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Barenaked Ladies Frontman Busted for Cocaine Possession

There are many musicians for whom a drug charge would barely raise an eyebrow, but Barenaked Ladies frontman Steven Page's clean-cut ways hardly fit the profile of a badass blow boy. While the Barenakeds' recent children's record, 'Snacktime,' continues to be all the rage in the under-10 set, Fayetteville, N.Y. police have reported that the ...

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Tricky Hopes to Meet Estranged Daughter With Song

UK artist Tricky is feeling like a virgin again. Well, in a manner of speaking. Just the cusp of releasing his eighth studio album, 'Knowle West Boy,' due September 9, Tricky says that he's never been this excited to record, release and tour new music since his breakout solo disc, 1995's 'Maxinquaye.' "This is the first album I've wanted to make ...

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Sarah McLachlan Releasing New Music This Fall

It's not often that we get to write "new music" and "Sarah McLachlan" in the same sentence. The Canadian singer-songwriter is quite notorious for taking lengthy breaks between albums, with her last proper studio release being 2003's 'Afterglow.' While McLachlan isn't releasing a follow-up anytime soon, she is releasing an as-yet-untitled greatest ...

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Dresden Dolls Create Website for Fans to Sell Art

The uber-theatrical twosome known as the Dresden Dolls attract a rather artistic audience to their shows, and their devoted fans frequently come to concerts bearing intricate homemade gifts for the duo, offerings that run the gamut from clothing to furniture. After years of receiving such impressive crafts, Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione have ...

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Tricky Keeps It Silent in the Bedroom

Tricky is a make-out mixtape staple. Part downtempo, part dirty soul, part rough rock, the UK-based musician has been in more bedrooms than Ron Jeremy. So what does the man who makes soundtracks for sexual liaisons listen to when he's makin' sweet love? Strangely enough, nothing at all. "I've never had sex to my music," Tricky tells Spinner. ...

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Sarah McLachlan Shows Her 'True Colors' in Vancouver

Sarah McLachlan came out of hiding recently, just long enough to play a sole date on the True Colors tour. In her hometown of Vancouver, McLachlan joined a lineup that included Rosie O'Donnell, Joan Armatrading, the B-52s and Cyndi Lauper in the traveling equal-rights-for-all tour. It was a rare appearance for McLachlan, who has only performed ...

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Broken Social Scene's Canning Shows His 'Rawside'

Broken Social Scene co-frontman Brendan Canning has been all quiet on the Canadian front as of late, but the singer-songwriter -- whose BSS collective of musicians includes Kevin Drew, Feist, Emily Haines from Metric and Stars' Amy Millan -- is about to be both visually and auditorially in your face with his upcoming album, 'Something for All of ...

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