Music

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  Odds And Sods World premiere: a new Crooked Fingers video

  Bach rock

  February 8, 2012 | 5:00pm -

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  Newswire The Beach Boys will be joined by Foster The People and Maroon 5 at the Grammys for some reason

  When the Beach Boys announced in December that the remaining members would appear at the Grammys, there were still many questions hovering around the project. What will they sound like? How did Mike Love bribe Brian Wilson into it? And what is the ...

  February 8, 2012 | 3:58pm -

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  Newswire See the magnificent television acting debut of Dawes on last night's Parenthood

  Here at The A.V. Club, we like the band Dawes' acting debut on the television series Parenthood, and you should too.

  February 8, 2012 | 1:30pm -

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  Set List Richard Thompson 

  The veteran singer-songwriter looks back on a 40-plus year career, which includes a cover of a Britney Spears song.

  February 8, 2012 | 12:01pm -

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  Newswire Timbaland and Missy Elliott will both release albums in June

  February 8, 2012 | 11:30am -

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  Newswire People Still Buy Music: Lana Del Rey lands right behind Adele at the top of the chart

  Lana Del Rey has taken her lumps in the press recently, but the singer-songwriter really does have fans: Her new album, Born To Die, debuts this week at No.

  February 8, 2012 | 10:22am -

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  For Our Consideration Chimes Of Freedom: The dos and don’ts of covering Bob Dylan

  Eight simple rules for making a Dylan song your own—or at least tolerable.

  February 8, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Playlisted Zomes

  We get a lot of records sent to us here at The A.V. Club. Fortunately, we end up liking some of them.

  February 7, 2012 | 11:59pm -

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  Newswire UPDATE: Lana Del Rey's publicist denies that her tour was postponed, says singer will play shows in October

  The fallout from Lana Del Rey's widely panned SNL performance apparently has carried over to the singer's upcoming tour, which was supposed to launch next month but has now been delayed.

  February 7, 2012 | 3:15pm -

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  Newswire Metallica creates and headlines the first-ever Orion Festival

  Another day, another summer concert series lineup—except this time, there's Metallica. 

  February 7, 2012 | 2:02pm -

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  Newswire Here they are: the Undercover 2012 songs

  Time to bust a rhyme

  February 7, 2012 | 1:35pm -

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  Newswire The Jesus And Mary Chain to play SXSW, handful of U.S. dates

  Stormy shoegazers The Jesus And Mary Chain have announced plans to reunite for a few select U.S. tour dates that will culminate in an appearance at this year’s SXSW. It will be the first time the band has played North America since Coachella in 200...

  February 7, 2012 | 1:21pm -

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  Newswire Today in music videos: The Black Keys hit the road in "Gold On The Ceiling"

  There's a time and place for the steady whir of progress, but there's nothing like the rattle and hum of retro-cool.

  February 7, 2012 | 12:30pm -

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  The Single File Kirsty MacColl, “My Affair” 

  Spotlighting a great song by a singer and songwriter who never got her due. 

  February 7, 2012 | 12:00pm -

• Great Job, Internet! The Hadron Collider of hype: Lana Del Rey meets The Hunger Games

  Talk about two pop-cultural entities long enough and they’re bound to eventually merge into one zeitgeist-y mongrel somewhere on the Internet.

  February 7, 2012 | 11:54am -

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  Newswire M.I.A. may be coughing up cash to the FCC for that Super Bowl hand gesture

  That hand might be writing checks pretty soon.

  February 7, 2012 | 10:43am -

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  Music Review Van Halen: A Different Kind Of Truth 

  A surprising, even shocking, comeback album. 

  February 7, 2012 | 12:09am -

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  Music Review Sharon Van Etten: Tramp

  A singer-songwriter comes into her own.

  February 7, 2012 | 12:08am -

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  Music Review Of Montreal: Paralytic Stalks 

  Pop debris swirls in Kevin Barnes’ latest sonic tornado. 

  February 7, 2012 | 12:07am -

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  Music Review Air: Le Voyage Dans La Lune

  One French institution pays homage to another.

  February 7, 2012 | 12:06am -

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  Music Review Paul McCartney: Kisses On The Bottom 

  Macca makes his inevitable standards album. 

  February 7, 2012 | 12:05am -

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  Music Review The Twilight Sad: No One Can Ever Know 

  Trading guitars for synths doesn’t make the Scots any less sinister. 

  February 7, 2012 | 12:04am -

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  Music Review Dr. Dog: Be The Void

  The indie-rock vets flawlessly recapture their youth. 

  February 7, 2012 | 12:03am -

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  Music Review Mark Lanegan Band: Blues Funeral 

  An immortal voice makes a disc that instantly dates itself. 

  February 7, 2012 | 12:02am -

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  Music Review Lindstrøm: Six Cups Of Rebel 

  The Norwegian producer sets phasers to funk and fails to stun. 

  February 7, 2012 | 12:01am -

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  Music Review Patrice O’Neal 

  The late, great comic’s last words.

  February 7, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Interview Sharon Van Etten 

  The super-sad singer-songwriter talks about rootless living, becoming a headliner, and working with The National’s Aarin Dessner on her new album.

  February 7, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Newswire Paul McCartney to perform free streaming concert on iTunes

  February 6, 2012 | 2:31pm -

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  Newswire Adam Lambert issues non-denial denial about being Queen's new singer

  Last week we were among many outlets reporting that Adam Lambert had been recruited to become the new lead singer of Queen.

  February 6, 2012 | 11:35am -

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  Newswire Trace the arc of Liz Phair's career via her Wall Street Journal piece on Lana Del Rey

  Liz Phair's career is a mishmash of excellence and embarrassment, where invigorating insight duels to the death with the incredibly insipid.

  February 6, 2012 | 9:59am -