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Coachella: Music, Culture and... Phones

Marc Ruxin | Posted 07.09.2011

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Marc Ruxin

For those who don't see much live music, increasingly what you witness as you stare towards today's stages is a cascade of sleek black smartphones pointed at stages.

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WATCH: Your Favorite Comedians In A New Pornographers Video

The Huffington Post | Carol Hartsell | Posted 05.25.2011

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When the indie rock world and the comedy world cross paths, beautiful things often happen. Such is the case with The New Pornographers latest video f...

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One More Once: A Listen Back at the Records That Made 2010 More Bearable

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elmore James, John Petkovic, Tom Jones, Roxy Music, Kanye West, William Shatner, Elo, Jon Auer, Brendan Benson, Sweet Apple, The Soundcarriers, Queen, J Mascis, The Reigning Sound, The Posies, Big Star, The Beatles, The Who, Xtc, Cheap Trick, The Zombies, Coco Hames, Queens of the Stone Age, Jack White, Dinosaur Jr, The Ettes, Nirvana, Paul McCartney, Billie Joe Shaver, Led Zeppelin, Allison Mosshart, Bob Dylan, Jason Falkner, The White Stripes, The Parting Gifts, John Lee Hooker, John Lennon, Ken Stringfellow, Susan Werner, Duke Ellington, Cobra Verde, Dan Auerbach, Air, The Dead Weather, The Hollies, The Kills, Greg Cartwright, The Black Keys, Jimi Hendrix, R.E.M., New Pornographers, Cee-Lo Green, Stereolab, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

As a cranky, sleep-deprived new parent in the throes of box sets by hipsters, I declared (on Twitter, no less) that there was absolutely no need for me to hear Kanye's latest magnum opus. Until I heard a track on YouTube.

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Calvin College CANCELS New Pornographers Concert Over Band's Name

Posted 05.25.2011

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Calvin College has decided that a Canadian band's name is too salacious for them to play on campus. Thus, the New Pornographers have been dis-invited...

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Margaret Cho Is Just Plain Awesome (She's a Friggin' Rockstar SuperHero Bitch* on New Album Cho Dependent)

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Garrison Star, Tommy Chong, Atlanta, Cho Dependent, Jane Bingum, Brooke Elliott, Brendan Benson, Music, Conan O?Brien, OK Go, Ed Hardy, Josh Berman. Teri Lee, Gwar, Rachael Yamagata, Comedy, Grant Lee Phillips, The Gossip, Nathan Kostechko, Karl Newman, Korean American, Fiona Apple, Emily Kuroda, Bonnaroo, M.a.S.H., Diana Yanez and Kurt Hall, Jack White, Kat Von D, Drop Dead Diva, Stand Up Comedy, Gulf Oil Spill, Tegan & Sara, Aaron Yoo, Andrew Bird, Comedy Music, Chris O?Donnell, Lifetime TV, Margaret Cho, Patty Griffin, Mike Davis, Ben Lee, Ani DiFranco, All American Girl, Gay Marriage, Jon Brion, New Pornographers, Tattoos, Meghan Toohey, Entertainment News
Holly Cara Price

Margaret Cho gave me some of her time recently to discuss the August 24th release of her new album Cho Dependent. News Flash: Girlfriend can sing, and really really well.

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KCRW Presents: Girls, Girls, Girls

Ali MacLean | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ali MacLean

We are coming to you live from Crazy Girls strip club in Hollywood. Our listeners can enjoy the experience of a gentleman's club without ever having to leave the comfort of their Prius.

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Working With Margaret Cho (Video)

Ben Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tracy Chapman, Notorious B.I.G., Tegen and Sara, Comedians, Tommy Chong, Margaret Cho, Patti Griffin, Laurel Canyon, New Pornographers, Cheech and Chong, Rap Music, Jon Brion, Lil Wayne, Ani DiFranco, Video, Los Angeles News
Ben Lee

At the eleventh hour of the recording process, the comedian Margaret Cho texted me saying she had an idea for one final song on the album: it would be about Lil Wayne.

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Ten Records That Made This Cruddy Decade a Little More Bearable

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Yankees, Meg White, The Strokes, The Darkness, The Raconteurs, Brendan Benson, Richard Hell, Beck, A.C. Newman, Otis Redding, Television, Fleet Foxes, Fiery Furnaces, Mark Sandman, Destroyer, The Velvet Underground, White Stripes, Bright Eyes, Jonas Brothers, Jack White, Bill Haley, Dana Colley, The Libertines, Bon Iver, Neko Case, Morphine, Mosquitos, Led Zeppelin, Lil Wayne, Bob Dylan, Joan Jett, John Lennon, Mickey Lee Lane, Juju Stelbach, Pete Doherty, Dan Bejar, Detroit Cobras, Lady GaGa, New Pornographers, Jay-Z, Rachael Nagy, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

The ten records that made my decade may not be the most cutting-edge or most obscure or significant of groundbreaking. But they're mine, and I love 'em all passionately. Here's my soundtrack to the decade of "Mission Accomplished."

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