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Interview: Drew Seeley (Disneymania 7) — "My solo record tells a story from the first song to the last…"03/15/2010 05:35 PM
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Drew Seeley may sing "Her Voice" from The Little Mermaid on Disneymania 7, however, it's his voice that's about be heard everywhere—and rightfully so.
Seeley's voice has got an epic Broadway vibe, but at the same time, he has a modern rock swagger that makes for a very unique combination. He
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Interview: Fanfarlo — "I just like putting things together that don't belong…"03/15/2010 10:38 AM
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Fanfarlo sound like a dream…
However, it's not necessarily the kind of dream that you might instantly imagine. In fact, it's something far more intriguing, entrancing and, at times, epic. On Reservoir, the English rockers paint a somber and unforgettable portrait of urban decay, emotional disarray
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Hot Hot Heat Has a New Label, New Album on the Way03/15/2010 09:24 AM
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Get yourself ready for a hot, hot summer, since Vancouver-based rockers Hot Hot Heat, who burst onto the scene in the early part of the last decade and became the hipster band of the moment with their debut longplayer, Make Up the Breakdown, will release Future Breeds, their first album in three
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OK GO Gone From EMI03/15/2010 08:51 AM
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Despite bursting onto music's world stage thanks to the viral video for "Here it Goes Again," featuring the band dancing maniacally on treadmills, OK Go have parted ways with EMI and will re-release their new album, Of the Color of Blue Sky on their own label, dubbed Paracadute Recordings. The
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Betty White to Appear on Season Finale of The Middle03/15/2010 08:46 AM
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It's a career Renaissance for actress and former Golden Girl Betty White, who has enjoyed a pop culture resurgence in 2010. While we wouldn't hold it against the always sassy White if she sat on her ass, collecting Social Security checks and reminiscing about her glory days as small screen actress,
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Glee to Feature a Lady Gaga Song03/15/2010 08:40 AM
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Lady Gaga will leave her mark on yet another pop culture monument this year: an episode of Glee. While the world's biggest pop star won't be appearing on the popular TV show and performing with New Directions, one of her songs will be used in an upcoming episode of the hit series, according to
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Alice in Wonderland Tops Box Office Again03/15/2010 08:38 AM
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Looks like the Twilight fan girls only fantasize about one of Robert Pattinson's alter egos, as they largely stayed away from the actor’s schmaltzy romantic drama Remember Me, as Alice in Wonderland held onto top box office slot this week, besting the Matt Damon actioner Green Zone in the process.
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DragonForce Singer Out, Auditioners In03/15/2010 08:36 AM
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DragonForce are perhaps known for having one of the hardest songs to play on one of the editions of the Guitar Hero video game, as well as their siren-like vocalist, ZP Theart. Theart, whose pipes could shatter stained glass, and the band have parted ways, due to "insurmountable differences of
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Meat Loaf Now Being Served at Loud & Proud/Roadrunner03/15/2010 08:34 AM
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Screw the potatoes! It's all about the meat in this case.
Meat Loaf—Marvin Lee Aday on all legal documents and to his momma—has signed to Loud & Proud, the heritage rock-leaning imprint of hard rock label Roadrunner Records.
The large 'n' in charge 'Loaf will release his latest rock opera,
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Lady Gaga Explosive Tell-All Book Talks "Bisexuality" and "Sensitivity" About Daddy03/15/2010 08:30 AM
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We don't need to tell Lady Gaga that the "fame monster" can be a real bitch and that as you get more famous, more people will come out of the woodwork to try to capitalize—ahem, profit!—on your fame. Now that's she's bigger than Jesus himself, Gaga is the subject of not one but two tell-all books
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Interview: Chris Jericho of Fozzy —"We have a track about Vikings tearing each other apart, it's the love song of the Summer"03/14/2010 06:48 PM
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WWE star Chris Jericho doesn't only kick ass in the ring; he's also quite skilled at crushing skulls on stage.
Chris Jericho just dropped the latest slab of skull-crushing heavy metal from his band Fozzy, Chasing the Grail, and it's every bit as brain-bashingly awesome as Jericho is in the ring.
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Interview: Dropkick Murphys — "We've become a St. Paddy's Day Destination"03/14/2010 06:18 PM
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Dropkick Murphys might as well be Boston's musical equivalent of the Red Sox.
The celtic punk legends are such an important part of the city's cultural fabric that they completely take over the famed Lansdowne St.—home of Fenway Park—annually for a barrage of St. Patrick's Day shows. The street
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Interview: Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber of Repo Men - "The assumption is Metallica, but the reality is Tony Bennett"03/14/2010 05:31 PM
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If you were slicing up people and "repossessing" their organs, you'd need a good soundtrack.
For the cast of Repo Men, music served as quite crucial to keeping a steady hand during organ "repossession." In the exclusive ARTISTdirect.com video interview below, Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev
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Lady Gaga and Beyonce Debut "Telephone" Video03/12/2010 11:16 AM
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Lady Gaga and Beyonce make pop history with a nine-minute Jonas Akerlund-helmed video for "Telephone." Gaga finally phones home…check it out below!
Without further
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Interview: Janelle Monae — "I want to create a purple state, not a red or a blue one…"03/12/2010 11:03 AM
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"I like to think of The ArchAndroid as an 'Emotion Picture,'" says Janelle Monáe about her new album with a wide smile.
There's really no other way to adequately describe Monáe 's new full-length and follow-up to her acclaimed debut EP Metropolis Suite I of IV: The Chase. It's sonic cinema at its
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Interview: Neon Trees — "Lady Gaga's playing by the rules to break the rules, and it's a career move we hope to follow."03/11/2010 08:25 PM
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Neon Trees are about to plant some "bright" roots in the pop culture landscape.
Their debut record, Habits, pulsates with a pronounced push-and-pull between punk and dance that's exquisitely unique and unforgettable. Those two genres have never worked together this harmoniously, and Neon Trees
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New Ludacris Video "My Chick Bad"03/11/2010 07:31 PM
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Ludacris tears through one of the hottest hooks of the Spring on "My Chick Bad" feat. Nick Minaj! Check out the sexy new video below…it's Luda's first masterpiece of many from his latest album, The Battle of the Sexes…
—Rick Florino03.11.10Check out Rick Florino's new novel Dolor available now
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Interview: Alyson Stoner — "We actually recorded my Disneymania 7 track in a bathroom because there were really good acoustics in there…"03/11/2010 06:17 PM
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Alyson Stoner is cooking up all kinds of good stuff.
With a solo album in the works, the world's only getting a taste of how well she can sing on Disneymania 7 where she belts out a personal cover of "What I've Been Looking For" from High School Musical. It sounds so good, you'd never know it was
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Interview: Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights — "A lot of rock bands nowadays don't really understand the R&B side of rock 'n' roll…"03/11/2010 09:22 AM
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Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights (Web Site) have got the power to revive rock 'n' roll.
There's an energy surging through their F-Stop/Atlantic Records debut, Pardon Me (Due out April 27), that's simply uncontainable. Bluesy riffs ricochet around anthemic rockers like "Gypsy Woman," and
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Live Review: Little Boots — The El Rey Theater, Los Angeles03/11/2010 08:34 AM
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Lady Gaga needs to be dethroned.
Little Boots is just the right girl for the job. Little Boots' path to pop dominance saw her perform a fantastic set to a packed Los Angeles crowd at The El Rey Theater last night. Little Boots' energy cackled frenetically for nearly an hour as she played one
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