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Richard Turner of Friendly Fires: 1984-2011

Richard Turner of Friendly Fires: 1984-2011

Earlier today English band Friendly Fires announced via their website that Richard Turner, trumpet player and close friend who had performed with them for three years, had died of cardiac arrest at the age of 27. Aside from his work with Friendly Fires, Turner was leader of his own band, Round Trip  read more

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Friendly Fires Cover Lady Gaga

Friendly Fires Cover Lady Gaga

Brit-pop boys Friendly Fires dropped by the BBC earlier this week to share some tracks off of their most recent album Pala along with some more unexpected cover songs....  read more

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Friendly Fires Announce Summer Tour

Friendly Fires Announce Summer Tour

In-your-face English indie pop group Friendly Fires are lighting a fire under their very own asses this summer. The group announced that it’ll be touring extensively in support of the brand new album Pala. The group will be hitting up just about every major festival in Europe, as well as Lollapalooza back on American soil. Their solo tour began on May 26 and will take them across the United States, with most dates concentrated in the Midwest and on the Southern coast. They’ll be traveling with electronic artist Wise Blood until June 11....  read more

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Best of What's Next: Friendly Fires

Best of What's Next: Friendly Fires

“Colorful, vibrant, beautiful sounding pop music. It's very uplifting and summery sounding. I think its what the people might need this summer.”   read more

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Kanye, Coldplay to Headline Splendor in the Grass Festival

Kanye, Coldplay to Headline Splendor in the Grass Festival

Australia is bringing in Kanye West and Coldplay to headline their 2011 Splendor in the Grass Festival....  read more

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The Strokes, Foo Fighters, Friendly Fires to Headline BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend

The Strokes, Foo Fighters, Friendly Fires to Headline BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend

The Strokes, Foo Fighters, Friendly Fires, and Lady Gaga are set to headline BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend. Ellie Goulding, Two Door Cinema Club, Noah and the Whale, The Joy Formidable, The Vaccines and Cage the Elephant are also set to play....  read more

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20 SXSW Bands You Might Not Know (But Should)

20 SXSW Bands You Might Not Know (But Should)

If you want to catch the buzziest acts at SXSW, go see Yuck, Cults, James Blake, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Wye Oak and Middle Brother. But if you want to find some great music a little further off the beaten path, check out some of these 20 bands.  read more

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Nine Offbeat, Unlikely, Or Simply Awesome Song Mashups

Nine Offbeat, Unlikely, Or Simply Awesome Song Mashups

Often, the best mashups are the most surprising. Two songs with nothing in common come together to form a new something great. We picked several of our favorite offbeat, unlikely, or just plain awesome mashups.  read more

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Lykke Li and Friendly Fires - New York, NY - The Music Hall of Williamsburg - 10/20/08

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Photos taken at The Music Hall of Williamsburg by Sarah Hajjar...  read more

Found in: Blogs, 1000 Words, Local:NYC