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Friday Oct 23 | Spin

Ezra Furman and the Harpoons Cover Daniel Johnston

When Ezra Furman and the Harpoons stopped by SPIN 's backstage tent at Lollapalooza in August, the folk-rock foursome gave us a keyboard-heavy, pop-rock rendition of Daniel Johnston's "Walking the Cow," a 1983 lo-fi ode to uncertainty.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Friday Oct 23 | Manila Bulletin

Raygun survives YouTube backlash, earns raves in Asia

British pop rock band Raygun continues to defy critics as they capture more fans across the globe, including Southeast Asia where they are currently promoting their eponymous debut CD.

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Related Topix: Asia, Pop/Rock, August, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Ray, David Bowie

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Star Tribune

The Big Gigs: Our critcs' music picks

Maria Muldaur Star Tribune Amy Millan Yan Lassalle, Star Tribune Rain Machine More from Music POP/ROCK While his other band has inched toward accessibility after pushing so many sonic boundaries, TV on the Radio guitarist, co-vocalist and beard-grower Kyp Malone has recorded a solo album under the name Rain Machine that's as wild as anything he's ...

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, August, Drama Movies, Theater, Arts, Pop/Rock, Maria Muldaur, Blues, TV on the Radio, Siren, Music, Entertainment

Tue Oct 13, 2009

Azcentral.com

County declines case vs. band in attempted school break-in

Three members of a West Valley pop-rock band likely won't face felony charges in connection with an attempted break-in reported at a Peoria high school in August.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Peoria, AZ, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Maricopa County, AZ

Sat Oct 10, 2009

The Flat Hat

Fall break playlist: 'Tribe Drives'

While I'll be hanging around campus for fall break, Skyping with the fam and bench-reading like an elderly person, many of you at the College of William and Mary are heading home to enjoy fall break.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Tribe, College of William and Mary, Rusted Root, Marina, Garbage

Thu Oct 08, 2009

The Billings Outpost

Fall, winter concert lineup offers varied menu

The Ragbirds' music is like a richly colored canvas painting. With nearly every flavor, tone and shade representing a different musical heritage, the finished product is humbly beautiful and perfectly unmatched.

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Related Topix: Painting, Arts, Pop/Rock, Montana, Theater

Tue Oct 06, 2009

The Star Online

Shaping the future

Hairdressers from South-East Asia showed off their creativity and snippets of next year's hair trends.

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Related Topix: Asia, Pop/Rock, Boris, A-Ha, The Association, World News, China

Sun Oct 04, 2009

Newkerala.com

Radio comes back to conquer Mizoram people

Aizawl, Oct 3 : The long-lost flavour of radio has once again come alive in Mizoram, thanks to AIR Aizawl's FM Zoawi music channel, already on air from August 15 this year.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Gandhi

Fri Oct 02, 2009

JamBase

The Apples In Stereo: #1 Hits Explosion

In an alternate universe the title to this bang-up anthology would be resoundingly true.

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Related Topix: The Apples in Stereo, Pop/Rock, The Stereo, In Stereo, Michael Nesmith, The Bird

LiveDaily

Friendly Fires, The xx team for late-year tour

The two British acts kick off the outing Nov. 19 in Austin, TX, and will hit 14 cities on the trek, which extends through a Dec.

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Related Topix: New York Metro, Canada, Pop/Rock

Mon Sep 28, 2009

Tallahassee.com

Local lowdown

This indie-rock band from Montreal recently released their third album in August.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, MTV, The Velcro Pygmies

Thu Sep 17, 2009

Delaware Beachcomber

4 years in Salisbury leads band - finally - to a record deal

A young and well-established five-member band, Life on Repeat, is successfully making strides toward a new music career.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Records, Thrice, Salad

Wed Sep 16, 2009

NZ Herald

Born in the fifties

Kitty, Daisy, and Lewis Durham come from a family obsessed with music, fashion and technology from the 50s.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Calling, December, Coldplay, Led Zeppelin, Queens of the Stone Age

Sat Sep 12, 2009

Art Voice

Round 1 Week 1: The Pillagers vs. The Albrights

Welcome back, my friends, to the online battle of the bands that never ends - the fantabulous Artvoice Battle Of Original Music .

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Related Topix: Buffalo, NY, Buffalo Metro, Pop/Rock, Buffalo, Solo, The Beatles

Thu Sep 10, 2009

Freerepublic.com

When The Beatles Met Bob Dylan

With the entire Beatles back catalogue now available in digitally remastered form, not to mention their appearance in the latest version of Rock Band, Tom Townshend takes an in-depth look at a crucial moment in their musical development - the day they met Bob Dylan... When future generations look back on the music of the twentieth century, two ...

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Beatles, Dylan, Bob Dylan, The Animals

Fri Sep 04, 2009

JaxAir News

All-hands concert draws up to 2,000 fans

The Navy Band Southeast group "Pride" kicks off the summer concert and gets the crowd fired up at NAS Jax Aug.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, NAS Brunswick, Black Entertainment, Rap, Nas, Pop/Rock, The Pride

Wed Sep 02, 2009

Body Impolitic

Fat-Friendly Books for Children and Young Adults

Lynne Murray says: The topic of fat friendly books for children came up about halfway through a recent call-in conversation with several Pearlsong Press authors.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Fat, Patricia, America, Life, Holidays, Halloween, Family, Kids

Mon Aug 31, 2009

Telegram & Gazette

Rockers Vertical Horizon set for Worcester Common

The band Vertical Horizon, fronted by Matt Scannell of Worcester, will play a free concert on the Worcester Common Thursday.

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Related Topix: Worcester, MA, Vertical Horizon, Pop/Rock, Thursday, Staff

Sat Aug 29, 2009

Manila Bulletin

The Beatles, music, & values

Last Wednesday, August 26, I joined the many Rizaleos who jampacked the Ynares Sports Center in Antipolo City to watch a concert by a United States-based group called Beatlemania who treated us to two hours of classics originally sang by the foursome of John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Beatles, Short, Music!, John Lennon, George Harrison

Fri Aug 28, 2009

AnimeCons.com

Superglorious and NYAF announce Far East To East Showcase

Norwalk, CT, August 20, 2009: Superglorious and the New York Anime Festival today announced the Far East To East Showcase 2009, a night of innovative music that brings together four of the best musical artists from both the Far East and the East Coast.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Anime and Manga, Norwalk, CT, Pop/Rock, Webster, September, Sakura

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