Skrillex, D'Angelo Also Confirmed for Made in America Festival

By Patty Miranda at 12:07 PM on May 22, 2012

A screenshot of a Ticketmaster slip-up proved to be mostly correct in predicting a few more names on the Made in America festival lineup, which was curated by Jay-Z....  read more

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John Doe Announces New Record

By Alexandra Fletcher at 4:30 PM on June 10, 2011

Singer-songwriter and actor John Doe announced the release of his next record, “Keeper,” set to drop August 20 on Yep Roc....  read more

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This Week's New Album Releases (3/8/11)

By Josh Jackson at 10:30 AM on March 8, 2011

Each week we highlight notable album releases we care about. Today’s list includes solo records from X’s Exene Cervenka, Orange Juice’s Edwyn Collins and the long-awaited follow-up from Lupe Fiasco....  read more

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The 100 Best Band Names of All Time

By Josh Jackson at 7:00 AM on December 9, 2009

Naming your band is an art all of its own, one that doesn't necessarily correlate with an ability to make music.  read more

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X, Calexico, More Play West Coast X-Mas Shows

By Gage Henry at 4:00 PM on November 11, 2009

L.A. punk pioneers, X, want to deck the halls with a special set of West Coast holiday shows in December that will coincide with the release of their pair of Christmas songs, “Santa Clause Is Coming to Town” and “Jingle Bells.”...  read more

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X's Exene Cervenka Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis

By Gray Chapman at 1:00 PM on June 3, 2009

Exene Cervenka, frontwoman of legendary punk foursome X, announced her recent diagnosis of multiple sclerosis on Tuesday. Although Cervenka is currently on the road with X on their "Total Request Live" tour and working towards a solo album slated for a fall release, she says the diagnosis will not affect her commitment to either of these projects. "Although this is obviously unfortunate news, I am choosing to see the positive in it," she said via Bloodshot Records' website....  read more

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Original X line-up goes on Total Request Live tour

By Joe Shearer at 10:16 AM on April 14, 2009

Nevermind the Sadies. Here's X!...  read more

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Paste presents An Indie Rock Alphabet Book

By Caren Kelleher, Kate Kiefer and Rachael Maddux at 5:00 AM on January 8, 2009

We're proud to announce Paste's first foray into book publishing...  read more

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We'd Like to Buy a Vowel: The Seven Best Band Names Made Entirely of Consonants

By Nick Marino and Henry Freedland at 1:00 PM on November 5, 2008

Okay, the band names on this list don't have to be made entirely of consonants. We let a couple of numerals sneak in because the artists were just too good to ignore, but we punished the artists for their lack of semantic ingenuity. We drew a hard line and excluded bands like CSS, because they rely on acronyms to make their name. We also excluded bands like Styx, because they suck. ...  read more

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X launches anniversary tour

By Mark Krotov at 12:00 AM on January 28, 2008

Here at Paste, we like writing about John Doe. But that doesn’t mean that we’ve forgotten about X, Mr. Doe’s legendary punk band. To prove just how much we haven’t forgotten about X, we offer you the following tour dates for the band’s “13-31” Anniversary Tour. After all, we’re all about inclusiveness. X on tour: March 19 - Chicago, Ill. @ Metro/Smart Bar 21 - Madison, Wis. @ Barrymore Theatre 22 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ The Cabooze 25 - Denver, Colo. @ Bluebird Theater 26 - Aspen, Colo. @ Belly Up 28 - Boise, Idaho @ Big Easy Concert...  read more

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