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Anne T Donahue

An escapee of a small suburban hockey town, Anne has gone on to write for AUX, CHARTattack, NME and BITE, and can also be seen writing the occasional fashion piece. (She's still unsure how the last one happened.) Thanks to her family, she became a music snob quite young, and continues to blame her uncle's jukebox for a lifetime spent over-romanticizing past decades.

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History in the Singing: 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' & 19 Other Songs Based On Historic Events
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History in the Singing: 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' & 19 Other Songs Based On Historic Events

liveaid.free.fr January 30 marks the 41st anniversary of Bloody Sunday -- the infamous massacre in North Ireland at the hands of the British army that saw 14 people die and provided a rallying cry for generations of republicans. And while you may or may not be a history buff, songs like U2's "Sunday Bloody Sunday" have helped history live ...

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10 Best Music Tumblrs -- Adele Doubtfire, Call Me Maeby, Beyonce Looking at Stuff

whoisarcadefire.tumblr.com Being at work is boring, right? Well, we're here to help you with that. Sure, you could watch funny videos, discretely play video games, or read Taylor Swift fan fiction (yes, that is a thing that exists in the world). But we've got a better idea. After scouring the internet and calling it "work," we've found ...

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15 Strangest Musician Appearances in Commercials

YouTube These days it's not enough for musicians to simply make music. If you're Jay-Z you buy an ownership stake in a basketball team, if you're Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein you make a television show like Portlandia, but if you're a rocker just looking to be shown the money there's one way to go -- advertising. In honor of these ...

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11 Musicians With Other Job Skills

Getty | Getty | Getty There are more than a few musicians who had a plan B. Or more specifically, there are more than a few musicians who abandoned bona fide careers for a chance in the limelight. (And vice versa.) That's why we went on a research binge. We wanted to know if Rick Ross wasn't the only person who's lived a double life, or ...

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19 Best Cover Songs of 2012 -- Lana Del Rey, Feist, Japandroids, Divine Fits, Cookie Monster & More

Getty | Getty It's been a great year for music. But what's been even greater is how musicians have been paying tribute to each other's work, as well as creating their own. Yes, we listeners scored some great original music, but there's something to be said for artists like Feist, Destroyer, and Bruce Springsteen interpreting someone ...

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Travel, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll: 15 Most Ridiculous In-Transit Musician Drug Busts

Alex Wong, Getty Last week, Nelly's stop at the Sierra Blanca border in Texas came to an end when his tour bus was allegedly found to be containing guns, marijuana and heroin. However, more shocking than the contents of Nelly's bus (and the fact that he's still getting gigs) is that he's not alone in having his joyride go wrong. Not only ...

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10 Weirdest Music Award Show Moments: Kanye, ODB, Rage and Multiple Jackos

MTV Tonight the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards will go down in Los Angeles. It's not hard to predict that something scandalous will happen during the VMAs broadcast. After all, Drake, Rihanna and Chris Brown may all be in the same building, at the same time (no glass, only plastic cups and cutlery for anyone in their entourages). And with ...

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