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- Watch Out! Cute Kids Sing Pavement's "Stereo"
As the world (read: I mean a few thousand deluded indie rock fans) waits with baited breath for a Pavement reunion, we can all enjoy the occasional tribute to the band that surfaces every now and then. Meet two kiddos identified only as G & M. On their way to martial arts class, their mum managed to set up a great AFV moment where the duo do some karaoke to Pavement's near-hit "Stereo." In a word: adorable.
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Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:33:31 EST - Q Announces Nominees for the 2007 Q Awards
Q Magazine has announced its nominations for the annual Q Awards. The ceremony to announce the winners will be held on October 8 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, England. Take a peek at the unimpressive, predictable list below and yawn over the publication's laughable picks.
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Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:44:40 EST - Terrorist Group Threaten to "Cut the Heads Off Madonna and Britney Spears"
The lives of "pop tarts" Madonna and Britney Spears have been threatened by a Palestinian terrorist group called the Popular Resistance Committees, who have deemed the two peddlers of "Satanic culture". Muhammad Abdel-Al, the spokesman and senior leader of the violent Gaza Strip-based group made the comments in a new book titled Schmoozing With Terrorists: From Hollywood to the Holy Land Jihadists Reveal their Global Plans - to a Jew!, which also labels Madge and Brit as "prostitutes." In the rant, Abdel-Al says: "If I meet these whores I will have the honour - I repeat, I will have the honour - to be the first one to cut the heads off Madonna and Britney Spears if they will keep spreading their satanic culture against Islam. If these two prostitutes keep doing what they are doing, we of course will punish them."
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Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:00:35 EST - New Girl Talk Album Expected This Year
Girl Talk, aka Greg Gillis, has revealed to Exclaim! that he is currently working on the follow-up to his 2006 breakthrough album Night Ripper, and that it will be available before the end of this year. Backstage before his sold-out, stage-invaded, sweat-drenched gig at the Phoenix in Toronto last night (September 12), Gillis told Exclaim! that the album is "like Night Ripper, but much more cohesive" and it will be released once again with his long-time label Illegal Art. (Video content after the break.)
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Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:03:24 EST - Get the Led Out... For Real This Time! Led Zeppelin to Play Gig on November 26
Back in June we reported that the Led was indeed on its way out again for a reunion, and now details have been confirmed for "one of the most eagerly awaited concerts of the decade," as their label puts it.
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Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:11:39 EST - Mastodon's Brent Hinds Hospitalised After Attack At the MTV VMAs
Mastodon guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds was reportedly attacked following the band's appearance at the MTV VMAs Sunday night.
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Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:50:14 EST - Kaiser Chiefs Cancel North American Tour
Kaiser Chiefs have cancelled their North American tour, which includes a Toronto date. According to the band, they'd rather focus their time and energy on writing and recording a third album.
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Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:36:14 EST - Here Piggy, Piggy! It's New Release Tuesday
It's Tuesday, and that means it's time to break the piggy bank once again. September 11 obviously marks an important day in history, but it's also probably the year's best on-sale day for records. Click here to visit our "Recently Reviewed" section to find out which album best suits your current listening needs. This week we have critiques of new albums by hip-hop's "greatest" - Kanye West, piss punks Black Lips, ex-Concretes vocalist Victoria Bergsman's Taken By Trees, the reissue of Young Marble Giants' seminal album, the masters of precision known as Pinback, Swede-hearts Shout Out Louds, smart punks Cloak/Dagger, and Danish dandys Figurines, plus much more.
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Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:25:42 EST - Gallows Front-man To Quit Music
The front-man for Epitaph-signed hardcore act Gallows has announced he will soon give up music to go back to his job as a tattoo artist. Frank Carter has stated: "Gallows is not my life. Never has been, never will. It's a hobby I get paid for. I'm a tattoo artist - that will always be my life and job. Being in a band is something I do for fun. I quit the band four times before we signed to a major label. Gallows won't last five years." Despite the band's success with the well-received debut album, Orchestra of Wolves, Carter made the decision after he was tattooed live on stage at the Reading Festival last month by New Found Glory's Chad Gilbert. Carter added that it won't be an immediate end. "We'll definitely write and record the next album. And I'd like to make a third. But as I said, tattooing is my life." (Video content after the break.)
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Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:09:42 EST - ESG Call It A Day
Legendary Bronx-based post-punk-funk sibling act ESG have announced they will pack it in for the last time. The band are scheduled to play their final show at the Abbey Pub in Chicago on September 21, as part of the Estrojam Festival. Singer Renee Scroggins explained the decision to retired, saying: "It's been a long career. We were able to play a good 30 years in the business. I'm just really tired right now. We love our fans, and we appreciate 30 years of support." While the band have enjoyed a resurgence in popularity thanks to reissues (the newly released compilation A South Bronx Story 2: Collector's Edition), and have been active over the last few years with new recordings, the sisters Scroggins will use their energy elsewhere. Renee also added that she will begin producing other artists, beginning with a singer named Marquetta. (Video content after the break.)
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Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:00:10 EST - The Stills Sign With Arts + Crafts
Montreal mopers the Stills have jumped ship from Vice Recordings to Arts + Crafts for a worldwide deal. The band are currently recording the follow-up to last year's rather disappointing sophomore album, Without Feathers, for an expected spring release. In the meantime, the band will play two Toronto shows in November at Lee's Palace on the 23rd and 24th. (Video content after the break.)
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Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:31:21 EST - Fiery Furnaces To Write A Ballet Based On Sign Language, Prep Another Album
Eleanor and Matthew Friedberger, better known as the Fiery Furnaces, are currently working on a ballet based on "American event social gestures." The sibling duo have begun writing the piece, which aims to follow a "rock'n'roll theme." The kicker is that they will incorporate sign language-based dancing.
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Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:56:08 EST - Lightspeed Champion Preps Domino Debut, Gives Away Another Album For Free
Lightspeed Champion, aka Devonte "Dev" Hynes of dead dance/punk/metal trio Test Icicles, has just finished making two albums: his proper debut for Domino Records due January, and a DIY doozy he wrote and recorded in five hours, which you can download now for free.
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Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:50:52 EST - Vote for the ECHO Songwriting Prize
SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) has announced the five nominees vying for this year's ECHO Songwriting Prize, which is essentially $5,000 CDN cash, bragging rights and I'm sure a nice plaque or trophy of some sort.
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Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:16:07 EST - Wyclef and Pras Both Agree: Lauryn Hill Is Mentally Ill
If you've been following the re-remergence and bizarre decline of Lauryn Hill, you've already thought it yourself, but now Wyclef Jean has joined fellow Fugee Pras on the "Lauryn Hill needs to see a psychiatrist" train.
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