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Current Events: When Pirates Attack - Paste counts down the Top 20 Best Pirate Songs not appearing in a Disney movie or theme-park ride

 You can't turn on the news or pick up a paper these days without noticing a rather strange but kinda awesome (from dry land, at least) new phenomenon: the return of pirates to the high seas! OK, I know what you're gonna say—this isn't some kiddie movie starring Johnny Depp as a Keith Richards-impersonating swashbuckler; this stuff is for real! Even so, you gotta admire the moxie of those Somali scallywags. I mean, it takes some pretty big balls—even for a crew of buccaneers—to knock off a Saudi oil tanker carrying $100 million in crude. Now that's some 21st-century-style booty!...  read more

Download Festival 2008 - Philadelphia, PA - 8/2/08

Above: The Duke SpiritPhotos taken at Download Festival by Joseph Longo...  read more

The Duke Spirit heads to SXSW, tours with BRMC

Despite the many misfortunes of its last major U.S. tour (broken limbs, stolen gear, traveling in a van for 287 shows) The Duke Spirit is returning to the road in honor of its forthcoming album, Neptune. Available in April, the band's second full-length comes two years after Cuts Across the Land with the help of Chris Goss (Queens of the Stone Age). The band will be using some West Coast gigs to warm up for three nights at SXSW, after which it will support Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Dates: March 4 Los Angeles, Calif. @ KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic 5...  read more