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Lana Del Rey at Bowery Ballroom: New Songs, Technical Difficulties and Promise
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Lana Del Rey at Bowery Ballroom: New Songs, Technical Difficulties and Promise

Peter Wafzig, Getty Images The first thing we ever read about singer Lana Del Rey was from the blog Hipster Runoff. Suffice to say, it was not very nice: "At one point ... people were saying that [Del Rey's] 'Video Games' was the song of the year. However, now that we're done dragging her through the buzz mud, no1 [sic] even cares about her ...

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Portishead Slay Longtime Fans at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom

John Minton It had been 13 years -- more than a decade of fans hoping, wishing and waiting for the godfathers of trip-hop, Portishead, to return to the United States and tour. Sure, the British-based band headlined California's Coachella Festival back in 2008, but that didn't really count. No, what people wanted was an actual set of dates ...

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Donald Glover Aims to 'Prove' Himself as a Rapper With Live Shows, Upcoming LP

FilmMagic There's Donald Glover the comedian, the one from NBC's hit show 'Community.' Then there's Donald Glover the rapper, the one with clever lyrics and catchy beats. A comedian trying to rap sounds like a gimmick, but contrary to popular belief, not all actors who try to rap are terrible. Want proof? Listen to Childish Gambino's ...

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Mavis Staples Joined by Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller at Bonnaroo

Erika Goldring, WireImage The words "Bonnaroo" and "church" don't exactly go together, a fact acknowledged by Mavis Staples during her early afternoon set on Sunday, the last day of the festival. But that was not going to damper the 72-year-old songstress' good mood. "This is the closest you are going to get to church today... Amen," ...

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Buffalo Springfield Have Their 'Greatest' Night Ever at Bonnaroo 2011

Jeff Kravitz, FilmMagic "We're Buffalo Springfield. We're from the past!" shouted singer Richie Furay at the top of his lungs, when the recently reunited band took the main stage at Bonnaroo on Saturday night. And he was right: this band has been gone for a very, very long time. Their last studio album was released in 1968. It's been decades ...

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My Morning Jacket Honored to Return to Bonnaroo, This Time on Main Stage

Jason Merritt, Getty Images My Morning Jacket released 'Circuital,' the band's sixth studio album, on May 31. So a headlining slot eleven days later at Bonnaroo for the festival's tenth anniversary couldn't have been more perfectly timed. Frontman Jim James and company are certainly no strangers to the Tennessee farm. This year marks the ...

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Rufus Wainwright Performs New Song at Hope North Benefit in New York

Christie Goodwin, Redferns Amidst the neon lights, ping-pong tables and celebrities at SPiN New York stood Rufus Wainwright and sister Martha, the words from 'In My Arms,' from Rufus' first album, echoing throughout the room as the audience soaked up every word. The captivating and emotional performance was a perfect ending for Sunday's Hope ...

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