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Woe Is Me Covers Katy Perry’s ‘TGIF’

Fearless Records now infamous “Punk Goes…” series is generally a great compilation of up and coming bands covering todays pop hits. Consider it something like Kids Bop with a beard. What worries us this time is the initial leak by the band Woe is Me. Katy Perry is a fun perfomer to cover but the band does absolutely nothing with it- other than make it worse.

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RADIOHEAD U.S. TOUR 2012

Now nothing more than a low rung Indie band far below caliber of those in the genre that followed behind them. I wouldn’t go so far as to call them grandfathers of the scene, but they had their short lived space and basically ruined it for themselves. Its hard to be a down to Earth Indie band when your front man is an egocentrical..egocentric. Yeah that bad.

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Odd Future Dropped From Music Festival For Homophobia

“You are proving that you have little concern for the lives and welfare of LGBT people, that you are willing to endanger their lives, and seek to encourage stigmatisation against them. I find this disappointing in an organisation that could do so much to enhance the self-esteem of youth, reduce stigma, and discourage violence.”

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All Time Low Already Working On New Album

All Time Low is a band that will not stop moving. Touring and recording like a boss and showing no signs of slowing down. In a genre full of 1 record artists who tour endlessly, how refreshing it is that ATL actually hit the studio. Of course, more touring will follow but if there is one thing you can be certain of their material never gets stale.

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Who Kicked Avril's Ass?

Pop star and former sk8rgrrrl, Avril Lavigne faced a jeering crowd of 5 ninjas outside the Roosevelt Hotel in trendy LA armed only with Bruce Jenners kid Brody. Needles to say the results werent pretty and both Lavigne and Jenner had much to ‘tweet’ about. The amusing part is how interestingly opposite their reactions were.. ‘Charges!Chargers’ is more note worthy than ‘winning’

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Creed Tours, Intimate Adventures

My Own Prison and Human Clay are very special albums for us and I look forward to performing them for our fans,” singer Scott Stapp said. “The songs bring back a lot of great memories for me and I hope for them too.” Creed is back with ‘Arms Wide Open’ and a shot in the dark attempt to rally back 15 years of former glory.

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Coldplay – Saint Paul Linked

Coldplay isn’t the worst band on earth (close, but not the WORST) but they are more irritating than U2. Bono is a self-proclaimed ego centric with a messiah complex, Coldplay are the St. Paul of rock: they keep on getting blinded on the road to Damascus and seeing the light. yes, they have learnt humility while they tell the millions why they should follow them

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The Decemberists ready EP: "Long Live the King" Reviewed

There is no grade low enough to describe how truly awful this is. So unless your a white boy with dreadlocks and a hackysack bag… RUN. The ‘two strike your out’ rule comes to call. The Decemberists will gain a whole new fan base now and maybe even a drum circle. I am sad to say I wont be along for the trip.

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We Are The City, The Mint: Friday, November 4th, 2011

The band from Kelowna, BC ventures in to the infamous club The Mint for a night of eclectic and experimental rock. According to their Facebook bio “We Are The City will continue their attempt to push musical boundaries and hopefully stumble across something not yet heard in the process.” and we’re there to watch

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Minnesota Beatles Project Vol. 3

Sports seem to get additional support, music has to fight harder to stay in the ciriculum. A sad but true fact. So leave it to the talents of the most creative to find a way to not only fund some programs but to take classic music and put a moder spin to it? Letting students in on the action just makes the project more real.

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Amanda Palmer, "UKULELE ANTHEM" reviewed

” do your homework with a fork, and eat your fruit loops in the dark and bring your flask of jack to work, and play your ukulele ” lyrics contributed by hundreds of Twitter using fans who used the social media vehicle to assist Palmer in her latest artsy endeavour. I may say I hate her, but thats a lie- Amanda is a genius.

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Foster The People, "Call It What You Want," Video Review

Could you get more cool than having your Wikipedia page explain your band name as follows “Mark Foster originally named his band Foster & the People, but people misheard it as “Foster the People”. Eventually, he took to the nurturing image it evoked of “taking care” of the people, so the name stuck” I think not and their latest video just proves that the band has lost its fringe.

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MFT 11-07-11

Deacon Blues – Steely Dan – These guys never got out of college and in the wake of Alabama getting beaten by LSU Saturday night in one of the best games I’ve seen in awhile, perhaps these manic depressive smartass dropouts will make em feel better.

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Iman and hel do SNL: Maroon 5

Maroon 5 are perfect complement to the cream of wheat bland that SNL has become. Despite a hit of “Moves Like Jagger”, M5 could be the background music to any teen drama or prime time soap opera. There is a place in the world for weak comedy and lackluster music. Tonight on SNL we have the yin and yang of mediocrity.

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Gym Class Heroes streaming "Ass Back Home"(feat​. Neon Hitch)

The rapping’s genius, and the lyrics are punchy with a lot of hooks and clever lines. The beat makes it a good party song, and it’ll be a good one to sing along to. GCH keeps appearing and disappearing, and as other artists start covering their earlier work, Travis and the gang finally let loose something new in this latest single.

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Black Sabbath Press Conference 11/11/11

ya figure these cats are older than your pop.. I suggest they hurry. On the 41st anniversary of playing LA’s infamous the band will make some sort of profound statement, tour, record, or just another box set? The rumour is all four original members will be on hand for this ‘monumental’ event. Are they simply too late to cash in on a revival?

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Falling In Reverse, Fall Off Tour Roster

Ronnie Radke, and Falling in Reverse are members of the esteemed Epitaph Records family. I wonder if its financial or if its simply conflict? Regardless of the why, its just plain unfortunate that this hot new band wont make the East Coast this season. To miss an opportunity to see them with the amazing We Came As Romans, is just salt in the wound.

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Radiohead Guitar On eBay

An auction for charity. A telecaster from Indie icons. Radiohead gives it away to give back to the Billie Butterfly Fund. Ebay offers a forum to reach out and touch a child in need. This is a much better offering than dance lessons with Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke, thats for sure. Hurry though the auction is up for just a limited time.

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A Very GK! Holiday Festival Adds New Bands

It is, by far, one of the best tours of the entire year and we’re lucky it’s only two dates are up here in the NorthEast! Glamour Kills, the clothing line for rockstars (and rockstar wannabe’s) jumps on the sponser a show bandwagon! Vans, Journeys, and Pac Sun are just a few of the other retailers who took a stab at show promotion and won.

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Damian May Be Leaving Fucked Up

‘It wasn’t the most fun I’ve ever had on tour, I was kind of melting down, mentally, on that tour but every time I was hanging out with those guys, it was fantastic.’ It cant be easy to be that over the top at every show. Could this be a press gimmick or a could Fucked Up really be heading in to the sunset?

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Singles Going Steady, Week of October 31st, 2011

a little worse songs, a little slower, and a little better played. Every week a new batch of songs from every genre are showcased in a forum that let you know if its worth not ony your time but worth your dime. From Megadeath to Carole King, this week is no different and no less diverse. the problem is nothing is really that grade A.

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MFT 11-6-11

Mine To Design – Wesley Wolfe – Hold out for the coda -a beautiful instrumental breach. Topping todays My Favorite Tracks list Wesley Wolfe, of North Carolina’s Odessa records is on constant repeat.

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