The 2010 Grammy nominations, which will be televised live on Jan. 31 on CBS, have been announced and women are leading the pack this year. Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga, who are all nominated for Record of the Year, lead the nominees with 10, 8 and 5 nominations respectively. The rest of the category comprises of musical groups The Black Eyed Peas and Kings of Leon.
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Fever Ray, a.k.a Karin Dreijer-Anderson, will release her debut self-titled solo album on November 24. The deluxe edition includes the original CD, 2 covers, a live performance CD, a DVD featuring all of her videos and much more. Read more…
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The Rakes, a punk-rock group from North London, UK, has just announced that they are parting ways. The band, which was formed by Alan Donohoe, Matthew Swinnerton, Jamie Hornsmith and Lasse Petersen in 2002, has decided that the split will be effective immediately and have canceled their upcoming US and UK tours. Read more…
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Danger Mouse and The Shins’ James Mercer have merged into Broken Bells, a secret collaboration that sends both artists into completely different directions with their music. Read more…
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YACHT has just released their Fall 2009 dates that include shows with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Breeders. Their new album, See Mystery Lights, is already on sale and available on iTunes. Read more…
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Rammstein will release “Pussy,” the first single off their new album, on September 22 and will only be available on iTunes. The Berlin based group hasn’t released any new music in four years but their last record sold 3 million albums in the US alone.
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After lead vocalist Jim Lindberg parted ways with Pennywise last month, the band has been looking for a vocalist to step in for the 2009 Smokeout Festival. Read more…
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The Rakes released their newest album, Klang, in March but now they are releasing it for digital download on October 20. Klang, the band’s third studio album, has gotten critical acclaim for their change in sound and taking their music into a completely different direction.
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Lou Barlow is releasing his new album, Goodnight Unknown, on October 6. Until then, he’s releasing behind-the-scenes videos to document the making of the album and giving fans a sneak peak of his new music.
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Basement Jaxx is releasing Scars, their first studio album since their 2006 effort, Crazy Itch Radio. Scars, which drops on October 6, is a personal album that was inspired by real life trials and tribulations that the group went through in the past three years.
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