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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In the year since the release of their critically hailed self-titled debut, the Drums have earned attention for more than their music. So with a band member now gone and gossip still mounting, you might expect the group to use their follow-up, 'Portamento,' to make a fresh start.
"I don't think we're in a place to make a big ...
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If the Drums have a problem, they'll let you know.
"I feel like that's the best way to go about things -- just to speak your mind," frontman Jonathan Pierce tells Spinner. "If anything, it's more interesting when someone isn't guarded. I like a band with some texture and something to spark interest. That's a really boring ...
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This Saturday, Sept. 24, marks the start of 'Saturday Night Live''s 36th season, and with Radiohead named the show's musical guest, we figured there'd be no better time to pay homage to 'SNL''s most memorable music performances.
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For a guy who has close to 30,000 followers on Twitter and a fanbase fawning over his every mix, Gregg Gillis, aka Girl Talk, is certainly humble.
"I'm doing a very blatant version of what can be done with samples," he admits to Spinner. "Everyone's incorporating elements of previously-existing music into what ...
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It's been 17 years since Tori Amos made the first ceremonial phone call to the Rape Abuse and Incest National Network's (RAINN) Sexual Assault Hotline, using her high profile to bring much-needed attention to this shockingly common yet sadly secretive issue. But the singer also acknowledged her own pain ...
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Mark Sultan doesn't care about blog buzz. And since his relationship with friend and collaborator King Khan came under the spotlight following the messy breakup of their duo, the King Khan and BBQ Show, the garage rocker known as BBQ is even more adamant about the old adage: don't believe everything you read.
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Just because you've partied to Girl Talk doesn't mean Gregg Gillis makes party music. At least, that's what the Pittsburgh artist maintains when acknowledging he's been typecast as the "crazy party guy." Not that he's offended, mind you.
"I like it," says the mash-up artist extraordinaire. "A lot of my favourite ...
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