Black Lips to Headline Debut SI Swimsuit Issue Music Festival

By Hilary Saunders at 5:49 PM on February 3, 2012

We’re not really sure where the overlap in interest lays between hipster-dominated indie music and _Sports Illustrated_’s 2012 Swimsuit Issue. And yet, the sports magazine just announced its first Beauties & Beats Fest in Las Vegas, a musical complement to its yearly near-naked “news” special.   read more

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50 Musicians And Their Childhood Dream Jobs

By Max Blau at 8:00 AM on August 25, 2011

Lots of children want to be rock stars when they're young. But for those who do actually end up becoming musicians, it wasn't always the first profession that they had in mind for themselves.  read more

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White Denim: D

By Jason Ferguson at 10:04 AM on May 25, 2011

At what point does a waterfall of surprises become just another drowning crush of predictable unpredictability? It’s a question that Austin-based White Denim has been wrestling with for much of their five-year existence, and it’s one that they’ve yet to come to answer completely. On D, the band’s fourth full-length album, they once again seem determined to jam just about every sonic element from all the FM-oriented records released between 1966 and 1976 into a vaguely modernized template. Yes, “Street Joy” quotes the melody from “Hey Hey, My My,” the band busts out a Jethro Tull-style flute riff on “River...  read more

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Elijah Wood Talks Charity Compilation, Imaginary Dogs

By Corey Humphress at 2:24 PM on July 2, 2010

Turns out, he's a huge Sleigh Bells fan...  read more

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Elijah Wood Compiles Charity Album, Prepares for New TV Series

By Corey Humphress at 3:27 PM on June 30, 2010

Elijah Wood is a busy guy these days....  read more

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