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Lorde Dreams Up a Different World in ‘Team’

In the chorus of “Team” a track off Lorde’s debut album Pure Heroine she sings “We live in cities you’ll never see onscreen” and now she’s giving us a glimpse (onscreen) into her world In between shots of the teenage pop singer spazzing out in a blue foliage-filled universe two…

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Junior Murvin, Singer of ‘Police and Thieves,’ Dead

Reggae artist Junior Murvin died on Monday in Jamaica Although an official cause of death has not yet been released Murvin had been recently hospitalized for diabetes and blood-pressure-related illnesses  He was between ages 64 and 67 according to the Los Angeles Times From the Archives Reggae’s Mad Scientist and Junior…

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Kanye Launching New Clothing Line, Working with Q-Tip and Rick Rubin

A week after Kanye West let it slip that he would be partnering with Adidas the sneaker giant has confirmed the news Details haven’t been released yet as Billboard reports but the apparel company did offer a statement “For 2014 we welcome to the Adidas family one of the most influential…

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Gucci Mane Indicted on Federal Gun Charges

Gucci Mane has been indicted on federal gun charges after Atlanta police found him in possession of firearms on two separate occasions Prosecutors in the US attorney’s office in Atlanta said that the rapper (real name Radric Davis) will face two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon They…

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Tool’s Maynard James Keenan Throwing Himself a 50th Birthday Party

Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan will celebrate his 50th birthday by performing with two of his other groups Puscifer and A Perfect Circle at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on May 10th The prolific rocker will also host a special performance from the recently reunited alt-rockers Failure as Spin reports…

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Morrissey’s Strange Day on the Set of ‘Friends’

This week marks the release of Morrissey’s Autobiography the long-awaited account from one music’s greatest singers and personalities In it you’ll read about his early days with the Smiths finding fame in a solo career and much much more Below is an exclusive excerpt where Morrissey recalls his time meeting…

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Go Behind the Scenes of Nine Inch Nails’ International Tour

After crafting the stunning stage show for Nine Inch Nails’ several festival dates this summer frontman Trent Reznor figured that the prep for his band’s first official tour since 2008 would be a breeze Then his own ambitions got in the way “Let’s push ourselves into feeling reinvention Let’s get…

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Pharrell’s Next Solo LP Will Be Rap-Free

Pharrell has found time in his never-ending production schedule to work on a new solo record which he says will be rap-free “That’s the difference between 30 and 40 ‘Cause I was 30 now I’m 40 – and I’m not rapping” he said in an extensive career-spanning interview in Complex explaining…

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Flashback: Pantera Confuse Beavis and Butt-head

Beavis and Butt-Head are clearly huge fans of Pantera but the band’s 1992 video for “This Love” left them a little confused This was largely due to the fact that they thought frontman Phil Anselmo was a guy named Pantera “Does this Pantera guy ever relax?” Beavis wondered “I don’t…

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Rita Ora Joins ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Cast

The Fifty Shades of Grey cast just got a glamorous new recruit British singer-songwriter Rita Ora has signed on to play Mia the adopted sister of main character Christian Grey Variety reports The movie started filming this week Women Who Rock The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time The adaptation of E L…

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