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Seven of the Best Songs from ‘69 Love Songs’


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With Love at the Bottom of the Sea, released just last week, the Magnetic Fields have returned to that simplistic synth rock aesthetic that first popularized Stephen Merritt and his troupe of musical madmen back in the nineties. After the ‘no-synth trilogy’ which consisted of i (2004), Distortion (2008) and Realism (2010), this is a […]

Regina Spektor’s latest single hints at a promising album


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Three years after the release of her album Far, Regina Spektor dropped her latest single “All the Rowboats,” this past Tuesday. For an artist whose work remains largely indefinable by the music world —her albums have been classified in every genre from pop to anti-folk— Spektor seems very aware of her goals for her own music. […]

Ra Ra Riot takes the stage without their leading lady


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Ra Ra Riot has gone through some tough times recently, having endured a streak of cancelled shows last November as well as the recent departure of cellist Alexandra Lawn, who cited a wish to pursue different interests. This created an air of uncertainty surrounding last week’s rescheduled concert at the El Rey Theatre. Ra Ra […]

Rumors of new OutKast formally denied by Andre 3000


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The hip-hop community was devastated today with confirmation from Andre 3000 that OutKast has no plans to release a new album in the near future. 3 Stacks told GQ magazine in their interview: There’s been a lot of talk on the Internet about an OutKast album and I have to say that as of now, […]

Reviewing Chris Brown and Rihanna’s collaborations


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Despite the unease that comes with saying this, it seemed like it was only a matter of time until Rihanna and Chris Brown were collaborating on good terms again in the music business. They each released a remix featuring the other on February 20th, Rihanna’s 24th birthday. The songs were Rihanna’s “Birthday Cake” from her album […]
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