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WATCH: The Black Keys discuss the pressures of fame, perform "Lonely Boy" on The Colbert Report

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By Dan Busheikin (CHARTattack) December 7, 2011 11:10 am
"Do you like being famous? 'Cause I love it."Last night, the master of news satire Stephen Colbert invited The Black Keys onto his show for a brief interview and live performance. Colbert begins the discussion by welcoming the garage duo to "The Grammy Club," and offering some advice on trophy maintenance ("feed it nothing but baby food"). Next he...
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WATCH: Stephen Colbert, Brian Eno, and R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe sing "Lean On Me"

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By Jon Pappo (CHARTattack) November 11, 2011 12:00 pm
Last night on The Colbert Report, musical genius Brian Eno dropped by to discuss his newly released EP Panic of Looking and his inventive art installation 77 Million Paintings, a constantly evolving “visual music” piece that involves ambient sounds and paintings displayed randomly on large flat panel TVs.  Speaking about the title of his...
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I Read The News Today... For June 24, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff June 24, 2011 3:10 pm
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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Stephen Colbert Challenges Vampire Weekend, Black Keys Members To "Sell-Out-Off"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 12, 2011 1:02 pm
Stephen Colbert spent some time examining a few of this year's Grammy Award nominees on his show last night. Since Colbert won a Grammy Award last year for his A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All! album, he gets a ballot this year for each of the categories. He briefly ran through the nominees for Best New Artist before tackling the Best...
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I Read The News Today... For Oct. 29, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) October 29, 2010 1:39 pm
Holy crap! The Lonely Island has a "huge-ass announcement" for you! Check it out below: Alexisonfire are offering a free MP3 of "Dog's Blood," recorded at this year's CASBY Awards. Yeah, the same event where George Pettit sprayed seltzer water all over Todd Shapiro's pants. —theonlybandever.com Sucks to be the Black Eyed Peas. They're...
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Stephen Colbert And Alicia Keys — "Empire State Of Mind"

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By CHARTattack Staff December 17, 2009 12:01 pm
Alicia Keys appeared on Tuesday's (Dec. 15) episode of The Colbert Report. In an interview, Stephen Colbert told her his only qualm with "Empire State Of Mind," Keys' hit with Jay-Z that's about New York City, was that it didn't have "enough about the suburbs in it." To fix this problem, Colbert helped Keys perform the...
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The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne On The Colbert Report

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By CHARTattack Staff September 17, 2009 3:14 pm
The Flaming Lips appeared on The Colbert Report on Wednesday night to plug their upcoming new album, Embryonic. Here's an interview frontman Wayne Coyne did with Stephen Colbert. Apparently Colbert does not want his mind expanded.
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Flaming Lips Make Embryonic Album Available On Colbert Report

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 16, 2009 3:05 pm
Stephen Colbert will have the chance to make all kinds of gay jokes about The Flaming Lips' name and jokingly ask them why they hate America when the Oklahoma City band appear on The Colbert Report on Wednesday night. Wayne Coyne and company will make their upcoming double-album, Embryonic, available in entirety at The Colbert Report's website...
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Watch TV On The Radio On The Colbert Report

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) February 10, 2009 2:16 pm
TV On The Radio appeared on The Colbert Report last night. Colbert interviewed the band, who also performed "Dancing Choose" from the recently released Dear Science. (Band performances are a rarity on The Colbert Report.) Highlights: I like the idea of writing letters to a concept." The beard stroke "Your last album was...
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Watch Paul McCartney On Colbert

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) January 29, 2009 11:24 am
Paul McCartney appeared on The Colbert Report last night, and of course, the interview was nothing short of hilarious. You can see it below. Highlights: The Colbert Bump" "Who was your favourite Beatle?" "You mean George Martin wasn't in the group?" "I have a beef with you, sir, in that you don't eat beef....
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Stephen Colbert Accomplishes Operation: Humble Kanye

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) December 5, 2008 2:55 pm
Stephen Colbert's Christmas album didn't take the top spot on iTunes this week like he'd hoped, but he still succeeded in humbling Kanye West. Colbert's A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All! was the second best-selling album on iTunes on Thursday night, just behind Britney Spears' Circus, which debuted at #1 on iTunes this week. West's...
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Colbert's War On Kanye

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) December 3, 2008 11:30 am
Stephen Colbert has declared war on Kanye West. Colbert launched the attack on West on Monday night's episode of The Colbert Report because West's album sits at #1 on the iTunes sales chart while A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All! is at #16. "I would like to give thanks to everyone who helped make the soundtrack to my...
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Stephen Colbert Takes On Kanye West

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) December 2, 2008 4:49 pm
I have nothing else to say except watch this. It's amazing.
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Have A Merry Colbert Christmas

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 17, 2008 11:08 am
What do you do when you're snowed in at a cabin in upstate New York, which is full of bears? If you're Stephen Colbert, you call Feist, Elvis Costello, Toby Keith, John Legend, Willie Nelson and Jon Stewart to help you get through the storm and then make a Christmas special about it. The hour-long A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All...
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Stephen Colbert Connection Pays Off For Apples In Stereo's Robert Schneider

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By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth (CHARTattack) February 16, 2007 6:00 pm
College rock types got a special pre-holiday treat if they happened to tune in to the Dec. 20 episode of The Colbert Report. Not only did Stephen Colbert face Decemberists' guitarist Chris Funk in a solo riff-off (a.k.a. The Rock And Awe Countdown To Guitarmageddon), but the host treated his audience to a warm-up performance by Robert Schneider...
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Decemberists-Colbert Battle Proves Epic

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By Matt Littlefair (CHARTattack) December 21, 2006 4:30 pm
After an unbearably long build-up, the bleeding heart liberals and the fair-minded denizens of the right had their war last night, and the whole thing was beamed straight into the comfort of their homes. Stephen Colbert faced off against Decemberists guitarist Chris Funk in what promised to be the greatest battle of a generation. The very...
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Decemberists Set Date For Colbert Duel

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By CHARTattack Staff December 14, 2006 5:30 pm
The war of words between The Decemberists and late night talk show host Stephen Colbert has officially reached a boiling point. But the two factions have agreed to resolve their differences like gentlemen — with a guitar duel. On Dec. 20, Decemberists guitarist Chris Funk will appear on The Colbert Report to face off in what a release says will...
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The Decemberists Embroiled In Nasty Dork Feud With Stephen Colbert

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) November 30, 2006 6:30 pm
Television satirist Stephen Colbert has accused Portland, Oregon lit-rockers The Decemberists of stealing his idea, and now he's enlisting "the Colbert nation" to help him exact revenge. The late night host's velveteen slap to the death-obsessed book nerds' faces came on the November 29 edition of his Colbert Report news-ish opinion...
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