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Stream Jonny Greenwood's Score For 'The Master' On Spotify

And if you can’t wait for its very limited release this weekend (only in New York and Los Angeles), you can already stream the soundtrack on Spotify, a series of powerful and impressive instrumentals composed by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, who had already scored Anderson’s previous movie ‘There Will Be Blood’.

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Carly Rae Jepsen's "This Kiss" Reviewed

a very ordinary slice of electronic modern pop and it is too flimsy to emerge as a hit single. It is, in fact, a very boring track and if the album isn’t better than this we have a problem. Fortunately she has nothing much riding on it

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Jay-Z And Beyonce To Host Obama's Fundraiser

Jay-Z’s club is supposed to be a hot thing, combining the ‘lavish warmth of a New York City penthouse with the vivacity and glamour of courtside seats at a championship game’… it has also a super large VIP space, with large-screen HD TVs, custom pool table, and sport memorabilia, called, what else? the Jay-Z Lounge

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"Belsen Was Gas" Streaming Pistols

Until now, you’ve only heard a couple bootleg live versions and that infamous Ronnie Biggs studio cut. But in honor of the 35th Anniversary release- we get a new improv steeped closet recording that sounds almost psychedelic. Freakin Lydon, hes such a pip

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Listen Up: 9-14-12

No Worries – Lil Wayne – After dismissing this out of hand yesterday, its complete eccentric sound caught my ear. Weezy can absolutely rhyme, and if he can’t quite sing, still, he is so unhinged here, it is more than a my Mach is bigger than usual, You gotta wonder who he is gonna sell it to – Grade: B+

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Freedom To Love Now!: A Concert For Marriage Equality

Freedom lobbies and sends in representatives to promote and secure same sex marriages. We have seen this ‘right’ revoked, the foundation works diligently to keep their agenda on track. The current rally cry being that marriage is between two people that love each other rather than an gender specimen from each side. Aside from the people at Chik-Fil-A is there anyone against this?

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Adam Ant Speaks of Music

I think there’s a certain insecurity there that you’re always waiting for that great story to come along, that great script. In music, I write the songs. There’s an element of control that you have as a musician that you don’t have as an actor.

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The Death Of The VMAs

The VMAs are worse today. They are kinda like Coney Island on a wet Sunday afternoon in late October. Everything looks the way it used to but the paint is faded and the rides are slower and no one is around

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Where To Now For The Music Business

Advertising sponsored albums, kickstarter campaigns, free live recordings, paid live recordings, tee shirts, fanclubs, meet and greets with paid purchase, super box sets that include the earliest demos and commentary… everything is all over the place.

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Listen Up 9-13-12

The xx – Chained – People like this band because they have a subtle palette of colors, it looks like shades of gray but the melodies are sprinkles of color. But I find them dull and this isn’t “Angels” – Grade: B

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Sigur Ros Blame Stevie Wonder For Not Airing Their performance At Bestival

They thought the clip couldn’t be used as they felt it was not reflecting what they truly want to do on stage, … sure, I understand that lights are part of their performance, and seeing them during daylight was probably modifying the experience, but they are playing music, and I still hope fans go to see them for their music first. They aren’t some nocturnal circus/cabaret act!

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Amanda Palmer, "Theatre Is Evil" Reviewed

Shes the arty annoying broad in the thrift shop sweater who goes on and on about politics til you want to kill her. So do me a favor. I beg you, just don’t look. Don’t look at the art don’t look at a video just ignore her face and her interviews and banter. For the good of all that is holy do NOT get the commentary version of her new album-

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Lady Gaga's "Princess D.I.E." Reviewed

In a sense, it is a child of “Candle In The Wind” but with the sentiment distilled… and without a great melody. Gaga’s problem appears to be an inability to write good songs any more. This one is really not that great and the rest of the album better be a big big improvement.

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Watch Ty Segall's Fuzzy Video For 'The Hill'

The band is dressed in furry and feathery animal costumes – a recurrent theme these days – and some red-wigged-bulgy-eyed iguana also made an apparition,… such a strange visual, it almost has the same vibe than movies showing people lost in a forest cabin and watching old K7 of paranormal phenomenon

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A Famous Off Spring Mad At Dad

For a child the change from non-existent to 12 year old girl is huge. Plus the 24 time span, the daily dayness is long, but it is also relentless, it doesn’t stop for a second and it doesn’t stop for anything so while a day is long days are short.

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Look Sharp: Fashion and Compassion

Throwing flour in some ones face is spectacle enough to bring attention to their cause and not as permanent as days gone by. In 1982 I was part of a very militant group who took it upon themselves to spray paint or otherwise stain fur coats we encountered in our day. Yes, I took part in this vigilante behavior and no I don’t really regret it.

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Must See: Rihanna In Brooklyn, May 2013

Tickets go on sale September 21st, 2012 and Rihanna will be going forth May 4th, 2013 when she makes her only area performance. Only? Surely not… I would bet that she adds a couple of dates to that stand. May 4th will be a Saturday

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Green Day Tour Dates

Now their legions of fanatics can scream out the lyrics with this ‘punk’ band. Before I list the dates though, lets get one thing straight. Green Day are not punk. They never were and they never will be.

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Jay-Z Doesn't Want To Have A Picnic With The Occupy Movement

But how a guy, who has probably always bought everything cash, would know? This declaration demonstrates how disconnected from reality a billionaire can be …. And you don’t know what the fight is about? These people aren’t having a picnic in the park, this was really offensive, in a Marie-Antoinette kind of way

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Listen Up 9-12-12

Chinese Rock – Sid Vicious – A bad, bad joke that was in the process of killing the tragi-comic figure, the personification of white trash in eather coat and hypodermic needles, stuck between Malcolm trying to remake him in the image of James Dean and Nancy Spungen trying to resurrect his career at Max’s with panties in hand. It all ended up in the Chelsea Hotel, and this song is the soundtrack. Ps: it is a terrible version… but a great song. – Grade: D+

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Bob Mould's "Silver Age" Reviewed

Mould simply shows how the old school punk rock house was built, raining sheets of sonic guitar blasts that rip potholes into the linings of your brainpan and then searing spackle into the remaining crevices.

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Cat Power's 'Sun' Reviewed

Freedom and Lady Liberty run throughout the eleven songs, despite all the troubles in her personal life, this is a triumphant rebirth, which, far from focusing on her own depression, opens up to the whole world with a rare generosity.

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The Many Voices of A Generation

There are far too many voices these days, too many genre’s to much media too much everything for there to be a singular source for anything. There are groups for everyone and all of those groups together are a collective ‘choir of a generation’

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Amanda Palmer "The Killing Type" Video Review

After being a Dresden Doll fan for so long it was tough to jump ship and actually turn from love to hate. Yes, hate. She annoyed the hell out of me. So much so that I didn’t even want to see her on her tour or participate in her asinine kick starter bullshit.

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Justin Pierre "Broken Heart" Acoustic Reviewed

He’s so charismatic and talented that I can’t get enough of his performing. He is an incredible musician and gets so enveloped in what he’s doing and it’s admirable. I can honestly say that he has one of the best and most distinctive voices I’ve ever heard

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Will I Am Sometimes Went Hungry As A Child

“Sometimes I would miss breakfast and when you’re on food stamps and lunch tickets, missing breakfast is not good for a kid. There’s a family of influences that dictate behavior. In the ghetto, there’s a liquor store, a cheque-cashing place and a motel. What that tells you psychologically is, get a cheque, cash it. Take a couple of steps. Buy some liquor and get drunk”

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Sneak Peaks Week Of September 10th, 2012

So I guess tonight is Amanda’s official release party. Color me impressed. But the headline is Bobby of course, and DMX and th e Avett Brothers. This is a veritable who’s who of 2012. I am hoping for big thngs off xx and ZZ, though what I’ve heard of both makes me think I’m not getting em.

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