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Loretta Lynn — Van Lear Rose

Can Jack White do for Loretta Lynn what Rick Rubin did for Johnny Cash? Van Lear Rose isn’t quite as revolutionary as Cash’s American Recordings, but White does do a mighty fine job guiding the Coal Miner’s Daughter. Taking production, arranging and some performing duties, White helps Lynn unlock a rocked-up album with a huge country heart....
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Loretta Lynn's Van Lear Rose

MP3 Roundup: New music from Jack White, Julia Holter, Here We Go Magic, and Frankie Rose

Jack White – “Machine Gun Silhouette”The B-side to Jack White’s recently released single “Love Interruption” is a rock and roll number coated with fiddles and piano and fried in analogue hiss. White may be drawing on more country modes here, but his fingerprint is unmistakable in this raucous stomp-along. Julia Holter – “In the Same Room”...
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Sasquatch! 2012 Lineup Announced; headliners include Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver, Feist, St. Vincent, and more!

Sasquatch! Music Festival will be celebrating its 11th anniversary with a stellar lineup of artists, which were announced earlier today in an adorable animation. The festival takes place at The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington from May 25-28th. This year boasts an exciting roster of artists, including Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver, The...
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The Return of Jack White: Former Stripe announces solo LP, releases new single

Jack White is back in action—sans Alicia Keys, Danger Mouse, Brendan Benson, Insane Clown Posse, John C. Reilly, Stephen Colbert, Black Milk, Tom Jones or the seemingly infinite list of collaborations he's been a part of since abandoning the White Stripes. This time around, he's going solo.Almost a year to the day that the beloved Stripes bid...
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I Read The News Today... For July 12, 2011

Elbow are getting their own beer. It's an ale called Build A Rocket, Boys!, after their most recent album, and it might possibly be the most interesting thing they've ever done. Maybe the only interesting thing about them. Here's hoping Bud Light isn't more potent. English ale isn't known to be watery and wimpy as fuck. Jane's Addiction's long-...
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Elbow

I Read The News Today... For June 24, 2011

Jack White and Stephen Colbert have recorded a tune dubbed "Charlene II (I'm Over You)," which they debuted on The Colbert Report last night. It's available for download on iTunes now and hard copies are also up for purchase on seven-inch vinyl through the Third Man Records store. Check out the single below: Courtney Love burned her...
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Jack White

I Read The News Today... For June 10, 2011

The good folks behind The MuseBox have put together a North By Northeast mixtape featuring all their artists that are showcasing at the festival. You're welcome. Get the fuck away from Star Wars, Fred Durst. This is just wrong: If you need to hear some good ol' fashioned back porch exorcisin' tunes this summer, The Schomberg Fair may be...
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Limp Bizkit

Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi — Rome

People started to figure out there might be more to Norah Jones than mom jeans soft jazz in 2006 when Mike Patton used her on his Peeping Tom project to coo and cuss through the naughty/filthy song "Sucker." In a sort of parallel, when Jack White put down The White Stripes and started to branch out producing, partnering with others and, best of...
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Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi's Rome

I Read The News Today... For May 16, 2011

All Time Low have announced a bunch of tour dates that'll take them across North America this spring and summer. Those of you who are groaning should count yourselves lucky: at least it's not Odd Future. Arcade Fire will play this year's Austin City Limits festival in Austin, Texas. It takes place Sept. 16 to 18 at the city's Zilker Park....
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All Time Low

I Read The News Today... For May 9, 2011

The Trews are opening for Kid Rock this summer. It might not seem like east coast hard rock would go with southern rap rock, but this actually makes perfect sense in our brains. D-Sisive and Muneshine are working on a gangsta rap album as The Birthday Boys. Consider this advanced warning. Check out the godawful cover art for Limp Bizkit's new...
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The Trews

I Read The News Today... For April 20, 2011

If you've been waiting over three years to hear some falsetto folk crooning, you won't have to much longer: Bon Iver's self-titled sophomore album is out June 21. First Rusty reunited... now SIANspheric have reunited. Or will reunite on May 14 to play a show with stoner rockers Quest For Fire in Hamilton, Ont. —Facebook Diamond Rings has signed...
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Bon Iver

I Read The News Today... For April 18, 2011

The Trews, David Myles, Rose Cousins and Chris Colepaugh & The Crew were among the artists who won multiple East Coast Music Awards this weekend in Charlottetown. —ecma.ca Hey Rosetta!, In-Flight Safety and Glory Glory have been added to the lineup for this year's M Fest, which will take place at Halifax's Alderney Landing on Aug. 7. Broken...
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The Trews

I Read The News Today... For April 1, 2011

In case any of you out there actually still care about The Prodigy, they'll release a live CD/DVD/Blu-Ray called World's On Fire on May 24. Yeasayer are touring North America this spring to get all weird on you 'n' shit. —MySpace The Get Up Kids and Saves The Day are touring together this June. ... Crap, my emo-metre just broke. —Alternative Press...
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No More Bands For Jack White

While it seemed like there was no limit to the number of bands Jack White could be in simultaneously, it appears that's not the case. He's now said he will never form another band.Yes?White has busied himself throughout his career with The White Stripes (RIP), The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather, his solo work and producing other artists like Wanda...
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Jack White

I Read The News Today... For Jan. 24, 2011

Well, here's one heck of a delicious sounding tour that's going to be one hot mess of sloppy guitar rock. Black Lips and Vivian Girls are hitting the road together from late February to April. —Pitchfork Winnipeg singer/songwriter Christine Fellows will release her new Femmes De Chez Nous album on Feb. 1 through Six Shooter. The bilingual release...
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Black Lips

I Read The News Today... For Nov. 23, 2010

American girls! You'll be able to start swooning over Jacob Hoggard and his chest tattoos when Hedley release their The Show Must Go album on Dec. 7 south of the border. It's the first album they've put out in the States. Nickelback and Theory Of A Deadman won SOCAN Music Awards for radio airplay last night. Wait... they were in the same room? You...
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I Read The News Today... For Nov. 9, 2010

The Black Lips are working with producer Mark Ronson on their next album, which should be out next year. Will it sound more soulful and less like pee-drenched proto-punk? Who knows. In the same interview, singer/bassist Jared Swilley discusses his father's recent coming out, saying he had no idea his dad was gay. —Creative Loafing A University Of...
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Black Lips

I Read The News Today... For Sept. 7, 2010

Stone Temple Pilots have announced two western Canadian dates to take place in Vancouver and Calgary on Nov. 4 and 6, respectively. —Live Nation Luke Doucet's scheduled a Canadian tour to take place this November in support of his recently released Steel City Trawler album. He'll have Sunparlour Players and The Beauties with him on...
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Luke Doucet

I Read The News Today... For Aug. 19, 2010

Wyclef Jean's in hiding in Haiti after receiving several death threats and messages from people who said he should leave the country. He says he wants to run for president in the country's elections, which take place Nov. 28, but his run has been criticized by the likes of fellow former Fugees member Pras and Arcade Fire's Win Butler....
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Wyclef Jean

I Read The News Today... For Aug. 6, 2010

The Black Angels are giving away a free MP3 of "Telephone Blues," from their upcoming new super-awesome-fantastic-amazing-great album Phosphene Dream. Get it here.Everything must look super awesome, taste super awesome and BE super awesome to the members of Fear Factory today. Why? Their tour bus caught fire and reportedly "burned...
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