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JOYDIVISION

Joy Division: From Safety To Where?

Posted Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:11pm PDT
With the legacy of Joy Divison everywhere following the acclaim accorded Anton Corbijn's film Control, we remember the shock that was Ian Curtis' suicide in this moving meditation by Joy Division expert Jon Savage, published in Melody Maker on June 1 More »
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RACONTEURS

Jack White's Side Dish

Posted Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:40pm PDT
With the head White Stripe's other band releasing their new Consolers of the Lonely this week, here's a look-back at how the Raconteurs exploded on an unsuspecting world two years ago. More »
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BECK

Beck: "I'm trying to get to this place where you can stand outside the parameters of what's possible."

Posted Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:15pm PDT
With the deluxe reissue of Beck's groundbreaking 1996 album Odelay, here's part of a revealing Dazed and Confused interview from the time, a window into the fine mind of a true maverick. More »
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LEONARD COHEN

Leonard Cohen: "Depressing? Who, me?"

Posted Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:37am PDT
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Buddhist monk, composer of the immortal "Hallelujah" – Leonard Cohen is a legendary rock poet whose time has come all over again More »
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jamestaylor

Celebrating James Taylor At 60: A Reluctant Interview From 1971

Posted Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:58pm PDT
The godfather of every sensitive male singer-songwriter on the planet, James Taylor turns 60 today, March 12. In this interview from Petticoat, published on 23 October, 1971, Keith Altham gets to the heart of the reclusive superstar's appeal. More »
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JEFFBUCKELY

Jeff Buckley: Grace Under Fire

Posted Fri Mar 7, 2008 5:12pm PST
He's been dead over a decade now, but the supernatural talent of Tim Buckley's beautiful boy shines on: his spine-tingling version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" is suddenly everywhere again after one Jason Castro sang it on American Idol. More »
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NickCave

Prick Me Do I Not Bleed: Nick Cave Vs. The Music Press

Posted Mon Mar 3, 2008 12:34am PST
To tie in with the release of the new Cave/Bad Seeds album Dig!!! Lazurus Dig!!! , we hereby present excerpts from a legendary 1986 interview the junkie icon did with the NME's Mat Snow--one of the inspirations for Cave's charming ditty "Scum." More »
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GOLDFRAPP

Goldfrapp Get It Together In The Country

Posted Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:14pm PST
The duo Goldfrapp, huge in their native Britain, have confounded fans of their staple glam-disco sound with the "psychedelic folk" of their new album. But they've always had a strong leaning towards the bucolic… More »
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