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Tears For Fears Cover Animal Collective's "My Girls"

posted: December 18, 2013

Lately we’ve been seeing a lot of unusual covers and collaborations from bands like The Flaming Lips, Ke$ha, and The Joy Formidable to name a few. Now, with Tears For Fears releasing their cover of Animal Collective‘s…
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The Joy Formidable, The Flaming Lips Cover Sparklehorse

posted: December 13, 2013

Box of Stars, a nonprofit organization which raises mental health awareness, is currently seeking pledges via IndieGoGo for a tribute album they hope to create for the late Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse, who tragically committed…
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New Releases: January 22, 2013

posted: January 22, 2013

With the return of hipster favorites Ra Ra Riot, Toro y Moi, and The Joy Formidable, this is an especially fertile week for indie rock releases. Also on the menu are new offerings from classic punk…
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SXSW Add 600 Bands To Line Up

posted: December 6, 2012

Following last month’s South By Southwest announcement that former Foo Fighters frontman, Dave Grohl would be the festival’s keynote speaker, SXSW has now announced an enormous wave of new bands that will play the 2013…
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UTG: 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part One' Soundtrack

posted: November 14, 2011

Here’s an unpopular opinion for you: I love Twilight. Shamelessly. I appreciate its badness the way others ridicule it, and see elements of truth in every character flaw that people deride. Not to imply that I…
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Thursday, July 7, 2011

posted: July 7, 2011

Another one of the JoBros goes solo. JK Rowling is sooo over Harry Potter. Muse really is out of this world. Mick Jagger isn’t the only Stone making moves. Taylor Momsen, you dirty bird. RIP…
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