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Clarence Clemons' Nephew Jake to Play Sax on Springsteen Tour
February 10, 2012 7:56 AM EST NEW YORK (AP) - It takes two men to replace The Big Man. Bruce Springsteen announced Thursday that two musicians - Jersey Shore sidekick Eddie Manion and Clarence Clemons' nephew Jake - will "share the saxophone role" during the E S ...
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Meet Mister Heavenly: Sub Pop's Newest Supergroup
August 15, 2011 10:00 AM EDT "We just banged on some shit, and we worked it out," Islands frontman Nick Thorburn (formerly of the Unicorns) says of his newest collaborative project, Mister Heavenly . With Ryan Kattner of indie cult favorite Man Man and Joe Plummer of ...
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Man Man Matures with Bright Eyes' Mogis on 'Life Fantastic'
May 18, 2011 5:00 PM EDT After eight years of battling countless obstacles with little relief or reward, the members of Man Man were getting sick of each other. "We were all like cranky brothers," recalls frontman Ryan Kattner, who performs under the stage name Ho ...
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Billboard Bits: Carlos Santana Slams New Immigration Law, Britney Spears Covers Harper's Bazaar
May 16, 2011 7:57 PM EDT Billboard Bits serves up the best bite-sized nuggets of music news and gossip. Carlos Santana Slams Georgia for New Immigration Law Carlos Santana on Sunday used baseball's annual Civil Rights Game as a platform to admonish Georgia and Arizona ...
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Bonnaroo 2011 Lineup Led by Eminem, Arcade Fire, Lil Wayne
February 15, 2011 11:43 AM EST The Bonnaroo 2011 lineup is in, and rap superstars Eminem and Lil Wayne , album of the year Grammy winner Arcade Fire , and veteran rock acts Buffalo Springfield and Dr. John and the Original Meters have been tapped to play the summer music festival ...
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Eminem, Rihanna Heat Up VMAs Stage
September 12, 2010 9:47 PM EDT Eminem and Rihanna were steaming hot for their VMAs opening performance. Em kicked off the 2010 MTV VMAs show this year with a combo performance of "Not Afraid" and "Love The Way You Lie," alongside collaborator Rihanna. First he ...
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Fun Fun Fun Fest Adds Extra Day, Weird Al, Devo
August 04, 2010 2:24 PM EDT Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest has released its full line-up, along with the announcement that a third day has been added, headlined by Weird Al Yankovic . The festival will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 5 and run through Sunday, Nov. 7 at the cit ...
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SXSW Day 2 Brings STP, Cheap Trick Performances, Alex Chilton Tributes
March 19, 2010 1:45 PM EDT The music kicked into high gear on the second full day of the South By Southwest Music Festival + Conference in Austin, TX, though the celebrations were tempered by sadness as fans and fellow musicians reacted to the death of Alex Chilton . Big Star ...
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Bob Dylan, The Dead Lead Rothbury Lineup
March 16, 2009 1:21 AM EDT The Dead, Bob Dylan, The String Cheese Incident, Willie Nelson & Family, and The Black Crowes are among the top acts set for the second annual Rothbury, a weekend-long festival produced by Madison House Presents and AEG Live. The event will be h ...
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Man Man
May 12, 2008 12:00 AM EDT It's easy to get a good sense of Man Man and the music it makes by taking a look at the stage names of its band members: Honus Honus, Sergei Sogay, Pow Pow, Critter Crat and Chang Wang. It's easy to get a good sense of Man Man and the musi ...
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Billboard Bits: McCarren Park, Prefab Sprout, Animal Collective
May 17, 2007 12:00 AM EDT The initial lineup has been announced for a slate of free shows at McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn, N.Y., which began hosting concerts last summer after two decades of inactivity. The initial lineup has been announced for a slate of free shows at McC ...
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Seger Not Extending Tour Into Summer
March 12, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Don't sit around waiting for those rumored Bob Seger summer tour dates, because they're not going to happen, according to the Ramblin' Gamblin' Man himself. Don't sit around waiting for those rumored Bob Seger summer tour da ...
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Pitchfork Music Festival / July 29-30, 2006 / Chicago (Union Park)
July 31, 2006 12:00 AM EDT On the scorching hot first day of Chicago's Pitchfork Music Festival, there was one band that was able to inspire an audience clap-along without any prodding from the stage. That band was Britain's Ar On the scorching hot first day of Chic ...
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'The Barbershop' Boasts Fresh Cuts
July 08, 2002 12:00 AM EDT Music by Fabolous, P. Diddy, Jagged Edge, Glenn Lewis, and Amel Larrieux will grace the upcoming Epic soundtrack to "The Barbershop." Due Aug. 27, the set is led by the single "Stingy" by Ginuwine, wh Music by Fabolous, P. Diddy, ...
