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<!– –> <!– –> Peter Jones, who played drums for Crowded House, died on Friday at the age of 45. Australia’s Herald Sun newspaper reports that he had been suffering from brain cancer. The band left a statement on its website confirming Jones’ passing: “We are in mourning today for the death of Peter Jones. We remember [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> Robin Gibb, one-third of the Bee Gees, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer, his spokesperson has confirmed via a statement. Gibb was 62 years old. “The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great sadness that Robin passed away today following his long battle with cancer and [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> This story is from the July 14, 1977 issue of Rolling Stone. London: 67 Brook Street, Mayfair, is sometimes referred to as the house that Cream built. It predates Cream by quite a bit, actually, but that’s not what they mean. What they mean is that this is the house that [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> Kanye West has announced that he will premiere a new short film, Cruel Summer, on May 23rd at the Cannes Film Festival. Inspired by the new G.O.O.D. Music record of the same name and created by West’s design company, DONDA , Cruel Summer is part film, part art installation, described as a “seven-screen experience.” [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> Click to listen to Sara Bareilles’ ‘Once Upon Another Time’ Sara Bareilles plans to spend most of 2012 writing and recording her next album, but before she goes into studio seclusion, the singer-songwriter has a treat for her fans – the Ben Folds-produced EP Once Upon Another Time, in stores Tuesday. [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> Dave Grohl will make his 11th appearance as a performer on Saturday Night Live tonight when he and the Foo Fighters join Mick Jagger for a performance of . . . well, who knows? This puts Grohl in a firm lead over nine-time performer Paul Simon as the most frequent musical [...]

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<!– –> Click to Enlarge <!– –> Earlier this year, the String Cheese Incident announced that they would offer an allotment of tickets to their summer shows directly through their official website, without any kind of service charge. In a generous gesture to their fans, the band even agreed to eat the credit card processing [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> Hundreds of young Christians took to the streets Friday and Saturday in protest as Lady Gaga arrived in Manila for the latest leg of her Asian tour, the Associated Press reports. The protesters, members of a group called Biblemode Youth Philippines, are calling for the cancellation of the pop star’s concerts [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> A dramatic element of Loretta Lynn’s autobiography has been called into question following a discovery by the Associated Press that the country legend is actually three years older than she had claimed. Lynn’s birth certificate, which the AP found on file at the state Office of Vital Statistics in Frankfort, Kentucky, [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> This story is from the September 15th, 1983 issue of Rolling Stone. May 19th, 1980, was no ordinary Monday for the members of Joy Division. Bags were packed and goodbyes had been said. They were ready to leave for America, on their first rock roll tour abroad. They had finished a [...]

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