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Rolling Stones, Killers, Amy Winehouse, Fall Out Boy, Many More Contribute to Climate Change Benefit CD

By Angela Pham on 9:30 AM on July 30, 2009

When a good and worthy cause is presented to the music industry, some musicians sure don't screw around in creating the ultimate fundraiser. Case in point: The UK climate change charity Artists Project Earth (APE), which raises awareness for climate-crisis projects and natural disaster relief, recently sought a little help from their friends. Those friends just happen to include names like The Rolling Stones, The Killers and Amy Winehouse....  read more

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Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs Join Green Day on Tour

By Muriel Vega on 3:00 PM on May 14, 2009

Update: The Bravery will be opening the first leg of the tour, according to Green Day's Official Site. Check out the new dates below.---As the release of their eighth album 21st Century Breakdown tomorrow, May 15, approaches, Green Day is already gathering the openers for their massive Summer tour. Kaiser Chiefs and Franz Ferdinand are joining the rock trio on the road throughout late-July and August. No opener has been announced for the beginning leg of the North American tour....  read more

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Paste's Playlist in Honor of New NBC Series Kings

By Caitlin Strandberg on 5:00 PM on March 26, 2009

The recent premiere of NBC's new drama Kings (Sundays, 8 p.m. Eastern) has quite a few staffers hot for high drama. Following up on Paste managing editor Nick Marino's latest list, Seven Reasons to Start Watching Kings Immediately, we're providing a royal playlist to complement the modern-day monarchy that we'll undoubtedly grow to love, hate, envy, cheer and most likely, gamble on. Set in a city not unlike the Big Apple, there are enough Pasteful placements of magical realism, blood-kin betrayals and star-crossed romances to make for a very interesting season. If we ruled the world, these are the songs...  read more

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Kaiser Chiefs: Off With Their Heads

By Jaan Uhelszki on 1:00 PM on October 29, 2008

Chiefs’ latest glitters more than “Ruby”On Off With Their Heads, Kaiser Chiefs finally live up to their early promise. They’re no longer complaining about fame,—like on 2007’s urbane and rather mean-spirited Yours Truly, Angry Mob—or crafting fussy overwrought melodies that sound like stilted refugees from the ’80s’ New Romantics—or worse, Blur’s middle period. With the help of über-producer Mark Ronson (Amy Winehouse), the Chiefs have lopped off more than their heads, shedding a musical fat suit, stripping their sound to its laddish basics and recalling a time before Britpop was a dirty word. Both anxious and anthemic, the third most...  read more

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Thanks to Internet, Legos meet album covers

By Mark Krotov on 2:19 PM on August 26, 2008

This just in: Legos are still awesome. The Lego Miniman is turning 30, and what better reason to celebrate? Sure, people have done cool things with Legos before now. Very cool things. But before reading this news item, you probably had no idea that denizens of teh intrawebz would create......  read more

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