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The 5 Best (and 4 Worst) Super Bowl Halftime Performances

The 5 Best (and 4 Worst) Super Bowl Halftime Performances

It wouldn’t be a true Super Bowl Sunday without some ridiculous halftime show, so we’ve analyzed the best and worst performances in the history of the game.  read more

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The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s

The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s

The 1980s might conjure up images of leg warmers, parachute pants, moonwalking, Flock of Seagulls haircuts and any number of John Hughes movies. But looking back at the decade’s best albums, those years were extremely diverse.  read more

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10 Songs Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.

10 Songs Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.

First observed in 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. Day wasn’t recognized by all 50 states until 2000. It isn’t just a day just about the man; it’s a day about the dream. Here are 10 songs that pay tribute to King, his ideals and his relentless persistence for change.  read more

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25 Albums We're Looking Forward to in 2012

25 Albums We're Looking Forward to in 2012

It’s 2012, a year long-rumored to bring about the end of the world. So, if our time really is limited, there's no reason to waste it on bad music. Here are 25 albums we expect to be among the best of the year.   read more

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The 10 Best Album Reissues & Box Sets of 2011

The 10 Best Album Reissues & Box Sets of 2011

Since new music doesn't sell like it used to, labels are repackaging and remastering just about every classic album ever made. Our panel of music writers nominated 73 different reissues, best-of collections and box sets, which we narrowed down to 10 absolute must-haves.  read more

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Killing Bono (Or At Least Making Him Laugh)

Killing Bono (Or At Least Making Him Laugh)

Killing Bono is a work of fiction, but the boys did go to school together and did meet up in Larry Mullen’s mom’s kitchen. “We went down to Dublin to do research and we saw that kitchen,” director Nick Hamm says, “and it’s literally the size of a small car. Larry’s drum kit that day was half inside the door and half in the garden...”  read more

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Killing Bono

<i>Killing Bono</i>

Growing up in 1970s Dublin, Neil McCormick wanted to be a rock star in every sense of the phrase. “Fame and Fortune were the twin peaks of my desire,” he wrote in Killing Bono, a memoir of self-deprecating humor and eloquence that chronicles his quest for global superstardom and all its accompanying amenities. There was, of course, the small matter of actually landing a recording contract. McCormick’s memoir captures the irreducible caprice and absurdity of the music business as it relates his relentless but repeatedly unsuccessful pursuit of that elusive first step.  read more

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Watch Broken Social Scene Cover U2, Beastie Boys at Their Final Show

Watch Broken Social Scene Cover U2, Beastie Boys at Their Final Show

Last Tuesday was (at least what the band is saying for now) Broken Social Scene’s last concert. It took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the members left the band ended things on a pretty fun, and sort of wacky note.   read more

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Listen to Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode and The Killers Cover U2

Listen to Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode and The Killers Cover U2

Consequence of Sound is streaming three tracks from the upcoming U2 tribute album that celebrates the 20th anniversary of Achtung Baby. The tribute album, titled AHK-toong BAY-bi features covers from Nine Inch Nails, Jack White, The Killers and Depeche Mode.   read more

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U2 to Re-Release Achtung Baby

U2 to Re-Release <i>Achtung Baby</i>

Just days after it was announced that Nirvana’s Nevermind will be reissued for the album’s 20th anniversary, another behemoth group has revealed plans to re-release one of their classic albums....  read more

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