The Dead Weather are back with a terrifying new single called "Open Up (That's Enough)" The supergroup of Jack White the Kills' Alison Mosshart Queens of the Stone Age's Dead Fertita and the Raconteurs' Jack Lawrence mailed out the track as a 7" single with "Rough Detective" on the B-side...

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One year ago this week 20-year-old Adam Lanza embarked on his bloody rampage at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown Connecticut In less than 11 minutes firing 154 rounds from a Bushmaster Model XM15-E2S Lanza executed 20 first graders at close range along with six school teachers and administrators Lanza...

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Much maligned and even more beloved lists have quickly become a key lingua franca of the online world Haters will say that they're debased clickbait but a well conceived and executed list can collect contextualize argue and entertain better (and faster) than many a long-winded essay Here are 20 of...

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Carlito Olivero is safe? To quote the Smiths that joke isn't funny anymore  However Thursday night's X Factor results show wasn't kidding Carlito made it into next week's finals over Restless Road who reached the end of the well road And someone somewhere is laughing – probably Carlito's space-case mentor Paulina...

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"Welcome to the finale" When Macklemore spoke those words early in his set with Ryan Lewis last night at Seattle's KeyArena he wasn't just talking about the final night of a tour he was speaking about the finality of a whirlwind 2013 In a year's time Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have...

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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) that hands out these golden dildos is basically a joke It consists of 90-odd freelance entertainment reporters based in Los Angeles who contribute stories to foreign publications (they need only four a year to qualify) But the joke Globes are still a marketing force...

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For their joint track "I Am" featuring vocalist Taylr Renee former Swedish House Mafia member Axwell and production duo Sick Individuals took an unconventional route with the video calling on fans to submit their own visual creations "We decided to try something a bit different for the video of 'I...

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To make Rev the Reverend Horton Heat's first studio album in four years the band forced itself to redo songs as many as five times in a row But that wasn't because the guys in the veteran rockabilly trio are exacting perfectionists It was because other musicians were at the...

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Eccentric filmmaker David Lynch is set to release an expanded digital version of his second album The Big Dream on December 16th Ahead of his revisiting of that experimental work – which also gets a UK-only physical release on January 27th – Lynch offers a revamped version of the offbeat...

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"Spread the Love" finds country super-star Kenny Chesney coming together with the legendary Wailers for a noble purpose Chesney's proceeds from the sale of the song go directly to the Spread the Love Fund dedicated to providing prosthetic limbs and post-prosthetic care to those injured in the Boston Marathon bombing this...

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On his new studio album The Royal Sessions rock legend Paul Rodgers (Free Bad Company) pays tribute to the iconic soul music of Memphis Tennessee The LP recorded at Willie Mitchell's revered Royal Studios finds Rodgers tackling classics from artists like Otis Redding Albert King and Sam Cooke Using a...

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James Thurber's short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty followed a hapless daydreamer who drifted from fantasy to fantasy So it's fitting that for the upcoming movie adaption which stars Ben Stiller the filmmakers brought in the Swedish psych-rockers Junip to create a fanciful new tune Junip kicks off "Far...

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Well that was unexpected Beyoncé this morning released a new album without warning delivering 14 new songs and 17 videos as part of what she's calling her first "visual album" Beyoncé features collaborations with Jay Z on "Drunk in Love" Drake on "Mine" and Frank Ocean on "Superpower" along with vocals...

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The 1989 MTV Video Music Awards were full of surprises Neil Young's "This Note's For You" won Video of the Year over Madonna's "Like a Prayer" and Elvis Costello's "Veronica" won Best Male Video over Bobby Brown's "Every Little Step" and Steve Winwood "Roll With It" (This was back in...

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Old pals Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip have joined forces to release a free mixtape With cover art saluting A Tribe Called Quest's Low-End Theory their new release The Abstract and the Dragon brings together collaborative tracks recorded throughout two decades of friendship between the two rappers The 28-track mix features...

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Anyone who listened to rock radio in the late Nineties will be familiar Semisonic's 1998 hit "Closing Time" The band released three hyper-catchy albums including the platinum-selling Feeling Strangely Fine before going on hiatus after 2001's All About Chemistry Frontman Dan Wilson went on to pursue a solo career and...

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The xx will shack up in New York City for an 11-date 25-show residency at Wade Thompson Drill Hall at the Park Avenue Armory between March 19th and March 29th 2014 Performing two shows a night – except weekend gigs on March 22nd 23rd and 29th when they'll do three...

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Until they met Oscar Isaac the Coen Brothers were pretty sure that their tragicomic Inside Llewyn Davis screenplay was unfilmable Where would they find a crazy-talented singer-guitarist with movie-star presence and major comic acting chops? Isaac a 33-year-old lifelong rock musician and Juilliard-trained actor who had a Miller's Crossing poster...

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Community's lovable gang of misfits have crossed the darkest timeline of Season Four and are set to return to their beloved study room The beleaguered but still breathing NBC sitcom is set for an hour-long premiere on January 2nd and with creator Dan Harmon back at the helm Season Five is...

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A new Beatles box set due out next year will reissue all 13 of the band's American albums including five that have never been available on CD before The collection will arrive on January 21st as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Beatles' first trip to the United...

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Over the last several years Henry Rollins' acting career has accelerated starting with a season-long arc on Sons of Anarchy in 2009 Since then he's booked guest spots on the Hawaii Five-0 reboot and The Paul Reiser Show as well as a slew of voice-over gigs This week marked a new...

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R Kelly fans looking for a more spiritual side to the R&B star are in luck In an interview with Rap-Up the singer revealed that he's been working on a Christmas album which should be out in time for the 2014 holiday season  See Where Lady Gaga and R Kelly's 'Do What U Want'...

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Def Leppard's Viva! Hysteria concert filmed earlier this year during a residency in Las Vegas will make its TV debut December 29th on AXS TV as part of a 12-hour programming block billed as "A Day of Hysteria" Where Does 'Hysteria' Rank on Our 500 Greatest Albums List? According to their website...

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Madonna has topped Forbes' 2013 list of the top-earning women in music pulling in a staggering $125 million this year The bulk of Madonna's earnings came from the last leg of her MDNA Tour which grossed $305 million overall; she also sees income from merchandise sales her Material Girl clothing...

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It's a total no-brainer at the movies this week American Hustle the latest from David O Russell is finally in theaters and Peter Travers has nothing but praise for one of 2013's best movies See Peter Travers' Picks for the Best Movies of the Year Loosely based on the Abscam scandal of the...