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L7’s Donita Sparks goes solo
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Donita Sparks, front person for the seminal rock band L7 releases her debut solo record Transmiticate on February 19, 2008. Distributed through Redeye, the album from Donita Sparks and The Stellar Moments – filled with dance rock and dark pop gems – sees Donita moving [...]
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Fall Out Boy wedding denied
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Actress/singer ASHLEE SIMPSON has denied rumours she is to wed rocker boyfriend PETE WENTZ.
The couple sparked rumours they were engaged after Simpson was photographed sporting a ring on her engagement finger in Miami, Florida, earlier this week (ends04Jan08).
But Simpson’s publicist tells Usmagazine.com, [...]
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Morrissey to hit Middle East
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Singer Morrissey is set to perform in Iran alongside a slew of local artists – and will be one of the first Western acts to appear in the country if negotiations are successful.
The former Smiths frontman hopes to appear onstage with acclaimed Arabian pop [...]
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Jack White working on three albums
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Jack White has revealed he he is working on three albums.
The White Stripes/Raconteurs man explained his current projects while discussing the fallout caused by his first band scrapping their the rest of their 2007 tour dates because drummer Meg White was suffering from acute [...]
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Smashing Pumpkins Issue New EP Today
Just in case you were trying to come up with a good excuse to buy another copy of the Smashing Pumpkins’ Zeitgeist, well, how’s about some more bonus material? Today, January 2, Billy the kid and his ragtag crew released American Gothic, a four-song EP, which is [...]
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Bentley To Appear On Conan, Prepping New Single
By Tai Saint Louis
Fonzworth Bentley will make an appearance on NBC’s Late Night With Conan O’Brien tomorrow night (Jan 3) on the show’s second live broadcast of the new year, to promote his etiquette book Advance Your Swagger: How to Use Manners, Confidence, and [...]
