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Chairlift's Aaron Pfenning: iPods and Veggie Tacos

Jon Chattman | Posted 09.18.2009 | Entertainment

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We spent a great deal of time deciding if we wanted to do the iPod commercial and now we're facing forward and making new music, not looking back.

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Wilco (The Album)

Chris Campbell | Posted 07.30.2009 | Entertainment

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Wilco have now released seven studio records and every single one has been met with critical adoration.

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New Tunes On Monday: Yusuf (Cat Stevens), Ben Harper and Relentless7, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, New York Dolls, and Paul Potts

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.03.2009 | Entertainment

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Ever since Cat Stevens embraced Islam, the West has been clueless when it comes to accepting the former superstar. His latest release, Roadsinger, is a good start in rebuilding that emotional bridge to Stevens.

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HuffPost Reviews: Van Morrison -- Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl / Asa -- Asa

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment

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With a basic reverence for the original record, Morrison's live arrangements allow for musicians to add new layers of strata though jams, while acknowledging forty years has passed since the original was slated.

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A Modern Classic: The Cops' Free Electricity

Alex Remington | Posted 11.10.2009 | Entertainment

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Their biggest influences seem to be British, right down to the "oh-oh-oh" backup vocals and percussive post-punk guitars but there ain't nothing un-American about the way The Cops kick ass.

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