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The Pharcyde Learn How to Merge the Past With the Present at NXNE

Andrew H. Walker, Getty Images "You know, I mostly just can't wait," Slimkid3 (aka Tre Hardson) of California rap pioneers the Pharcyde tells Spinner, when asked about the band's upcoming appearance at NXNE in Toronto. "I'm excited! I want to be like, 'Check this out!' I'm getting ahead of myself." There are two reasons why reunions ...

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Miracle Fortress' Second Album Tackles 'Tribulations of the Real World'

Nick Helderman On his second album, 'Was I the Wave?', Graham Van Pelt aka Miracle Fortress embraces a glossy palette of synthesizers and drum machines, one that has doubtlessly surprised fans of his sunnier, crunchier and more guitar-based Polaris Music Prize-nominated debut, 2007's 'Five Roses'. Ironically, making 'Was I the Wave?' found ...

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Odd Future Preach the Time-Tested Gospel of Rebellion

Roger Kisby, Getty Images Sara Quin is not afraid to say that she doesn't "get" Tyler, The Creator, or his hip-hop band of merry miscreants, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All. The indie singer-songwriter of Tegan and Sara fame knows her opinion -- in the form of a scathing post on the band's website -- might make her "'old' (or a faggot)." ...

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Man Man's Honus Honus Reveals Writing 'Life Fantastic' Was 'Excruciating'

Courtesy of Man Man Man Man do not do anything the easy way. When Spinner spoke with moustachioed singer and keyboardist Honus Honus the day before their new record, 'Life Fantastic,' drops, the Philadelphia spaz-rock-wizard-clan were somewhere in Albuquerque, N.M., transferring gear from their just-broken-down van into a U-Haul. "People ...

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Mick Harvey Cuts Bad Seeds Career Short to Write Songs About Death

Frazer Harrison, Getty Images After drawing the curtains on 20 years in Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, you'd think Mick Harvey would be ready to seize the spotlight. But even with a brilliant new solo album, 'Sketches From the Book of the Dead,' out this week and racking up positive reviews, Harvey's not making any promises of floods of ...

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Egyptrixx, Bonjay, Holy F--- and Poirier Hype Crowd at Spinner's Juno Dance Party

Dave Morris for AOL As word of Caribou's win in the Juno Awards first-ever Electronic Album of the Year category began spilling merrily out onto Twitter, Spinner's party in the award's honor was just getting started. Throngs of fans filled Toronto's Wrongbar to watch performances by nominees Holy F---, who represented for their live-band ...

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D-Sisive Wins Over Crowd at Juno Fest

myspace.com/dsisive A pasty dude in glasses and a hoodie rapping Andre3000's epic verse on U.G.K.'s 'International Player's Anthem' sounds like a hip-hop karaoke scenario, and possibly an outright disaster. But long before he busted out other people's rhymes, D-Sisive had already proved that his JunoFest set was definitely not amateur hour. ...

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