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Elton John Guests on Alice in Chains' New Album, Paste Predicts Three Future Bizarro Collaborations

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Alice in Chains has called in a real ringer for their first album in 10 years, Black Gives Way to Blue, now set for a Sept. 29 release. The title track of the LP is a tribute to AIC's late lead singer Layne Staley, and the band wanted to add a piano line to the song. But not just any piano line, mind you; nothing less than a master of balladry would suit this track. And just such a master they got in the form of the Rocket Man himself, Elton John. "We sent him the track and got a call shortly...  read more

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Let's Get (Meta) Physical: Top 5 Top 5 Lists in John Cusack film High Fidelity

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Us music geeks love making Top 5 lists. It helps us deal with and understand this big scary world. Writer Nick Hornby understood this when he wrote the novel High Fidelity. As did John Cusack and director Stephen Frears when they made the movie version. Today, in Paste's List of the Day, we divulge our Desert-Island All-Time Top 5 Most-Memorable Top 5 Lists from the film version of High Fidelity....  read more

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James Taylor: Covers

Throughout his 40-year career, James Taylor has been...  read more

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Watch James Taylor perform live on The Colbert Report

Yesterday was a big day for James Taylor. Along with the release of his album of cover songs (appropriately titled Covers) he performed last night on The Colbert Report....  read more

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