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Sonic Youth, Breeders Rock All Tomorrow's Parties

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Saturday at All Tomorrow's Parties climaxed with Sonic Youth's blazing one-hour set, which centered around their seminal 1988 album Daydream Nation. Watch our video of the noise pioneers kicking things off with a roaring, distorted "Candle." The track runs for seven minutes, with Thurston Moore ripping away at his guitar ...

Video: Stooges, Mudhoney Rock All Tomorrow's Parties

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"Leave the lights on for the rest of this — fuck that dramatic hocus-pocus," Iggy Pop demanded toward the end of the Stooges' headlining set at All Tomorrow's Parties Friday night. The band gave a raucous performance of 1973's Raw Power — Pop slammed the microphone into the stage during ...

‘Mad Men’ Creator Matt Weiner on His Hollywood Struggles, and How George Lois Is Like Tony Soprano, Not Don Draper

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In the new issue of Rolling Stone, we go behind the scenes with the cast and crew of Mad Men, the winner of three consecutive Outstanding Drama Series Emmys. In this exclusive bonus from our cover story, writer Eric Konigsberg sits down with the show's creator, Matthew Weiner, to discuss ...

Google Plots Entry Into Online Music Sales

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Apple may have taken aim at Twitter and Facebook by revealing their new music-based social network Ping at a conference earlier this week, but another competitor may be on the horizon: Google could be launching their own digital music service by year's end, industry sources tell Reuters. Google is considering ...

Cee Lo ‘Definitely’ Plans One More Gnarls Barkley Disc

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Mere months after Rolling Stone named Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" one of Best Songs of the 2000s, the singing half of to duo, Atlanta rapper-gone-crooner Cee Lo Green, now finds himself in contention for the best track of 2010 with the viral, retro-soul sensation "Fuck You." It's been a long musical ...

More Top Stories: Kings of Leon, Pavement

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Kings of Leon's New Single "Radioactive" Out September 8th The music video for "Radioactive," the first single off Kings of Leon's new album Come Around Sundown, will premiere on the band's official site and Vevo on September 8th. Fans who pre-order Come Around Sundown starting on September 14th will also ...

T.I. May Return to Prison

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Having been arrested on drug charges in Los Angeles early yesterday, T.I. now must return to Atlanta and face a judge to determine whether the incident was a violation of the rapper's parole. If so, he may have to return to prison just seven months after he was released. "It's ...

Guns N' Roses Pelted With Bottles in Dublin

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Guns N' Roses encountered more drama on their European tour last night, with Axl Rose storming off stage at Dublin's O2 Arena after he was pelted with bottles from the crowd. Fans had been forced, as at many recent GNR shows, to wait over 90 minutes for the band to ...

New Videos and Music: Big Boi, T.I. and Rick Ross

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Big Boi Featuring Yelawolf: "You Ain't No DJ" Video Atlanta's finest hooks up with Alabama's up-and-coming as Big Boi and Yelawolf present their new video for "You Ain't No DJ," the latest clip from Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty. Watch it above before George Lucas has ...

Elton John and Leon Russell Give Release Date for ‘The Union’

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Elton John and his "idol," '70s singer-songwriter Leon Russell, will release their album The Union on October 19th, marking the occasion with a show at New York's Beacon Theatre. The two last came together in 1970, when John opened up for Russell at New York's Fillmore East. "His music takes ...

Live at 'Rolling Stone': Scissor Sisters

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Scissor Sisters recently dropped by the Rolling Stone offices to showcase three songs off their latest album, Night Work. Singer Jake Shears describes "Whole New Way" as "just a really sexy song, it's really dirty," explaining that track was inspired by a New Haven gay bar. "Any Which Way," meanwhile, ...

Katy Perry Grabs Number One From Eminem

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Katy Perry grabbed hold of the Number One spot on the Billboard 200 as her second album, Teenage Dream, sold 192,000 copies in its debut week. The other big debut arrived at Number Two: American Idol champ Fantasia's third album, Back to Me, sold 117,000 copies. The two pushed Eminem's ...

More Top Stories: Disturbed, 50 Cent, Diddy

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Disturbed on Pace for Number One With Disturbed's new album Asylum estimated to sell between 130,000 copies and 150,000 copies in its debut week, the heavy metal act will likely grab the Number One spot on the Billboard 200 away from Katy Perry. Barring a late surge by the Now ...

T.I. Arrested on Drug Charges

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T.I. was arrested on drug charges last night in Los Angeles, after police smelled marijuana drifting from the rapper's Maybach during a traffic stop on Sunset Boulevard. After searching the vehicle, police charged T.I. and his wife Tamika "Tiny" Cottle with possession of a controlled substance, TMZ reports. Bail was ...

Chris Martin Introduces New Song, 'Wedding Bells'

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Apple's press conference to announce Ping and iPod updates featured another surprise: A new song from Chris Martin, who appeared as a special guest. "It might not even come out," Martin said of the ballad, "Wedding Bells," which he played alone at the piano. "[This] could be the only time ...

Apple Introduces Ping, Social-Networking for Music

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At a music-themed conference this afternoon in San Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has announced the company's new line of iPods and a "social network for music," called Ping, that will allow iTunes users to connect with their friends for music recommendations. Job described Ping, which will be available with ...

Cee-Lo Debuts Official "F-ck You" Video

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Cee-Lo: "F-ck You" Video Cee-Lo has unleashed the new video for his viral hit "F-ck You" (and not "Forget You."). The retro clip, equal parts Glee and Grease, follows Cee-Lo's journey from a lovelorn nerd to a "lady killer." Check it out above. Brandon Flowers: "Hard Enough" (Featuring Jenny Lewis) ...

More Top Stories: Tom Waits, Jane's Addiction

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Tom Waits Photo Book Out October 29th Over three decades, photographer Anton Corbijn has shot hundreds of portraits of Tom Waits. On October 29th, 200 of those photographs will be showcased in Waits/Corbijn 1977-2010, paired with lyrics from throughout Waits' career. [Twenty Four Bit] Jane's Addiction to Play Tony Hawk ...

Sony to Announce New Online Music Service

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With Apple expected to announce changes to iTunes and a new line of iPod Touch devices at a music-themed conference later today, Sony is asserting their own place in the digital music marketplace by unveiling a new music and video subscription service at a conference in Berlin, also today. According ...

New Lennon Reissues, Celebration for 70th Birthday

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The celebrations for what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday, on October 9th of this year, have begun to take shape. On October 5th, EMI will reissue freshened versions of Lennon's solo albums, along with some previously unreleased home recordings. And on the actual anniversary, Yoko Ono will hold ...