Coachella 2013: Day Two - Recap and Photos

By Philip Cosores at 4:45 PM on April 14, 2013

Saturday night of Coachella 2013 ended with much debate, as festival attendees all claimed to have the best night-ending show in front of them.  read more

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Björk, Belle & Sebastian, R. Kelly to Headline Pitchfork’s 2013 Festival

By Paste Staff at 10:50 AM on February 1, 2013

The Pitchfork Music Festival just announced the headliners for its 2013 festival: Björk, Belle & Sebastian and R. Kelly. According to the festival’s website, over 40 more artists will be confirmed over the next few weeks. Tickets for the event are on sale now, which you can see here. The event takes place on July 19-21 in Chicago’s Union Park....  read more

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10 Modern Takes on the R&B Slow Jam

By Lane Billings at 9:52 AM on July 17, 2012

R&B is sounding awfully good these days. Frank Ocean’s infectious debut Channel Orange and the return of standard-bearer D'Angelo have shown that the genre is creatively alive. But a slow-burning renaissance of sorts has been happening for years.  read more

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One Man's Single Greatest Fear: Willy Wonka

By Jeff Vrabel at 11:50 AM on June 4, 2010

You know how some things haunt your dreams, how they rattle around your brain-parts without rhyme or reason, how they scratch scars of hideous terror into your soul without you having the simple comfort of ever knowing why?...  read more

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R. Kelly to Finish Unreleased Michael Jackson Songs

By Christina Lee at 7:30 AM on September 4, 2009

R. Kelly, the self-declared king of R&B, has revealed plans to finish and release tracks the king of pop recorded before his untimely death....  read more

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Chicago Songs to Ease the Sear/Willis Tower Transition

By Angela Pham at 4:05 PM on July 16, 2009

So long, Sears Tower. While the iconic Chicago skyscraper still stands tall (the tallest in the U.S., in fact), its name does not. ...  read more

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O'Death crushes out on R. Kelly, plays two Chicago shows this weekend

By Althea Legaspi at 4:40 PM on November 7, 2008

We were curious about what springs to mind when the New York City-based, Appalachian-tinged folk-punk rockers of O'Death think of Chicago. When we posed this query to the band, drummer David Rogers-Berry (who likes to beat his skins with chain links and other unusual noisemaking apparatuses) immediately took the baton and jotted down his five favorite R. Kelly-affiliated songs. Apparently, there's no irony here: He and the band claim mad, earnest love for the Chicago-based R&B superstar. ...  read more

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