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Snow Patrol Announce new compilation collection, Up To Now

Snow Patrol have announced details of a Best Of compilation album, due for release later this year. The two CD, thirty track collection is titled Up To Now and will hit stores on November 9th of this year, preceded by a new single by the name of Just Say Yes, due one week earlier on [...]

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Frank Turner: Poetry Of The Deed [Album]

Release Date: Sept 08, 2009 (USA) Label: Epitaph Rating: 4/5 Frank Turner’s third solo full length was released here in the USA this week. If you aren’t familiar with Frank Turner, I predict you will be soon. A once punk rocker who took a new direction as a singer/songwriter, he now has 3 solid records [...]

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Live: The Flaming Lips

The Flaming Lips Close out Pitchfork Music Festival 2009 Photo: Leigh Ann Hines The Flaming Lips headlined the closing night of the Pitchfork Music Festival 2009. And oh what a closing it was. Each year Pitchfork gets better and better, and this year was no exception. The Flaming Lips was the icing…and cherry… on the [...]

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• Snow Patrol -DJ Set @ The Underground this Friday (9/11) This Friday sees the return of one of the UK’s biggest bands, Snow Patrol, performing a special DJ set at The Underground in Chicago. They are in Chicago supporting U2 on the start of their US 360? tour and wanted to rock one night at Underground. #
• The most recent victim of a poor economy, Langerado Music Fest has cancelled the event. It was scheduled to take place March 6-8 at Florida's Bicentennial Park. Ryan Adams headlining along with Broken Social Scene, Thievery Corporation, The Faint, Cold War Kids, Black Kids, Death Cab for Cutie, and even Snoop Dogg. A strong lineup, but alas, it is no more. Purchased tickets will be refunded within the next week. #
• Bonnaroo, one of the USA's largest music and arts festival announced their lineup for the 2009 festival in Manchester, Tennessee. The lineup is awesome and featuring something for everyone. The festival is scheduled for June 11-14. Tickets will be available for purchase on Bonnaroo's official website, starting this Saturday, February 7th. Bonnaroo Confirmed Performers: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Phish (2 Shows) Beastie Boys Nine Inch Nails David Byrne Wilco Al Green Snoop Dogg Elvis Costello Solo Erykah Badu Paul Oakenfold Ben Harper and Relentless7 The Mars Volta TV on the Radio Yeah Yeah Yeahs Gov’t Mule Andrew Bird Merle Haggard MGMT moe. The Decemberists Girl Talk Bon Iver Béla Fleck & Toumani Diabate Rodrigo y Gabriela Galactic The Del McCoury Band of Montreal Allen Toussaint Coheed and Cambria Booker T & the DBTs David Grisman Quintet Lucinda Williams Animal Collective Gomez Neko Case Down Jenny Lewis Santogold Robert Earl Keen Citizen Cope Femi Kuti and the Positive Force The Ting Tings Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Kaki King Grizzly Bear King Sunny Adé Okkervil River St. Vincent Zac Brown Band Raphael Saadiq Ted Leo and the Pharmacists Crystal Castles Tift Merritt Brett Dennen Mike Farris and the Roseland Rhythm Revue Toubab Krewe People Under the Stairs Alejandro Escovedo Vieux Farka Touré Elvis Perkins In Dearland Cherryholmes Yeasayer Todd Snider Chairlift Portugal. The Man. The SteelDrivers Midnite The Knux The Low Anthem Delta Spirit A.A. Bondy The Lovell Sisters Alberta Cross #
• The new release from Hugh Cornwell, entitled 'Hooverdam' is available as a free download. The first track off the album 'Please Don't Put Me On A Slow Boat to Trowbridge'...(quite the mouthful there) is catchy and easy to sing along to. Go check out his new release. Who said you can't get anything for free these days? Download the full album at hooverdamdownload.com Hugh Cornwell official site #
• Alright all you lolla goers. The official schedule has been published. Check it out on the official Lolla website, link below. A fantastic line-up as always, but the choices on who to see and who to miss are painful. Too many conflicts, my head is spinning. So, go check it out and plan your attack. LOLLAPALOOZA DAILY SCHEDULE HERE #