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Kings of Leon Pay Tribute to 'Jackass' Star Ryan Dunn

Jeff Christensen, AP/PA Kings of Leon played an emotional tribute to former 'Jackass' star Ryan Dunn on Wednesday night, June 22, during the encore for their first of two shows in London's Hyde Park. Dunn, who had become a friend to the band in the past year, was killed in a fatal car accident in Philadelphia in the early hours of Monday, ...

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tUnE-yArDs Go for Longest-Held Note at Primavera Sound

Jeff Fusco, Getty Images A sun-kissed set from tUnE-yArDs on Saturday, May 28, saw Merrill Garbus at her most vocal, holding a growling note for close to one minute during the penultimate song in her set at Primavera Sound 2011. Exercising her lungs for 'Hatari,' the Oakland-based songstress stood alone center stage to hit the wild ...

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Kurt Vile Distracts Deerhunter Guitarist During Their Primavera Sound Set

Shawn Brackbill During Barcelona's Primavera Sound festival on Saturday, May 28, Kurt Vile told Spinner how his excitement got the better of him during the Deerhunter set on Friday night, as he "kicked [guitarist] Lockett [Pundt] in the butt." Having arrived in Barcelona just a few hours earlier, Vile said: "I was feeling invincible, I ...

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Lykke Li Covers Eurythmics and the Big Pink in London

Rob Verhorst, Redferns Lykke Li wowed a full-to-the-brim Shepherd's Bush Empire on Thursday night, April 14, headlining the London venue with a show that featured nods to British groups the Big Pink and Eurythmics. With a non-stop display of hits from her debut 'Youth Novels' and latest album 'Wounded Rhymes,' the Swedish songstress also ...

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Arcade Fire Taste Double Victory at Brit Awards

Jon Furniss, WireImage It's been a good week to be in Arcade Fire -- fresh from their success at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, the Canadian indie band took two gongs at the Bit Awards in London on Tuesday, Feb. 15. The group took the International Album prize for 'The Suburbs' -- wresting it from the likes of Eminem and Kings of Leon -- ...

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The Vaccines Deliver Debut LP in March

Roger Sargent The Vaccines kicked off the new year in music announcing the release of their first album on -- 'What Did You Expect From the Vaccines?' -- on March 21. Having enjoyed a fairly hype-filled 2010 since cutting their teeth at SXSW early in the year, the band spent a few weeks in autumn last year holed up in London's RAK and Miloco ...

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The XX Require Crowd Control for Bestival Set

Tabatha Fireman, Redferns In what was one of the most eagerly-awaited sets at Bestival 2010, the XX played Friday's Big Top (Sept. 10) to a crowd so large extra security measures were needed. This was the trio's first gig since having been crowned winners of the Mercury Prize earlier in the week (Sept. 7). The numbers started to gather during ...

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