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Courtney Love Goes “Behind The Music”

Love her or hate her, its pretty difficult not to be completely enthralled with Courtney Love — which is why Vh1 gave the rocker her own “Behind The Music“. Last week I told you about the two-hour special, which premiered this past Monday, that gave us an inside look into glorious crazy that is Courtney. From [...]

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“Behind the Music: Courtney Love” Looks AMAZING!!!

The magnificent Courtney Love will be telling all, and refreshingly it won’t be through her Twitter account. The kooky rock icon got her own “Behind the Music” and it will premiere this Monday. When I caught the commercial for the special yesterday I literally shrieked with glee. My obsession with Love began in my early tweens [...]

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RIP Alex Chilton

Last night, the sad news of the passing of Alex Chilton flooded the internet via various memorial tweets and blog tributes. Chilton passed away at the age of 59 at a New Orleans hospital, reportedly of a heart attack. The musician is best known for his lead role in Big Star, who was supposed to play a show this Saturday at SXSW. While they might not have received mainstream recognition, the band’s power pop effect can be found on records from R.E.M., Beck and most obviously, The Replacements, whose song ‘Alex Chilton’ praised the singer and his music.

I first encountered Chilton as a young kid when I became obsessed with ‘The Letter’ by his band The Box Tops. I would listen to it on repeat until I actually had to replace the compilation tape it was on. More on RIP Alex Chilton after the JUMP

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Battle I’d Pay to See: Morrissey vs Damien Hirst

I can always get behind a bashing on Damien Hirst. Recently, Morrissey interviewed his close friend and visual artist Linder Sterling for INTERVIEW magazine and the two discussed the abhorrent usage of dead animals in Hirst’s artwork. As a fellow vegetarian, I can understand what prompted Morrissey to lash out at Hirst. Damien has used multiple [...]

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The Magic That is ‘Dead Mans Bones’

I could go on a five hour tangent on how amazing Ryan Gosling is, but I’ll save that for another time. My fiance introduced me to ‘Dead Mans Bones’, a music group comprised of Gosling, Zach Shields and most of the time a childrens choir from the Silverlake Conservatory of Music. With its eerie vocals, choral [...]

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OK Go Wins at Music Videos

Whatever you may think about OK Go, you have to give them credit for continuously bringing it with their music videos. I am convinced that if MTV was functioning like it did back in the 90′s, they would be one of the biggest bands in America if only in part due to their clever music videos. [...]

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Coachella Announces Dates and Lineup

You have less than 90 days to plan your heat fueled excursion into the desert to enjoy the sounds of Jay-Z, Pavement, Muse, Thom Yorke, Them Crooked Vultures, Gorillaz, Faith No More and about two hundred other bands. Coachella is upon us, once again ushering in the concert festival season. I am beyond excited to [...]

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Hello Daddy, Hello Mom – ‘The Runaways’ Trailer Hits Web

The highly anticipated biopic on the all girl rock band who put a strangle hold on the music industry in the late 1970′s has finally hit the web. And if these clips are any indication, Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning and the rest of the ladies fully embodied what it takes to be in The Runaways. The [...]

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