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Osheaga 2009 Showcases La Roux, New Wavers

By Erik Leijon (CHARTattack) August 4, 2009 2:32 pm

It's a combination of the long lineups, the omnipresent enclosures, rigid schedules and overpriced wares, but nothing awakens my animalistic tendencies quite like Osheaga, Montreal's massive weekend musical bash. It's not really a "music and arts festival" because a festival would imply there's some sort of cultural celebration...

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

By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 20, 2011 2:59 pm

Katy Perry and her boobs are coming your way. Perry's just announced a huge North American tour in support of last year's Teenage Dream that'll take place from June to mid-August. Find out here if she's coming to your town.Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood will release his score to the film adaptation of novelist Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood...

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I Read The News Today... For Nov. 18, 2010

By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 18, 2010 2:16 pm

OMG, like, now that Avril's officially divorced, she can get married again to, like, whoever she wants!!!1124 —TMZ It's like 2003 all over again! The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica and Snow Patrol will headline Rock In Rio 2011, which goes down Sept. 23 to Oct. 2 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. —rockinrio.com.br Acts won't be announced for a while...

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I Read The News Today... For Nov. 10, 2010

By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 10, 2010 2:36 pm

Kanye West says Coldplay are better than The Beatles, proving he has not heard a single Beatles song in his entire life. —The Sun In other Kanye news, a porno based on the Taylor Swift incident is coming. Wow. I guess you really can make porn about anything... that or the porn industry is really running out of ideas. —Hollywood Life Death Cab For...

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La Roux's North American Tour Cancelled

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 26, 2010 10:48 am

First, La Roux simply la-la-left Lilith Fair. But now they've cancelled their entire North American tour. Singer Elly Jackson has been "struggling with bronchitis" for the last couple of months, according to a statement from the band, and has also recently come down with a throat infection. Her doctor has told her she needs to take...

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La Roux Are La-Leaving La-Lilith Fair

By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 21, 2010 3:54 pm

British dance rockers La Roux are the latest act to pull out of Lilith Fair, cancelling two of the shows they were to appear at during this year's installment of the travelling festival. But lest you think they're pulling out because of Lilith Fair's poor ticket sales, that may not be the case. Singer Elly Jackson recently came down...

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Pumping: La Roux — La Roux

Submitted by The Stereo on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 5:03pm

By The Stereo (CHARTattack) July 21, 2009 5:03 pm

Uh, why was this short listed for the Mercury Prize? A lady with electronic elements in her music and a warbly voice... gee, hmm, where else have I heard this before? How about the fact that it sounds like every British album being released right now? Gotta dig Elly Jackson's hair, though. I wish I could do this with mine .... sorta:

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