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First City Festival Announces 2013 Lineup Featuring Modest Mouse, Passion Pit, MGMT, and More

May 21st, 2013

Monterey California’s First City Festival unveils its inaugural lineup featuring headliners Modest Moues, Passion Pit, MGMT and many more. Read More for full lineup and ticket information. Read more…

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WATCH: Beck Performs Song from Album Song Reader Live in Santa Cruz

May 21st, 2013

Watch the first public performances of Beck playing material from his Song Reader album. Read more…

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Stone Temple Pilots and Chester Bennington of Linkin Park Make Surprise Appearance At KROQ’s Weenie Roast

May 21st, 2013

Stone Temple Pilots made a surprise apperance with Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington at KROQ’s Weenie Roast. Read More for further details. Read more…

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Kanye West Confirms New Album Is Called Yeezus, Now Listed on iTunes

May 21st, 2013

Kanye West confirms his new album is called Yeezus and will be released on June 18th. Read more…

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This Is Hardcore Festival Announces 2013 Lineup Featuring GWAR, Judge, Kid Dynamite, and More

May 21st, 2013

Philadelphia’s This Is Hardcore Fest has unveiled its 2013 lineup. For full lineup and ticket information Read More. Read more…

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R.I.P. Ray Manzarek of The Doors

May 20th, 2013

Founding member of The Doors, Ray Manzarek, passed away on Monday at age 74. After a long battle with cancer, he leaves behind a legacy and permanent imprint on music history.
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mxdwn EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: HOTT MT Streams New Album I Made This

May 20th, 2013

Not much is known about Hour Of The Time Majesty 12, or HOTT MT for short. What we do know, is that their new album I Made This is worth a listen or seven. The album doesn’t drop officially until tomorrow, but that didn’t stop us here at mxdwn from securing an exclusive stream of the entire new album in full, available for your listening pleasure right now! Stream the full album now, inside. Read more…

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Linkin Park Announced As Headliners for Sunset Strip Music Festival 2013

May 20th, 2013

Sunset Strip Music Festival has announced LINKIN PARK as headliners for their sixth annual festival. A portion of ticket sales will go to benefit Music For Relief.
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WATCH: Kanye West Performs Two New Songs “Black Skinhead” and “New Slaves” on SNL

May 19th, 2013

Saturday Night Live’s season finale was highlighted by Kanye West’s first public performance for his upcoming album Yeezus. The SNL appearance follows a surprise New York City performance on Wednesday and the innovative release of “New Slaves” worldwide on Friday Night.
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New Music Alert: Rabbit Rabbit Announces Debut Album Rabbit Rabbit Radio, Volume 1 Set for August 2013 Release

May 19th, 2013

Husband-and-wife duo Carla Kihlstedt and Matthias Bossi, known as Rabbit Rabbit, have premiered a brand new track in preparation for their album release on August 6th.

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