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Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs Go Back 'Under the Covers'

In covering the Yes classic 'I've Seen All Good People: Your Move/All Good People' for their '70s collection 'Under The Covers Vol. 2,' longtime friends Matthew Sweet and the Bangles' Susanna Hoffs joked, as big fans, how cool it would be to get Yes guitarist Steve Howe to lay down riffs for the track. "Sue and I were big Yes fans as teenagers so ...

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Mute Math Previewing 'Armistice' on Listening Party Bus Tour

Thanks to Mute Math's manager and their label, Teleprompt, the New Orleans-based rock band is bringing its forthcoming album, 'Armistice,' to die-hard fans before it hits the streets on August 18. Via a bus wrapped in 'Armistice' artwork, Mute Math associates will deliver the music to the streets of each of the band's fall tour cities for the ...

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Brendan Benson Tries to Avoid the Raconteurs' Influence

Between the Raconteurs' hiatus and an upcoming solo album, Detroit-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Brendan Benson has found a great way to occupy his time. "If I'm not working on music then I'm frantically weeding or gardening," Benson tells Spinner. "I'm not too good with knowing the different kinds of flowers but I know a few. There's a ...

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Susanna Hoffs Writing New Bangles Tunes

Bangles singer Susanna Hoffs is at a good time in her life. She's preparing for the media push behind her and Matthew Sweet's collaborative album 'Under the Covers Vol. 2,' and she's in the beginning stages of writing a new Bangles record. "I'm really enjoying it," Hoffs tells Spinner of the writing process. "We're kind of under the radar to some ...

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Chili Peppers to Honor Anthony Kiedis for Charity Work

The Red Hot Chili Peppers will have a reunion of sorts tonight when the MusiCares MAP Fund honors Anthony Kiedis with the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award for his dedication and support of the fund and for his commitment to helping other addicts. As part of the celebration, drummer Chad Smith, currently of the Sammy Hagar-helmed band Chickenfoot, bassist ...

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Mute Math Face Fears on New Album

Sitting in an RV on the grounds of the April 4 Circle K Tempe Music Festival in Tempe, Ariz., Mute Math lead singer Paul Meany is exhausted and haggard, complete with bloodshot eyes. That morning, the New Orleans-based band wrapped up the trying process of creating its as-of-yet untitled sophomore album. "I can honestly say it was probably the most ...

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Peter Tosh Remembered With New Collection

Record label Shanachie Entertainment is remembering reggae legend Peter Tosh by giving fans, literally, 'The Ultimate Peter Tosh Experience.' The two-DVD, one-CD "multi-pac" honors Tosh, who was murdered at the age of 44 in 1987, with a 30-page booklet of commentary and rare photos, which offer a comprehensive look at Tosh as a musical artist and ...

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