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Gaslight Anthem announces summer tour and album details // Newswire

by Jason Zabel May 15, 2012 -

The band kicks off its North American tour in its home state of New Jersey.
Redd Kross to release first album in 15 years // Newswire

by Jason Zabel May 8, 2012 -

It’s taken 15 years, but L.A. punk-rock institution Redd Kross will drop a new album Aug. 7, called Researching The Blues, which is perhaps an answer to what the band has been doing all this time.
Conor Oberst will tour with Desaparecidos, but also by himself // Newswire

by Jason Zabel May 1, 2012 -

Conor Oberst’s punk side was on display in Desaparecidos, the hardcore band that produced one album, Read Music/Speak Spanish, before breaking up in 2002.
Alabama Shakes drop a few tour dates // Newswire

by Jason Zabel April 24, 2012 -

The fiery soul-meets-Southern rock quartet Alabama Shakes is more than capable of blowing peoples’ ears off when witnessed live.
Hüsker Dü’s Grant Hart to get his own Gorman Bechard-directed rock doc // Newswire

by Jason Zabel April 16, 2012 -

Bechard’s other rock doc, Color Me Obsessed, profiled the Twin Cities group The Replacements without actually featuring them or their music.
Justin Vernon, Astronautalis drink whiskey, record mystery album // Newswire

by Jason Zabel April 10, 2012 -

Will it be like something we’ve never heard before?
Aerosmith announces a Global Warming tour for some reason // Newswire

by Jason Zabel March 26, 2012 -

Aerosmith is nothing if not trendy. Staying in line with that, the band is launching its Global Warming tour, because that’s a thing that’s happening right now.
Stop sending your ideas for Adele songs to Dan Wilson // Newswire

by Philip James Hart March 22, 2012 -

Dan Wilson needs you to stop sending him your ideas for Adele songs. He can’t just give them all to Adele. He’s busy! She’s busy! What are you thinking, aspiring tunesmiths?
Newspapers refuse to run controversial abortion-related Doonesbury comic strips // Newswire

by Marcus Michalik March 12, 2012 -

Just when it was starting to seem like Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury was becoming nothing more than the sound of one Baby Boomer hand clapping, the long-running comic strip has found itself once again in the throes of a national controversy.
Kurt Vile announces spring tour // Newswire

by Jason Zabel March 12, 2012 -

Last year, Kurt Vile released the excellent Smoke Ring For My Halo, cementing his place in the world of dozy, psychedelic-tinged melodic tunes that are perfect for the calm, reflective stoner.
Bradford Cox says everyone who didn’t like his rendition of “My Sharona” can "suck my dick" // Newswire

by Jason Zabel March 7, 2012 -

Over the weekend, Bradford Cox played a sold-out show with his band Atlas Sound at Minneapolis’ Cedar Cultural Center.
Rock music makes white people racist, says University Of Minnesota research // Newswire

by Jason Zabel March 7, 2012 -

Turns out all of that Kid Rock you’ve been listening to might be making you do racist shit.
Watch Bradford Cox freak out crowd by playing “My Sharona” for an hour // Newswire

by Jason Zabel March 6, 2012 -

Here’s something you don’t see every day: a trippy, hour-long cover of “My Sharona” at a sold-out show this past weekend at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis.
Download Retribution Gospel Choir’s new EP for free // Newswire

by Jason Zabel February 28, 2012 -

Retribution Gospel Choir, the side project of Low’s Alan Sparhawk, showcases the harder, classic-rock side of typically spare and hazy Duluth, Minnesota band.
The space rockers of Spiritualized will float about North America in May // Newswire

by Jason Zabel January 30, 2012 -

That’s our clever way of saying that Spirtualized will tour in support of its new album this spring.

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Gaslight Anthem announces summer tour and album details // Newswire

Redd Kross to release first album in 15 years // Newswire

Conor Oberst will tour with Desaparecidos, but also by himself // Newswire

Alabama Shakes drop a few tour dates // Newswire

Hüsker Dü’s Grant Hart to get his own Gorman Bechard-directed rock doc // Newswire

Justin Vernon, Astronautalis drink whiskey, record mystery album // Newswire

Aerosmith announces a Global Warming tour for some reason // Newswire

Stop sending your ideas for Adele songs to Dan Wilson // Newswire

Newspapers refuse to run controversial abortion-related Doonesbury comic strips // Newswire

Kurt Vile announces spring tour // Newswire

Bradford Cox says everyone who didn’t like his rendition of “My Sharona” can "suck my dick" // Newswire

Rock music makes white people racist, says University Of Minnesota research // Newswire

Watch Bradford Cox freak out crowd by playing “My Sharona” for an hour // Newswire

Download Retribution Gospel Choir’s new EP for free // Newswire

The space rockers of Spiritualized will float about North America in May // Newswire

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