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<!– –> <!– –> This time last year, Polica didn’t exist. Now the Minneapolis-based band finds itself garnering praise from a Grammy winner. In a Rolling Stone interview following his win for Best New Artist, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon name-checked the psychedelic RB outfit as a band for which he’s head over heels. “They’re the [...]

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Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh recently announced plans to open a new mixed-use performance space called Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, Calif. Not to be outdone by his bandmate, guitarist Bob Weir has now revealed his involvement in a similar venture just down the road from Lesh’s spot. The two musicians still perform together in [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> On a recent afternoon, the rapper Young Jeezy sits in an alcove above a marble hotel lobby in New York City, his shoulders larger than expected, wearing a tri-colored 8732 varsity jacket emblazoned with words on caps-lock: “STREET DREAMS,” “FIGHT” and “SURVIVAL.” Appropriate messages in uncertain times: his latest album, TM103 [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> Back in hack? Yesterday, Amy Winehouse’s official website was hacked by what appeared to be a cheery gang of Lil B fans. Just one day after the internet-savvy rapper released long-anticipated new album I’m Gay (I’m Happy), Winehouse’s webpage was manipulated to show a picture of the MC, blinking text, an [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> Britney Spears will release her seventh studio album Femme Fatale on March 29th. It’s her most thrilling and inventive record yet, a set of songs that just as danceable as they are unusual and forward-thinking. Rolling Stone caught with Spears to discuss how she goes about selecting songs and collaborators for [...]

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<!– –> <!– –> Original Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan may now be a financial guru, but that doesn’t mean he’s stopped making music: On April 19 he’ll release The Taking, the third album from his current band Loaded. A vinyl version will precede it by a week, while proceeds from downloads of the [...]

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