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Who Needs The Olympic Ceremonies? Duran Duran Chilled in Tucson

Where we're going, we don't need roads; just a synthesizer, eyeliner, and a touch of androgyny. Welcome to Flashback Friday. See also: Pet Shop Boys' New Release Rivals Muse's Official 2012 Olympic Anthem See also: George Michael: Better Today Than Yesterday? See also: Madness, a Soundtrack to '80s ... More >>

Rebecca and Fiona: Swedish EDM Duo Is Ready to Take on America

Rebecca Scheja and Fiona Fitzpatrick, known to EDM aficionados as Rebecca and Fiona, are two performers on the rise. Their collaborations with Kaskade, Adrian Lux, and Basutbude have earned them recognition in their homeland, Sweden, but with the release of their debut I Love You Man (due Tuesday, J ... More >>

Pet Shop Boys' New Release Rivals Muse's Official 2012 Olympic Anthem

Where we're going, we don't need roads; just a synthesizer, eyeliner, and a touch of androgyny. Welcome to Flashback Friday. It's been 27 years since the release of the Pet Shop Boys first international hit, "West End Girls," but vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe continue to make syn ... More >>

Six Black Friday Songs for Your Shopping Playlist

​Ah, the holidays. It's a month-long period when spending "quality time" with your extended family is mandatory, children get spoiled to no end, and, of course, getting shitty-drunk at the company Christmas party is expected. It just gives you warm fuzzies thinking about it. The holidays woul ... More >>

The Black Keys at Mesa Amphitheatre Last Night

Maria VassettThe Black Keys playing a concert at Mesa Ampitheatre.​The Black Keys with Cage The Elephant and Stone Foxes Mesa Amphitheatre Thursday April 14, 2011 The duo is dead. That fact hadn't occurred to me until about ten songs into The Black Keys set at Mesa Ampitheatre last ... More >>

Big 4 vs. Coachella: Which Will Reign Superior?

​The Empire Polo Club in Indio, California has booked a third event to go down on their grounds between Coachella and the Stagecoach country festival this April.Metal fans are rejoicing over The Big 4, a one-day concert featuring some of metal's most prominent acts: Metallica, Megadeath, Slayer, a ... More >>

Info Leaked About Britney Spears' New Album

​An internal Jive Records memo that contains information about Britney Spears' upcoming album has been leaked, according to Rolling Stone.The memo stated that Britney's album will be released on March 15. It also revealed collaborations with Dr. Luke and Max Martin.The majority of the information ... More >>

Rainbow Brite @ Stratus

The Foxglove Hunt

Stop Heartbeat
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Pet Shop Boys

More than fair

Pet Shop Boys

Release (EMI)

Saint Etienne

Interlude (Sub Pop)

Depth Charge

Spectacular new IMAX process plunges viewers into the thick of Cyberworld 3D

Old Testament

The men of Fine China have a sweet record deal, pre-Britpop ethos and the Lord in their hearts

Sarah Cracknell

Lipslide
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Critical Mass

Even with impending Willennium looming, 1999 proved to be a banner year for music

Dusty Rides Again

Being good wasn't always easy, but seven Dusty Springfield reissues prove that "the White Negress" never settled for less than great

Backdoor Men

Pansy Division takes its queercore aesthetic into the realm of mature pop-rock

Plastik Surgery

Valley remix wizards Markus Schulz and C.L. McSpadden give pop hits the face-lift they need to turn heads on the dance floor

Disco Meets Its Macho

While the Village People played dress-up on the outskirts of cultural mores, their music resonated with the mainstream

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