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		<title>L7&#8217;s Donita Sparks goes solo</title>
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L7&#8217;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 &#8211; filled with dance rock and dark pop gems &#8211; sees Donita moving [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=retnamusicblog.wordpress.com&blog=865783&post=294&subd=retnamusicblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fall Out Boy wedding denied</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
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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). 
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		<title>Morrissey to hit Middle East</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
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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 &#8211; 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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=retnamusicblog.wordpress.com&blog=865783&post=292&subd=retnamusicblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jack White working on three albums</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Jack White working on three albums
courtesy of NME.com
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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=retnamusicblog.wordpress.com&blog=865783&post=291&subd=retnamusicblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Smashing Pumpkins Issue New EP Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
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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&#8217; Zeitgeist, well, how&#8217;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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=retnamusicblog.wordpress.com&blog=865783&post=290&subd=retnamusicblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bentley To Appear On Conan, Prepping New Single</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
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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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=retnamusicblog.wordpress.com&blog=865783&post=289&subd=retnamusicblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rappers Rule Ringtones This Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Rappers Rule Ringtones This Year
By Roman Wolfe
Rappers Shop Boyz, Mims, Hurricane Chris and other Hip-Hop acts dominated AT&#38;T’s list of best-selling ringtones for the year 2007.
According to AT&#38;T ringtone sales data, nine out of the Top 10 best-selling ringtones for 2007 were by Hip-Hop artists, while Nickleback represented the only [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=retnamusicblog.wordpress.com&blog=865783&post=288&subd=retnamusicblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Eagles turn down Super Bowl slot</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Eagles turn down Super Bowl slot
courtesy of NME.com 
The Eagles have turned down an offer to perform at next year&#8217;s Super Bowl, saying they&#8217;d rather perform at Nashville&#8217;s Grand Ole Opry.
Frontman Don Henley told the Associated Press that playing at the legendary country music venue &#8220;would be an honor,&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=retnamusicblog.wordpress.com&blog=865783&post=287&subd=retnamusicblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Feist Recording During Tour Lulls</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Feist Recording During Tour Lulls
Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
Feist&#8217;s Grammy-nominated &#8220;The Reminder&#8221; is only seven months old, but there&#8217;s already new material brewing for the Canadian singer/songwriter.
&#8220;I&#8217;m tiptoeing into some new terrain,&#8221; she tells Bilboard.com. &#8220;There&#8217;s no necessity and no timeline. &#8216;The Reminder,&#8217; I can&#8217;t say it just came out, but [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=retnamusicblog.wordpress.com&blog=865783&post=286&subd=retnamusicblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>DMX Inks Record Deal With Bodog Music</title>
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DMX Inks Record Deal With Bodog Music
By Rudy West
Multi-platinum Hip-Hop star DMX has signed a worldwide recording deal with Bodog Music and is planning to release a new album titled Walk With Me Now and You’ll Fly With Me Later.
The new album from the Yonkers bred rapper will feature production by longtime producer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=retnamusicblog.wordpress.com&blog=865783&post=285&subd=retnamusicblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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