In addition to a $1.5 million lawsuit from the NFL and … Continue reading

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The Return of Lily Allen! “Hard Out Here” Song & Video Premieres

IT’S HARD OUT HERE FOR A BITCH, BUT LILY ALLEN IS BACK! Lily’s version of [“Somewhere Only We Know” by Keane] is both a warm welcome back to the music world (we hear there’s a new album with some feminist … Continue reading

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Lily Allen Covers “Somewhere Only We Know” by Keane on Her First Solo Track since 2009

Lily Allen has teamed up with John Lewis to offer her first solo track in four years – a cover of Keane’s prestigious 2004 hit “Somewhere Only We Know,” recorded for the London based department store chain’s 2013 Christmas advertisement. … Continue reading

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Concert Review: 10/11/2013 Pearl Jam – Consol Energy Center

An extensive seven years had gone by since one of the biggest rock bands on the planet, Pearl Jam, last set eyes on the Steel City. Checking a calendar throws fans back into June 23rd, 2006 at Mellon Arena, an arena … Continue reading

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The Imperial NYC Roseland Ballroom Closes its Doors in April 2014

Extremely sad news has come about in the world of United States concert venues today, as New York City’s historic Roseland Ballroom has announced that it will be shutting down in April 2014, cited by an internal email to Billboard.com … Continue reading

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Robert “3D” Del Naja Releases Limited Battle Box 002; “3D on Jupiter”

Robert Del  Naja from Massive Attack continues his Battle Box series with “Battle Box 002” – released as a limited 300 copy vinyl and titled “3D on Jupiter”. Battle Box 001 was released late last year and is still available. … Continue reading

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Cults Release Sophomore Album Entitled “Static” & “High Road” Music Video

Static by Cults has been released to the public! There’s still an NPR stream of the album up over here. To celebrate and start the promotional train for their sophomore release, the duo created a music video to go along … Continue reading

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