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24 Jul 2010 23:57

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Music: Free joke setup: Kings of Leon forced offstage by bird poop

  • Jared (Followill) was hit several times during the first two songs. … It’s not only disgusting — it’s a toxic health hazard. They really tried to hang in there.
  • Vector Management rep Andy Mendelsohn • Regarding Kings of Leon’s decision to leave the stage … because birds (specifically pigeons) were pooping on them. We’re not making this up. Let’s just say that the very manly band behind such hits as “Molly’s Chambers” and “Sex on Fire” can’t handle a little bird poop, and therefore had to leave the stage and piss off several thousand fans. In their defense, though, they knew the opening bands were forced to deal with it and tried to go on anyway, making it through just three songs, despite Followill’s status as a germophobe. We bet Led Zeppelin played through worse. source
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24 Jul 2010 21:14

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Music, Tech: Chiptune nerd turns old electric organ into ultimate blip machine

  • When you imagine someone playing the Super Mario Bros. theme song, you don’t think of some guy hopping on a keyboard to do it. Instead, you think of a nerdy programmer type futzing away at a NES. But this guy just upped the game – Linus Åkesson turned an old organ into a multi-faceted chiptune device, capable of playing a perfect-sounding Mario just as much as a diverse blippy opera. Note to Dan Deacon: Record your next album in Sweden. With this guy. source
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24 Jul 2010 21:02

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Music: One-word album reviews: Rick Ross makes a good John Gotti

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24 Jul 2010 16:46

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Music, World: Love Parade tragedy: Here’s a scary video clip from the scene

  • Harrowing stuff. Imagine being stuck in a situation like this – a huge festival basically brought to its knees by a stampede which killed and injured many. There are likely many confused people inside. Best wishes to everyone involved. source
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24 Jul 2010 13:52

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Music, World: Love Parade tragedy: Twitter is reacting strongly to the news



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24 Jul 2010 13:46

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Music, World: Love Parade tragedy: German music festival’s line turns deadly

  • 15+ people were killed at the Love Parade festival in Germany
  • 40+ people were injured while in the festival’s crushing line source
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24 Jul 2010 13:41

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Music, World: Love Parade tragedy: Mass panic blamed for festival stampede

Apparently something spooked the crowd of German techno fans, leading to the mass stampede. The festival appears to not be going on anymore. source
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17 Jul 2010 17:03

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Music: One-word album reviews: M.I.A. disappoints the hipsters, guys

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16 Jul 2010 10:22

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Music: Vampire Weekend’s cover model: I’m suing you jerks!

  • The thing about this photo, which Vampire Weekend made the cover of their second album, is that it looks like it could’ve been taken at any moment in the last year. People like this still exist. But no, it was taken in 1983. And now, Kirsten Kennis, the presumably middle-aged woman in the photo, has reportedly sued the band to the tune of $2 million, claiming the photographer forged her signature on the contract and the band never verified it was hers. source
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13 Jul 2010 10:48

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Music: Wow. Led Zeppelin nearly reformed without Robert Plant

  • I think … basically, they agreed to disagree. After a while, it was just time to move on.
  • Drummer (and son of ex-Zep drummer John Bonham) Jason Bonham • Regarding the band’s decision not to reform without Robert Plant. They were very close to doing so, but the disagreements with Plant eventually became too much. Plant is in a different phase of his career – he won an Album of the Year Grammy with Allison Krauss for a folk album, “Raising Sand,” not too long ago. Who was the singer? Bonham won’t say. source
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