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Quentin Tarantino to Share Personal Playlist on Sirius Today

By Michael Saba on 1:25 PM on August 21, 2009

Music has always been an integral part of Quentin Tarantino movies, though often that's more because of his characters' conversations than the actual soundtrack. With the release of his latest flick, Inglourious Basterds, Tarantino will be hosting a special today on Sirius XM radio to share a personal (and downright eclectic) playlist he crafted during the filming process.... read more

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Phosphorescent Meets Willie Nelson, Will Perform on His Sirius XM Radio Channel Tonight

By Muriel Vega on 1:24 PM on April 30, 2009

After showing his appreciation for music legend Willie Nelson by releasing To Willie and touring during the Spring in support of the covers album, it seems like all of his hard work has paid off and Phosphorescent frontman Matthew Houck has finally met his musical hero.... read more

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Sirius XM to begin streaming to iPhone, iPod this Spring

By Muriel Vega on 11:15 AM on March 17, 2009

In early February, Sirius XM radio was one step away from bankruptcy, after failing to produce profit since acquiring its former competitor, XM Satellite Radio, almost two years ago. The company's main customer was automobile companies, but car sales have been decreasing in the past year. Now, in one last attempt to acquire more customers and turn their debt into profit, Sirius XM will begin streaming its subscription radio service to iPhones and iPods, according to Variety.... read more

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Sirius XM prepares to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy

By Liz Stinson on 2:41 PM on February 11, 2009

To borrow and bastardize the ever-popular words of Farrokh Bulsara: another company is biting the dust. Or is about to, it seems.... read more

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Beck launches Sirius radio weekend takeover right now

By Loren Lankford on 3:01 PM on October 10, 2008

Well, if you want to get technical about it, he launched it a minute before this story was posted. But still.Starting today at 3pm EST, Beck took over Left of Center, Sirius' channel 26, with Radio Beck. The show will air through Sunday.... read more

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