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Amanda Blank Pulls No Punches With Her 'Love'

Like many artists who "tell it like it is," Philadelphia rapper/singer/dancer Amanda Blank doesn't shy away from singing about personal matters, especially her sexuality. And she's not embarrassed or sorry if she offends. "Yeah, I'm having sex, it's an incredibly important part of my life," Blank tells Spinner. "I'm 26 years old, I've been rapping ...

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Julian Lennon Aids Real-Life 'Lucy'

Julian Lennon, the son of late Beatle John Lennon, is throwing his support behind childhood friend Lucy O'Donnell, -- the girl behind the Beatles tune 'Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds' -- who is suffering from the auto-immune disease lupus. "I've been able to help out a bit," Lennon said of O'Donnell, now Lucy Vodden, 46, from Surrey, England. "I ...

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Miniature Tigers Do It for the Ladies

Bands with animals in their name is nothing new. The Miniature Tigers know this. At a recent stop to the Interface, the Tigers professed their love for other animal bands: Grizzly Bear, Animal Collective and Department of Eagles. They even shouted out AOL, saying Instant Messenger (AIM) is what brought the band together. "Me and Rick met a long ...

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NBC News' Brian Williams Premieres 'BriTunes' With Deer Tick

NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams is really going out of his way to show he's an indie rock fan. First, he told Spinner he digs Cat Power, and now, to prove his hipster cred, he's started BriTunes, a music interview series on his NBC Web site. Rhode Island's Deer Tick received the honor of being the first band interviewed by Williams at the ...

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Chairlift Show Us Their 'Bruises'

Chairlift really love Barack Obama. Of all the shows they've played, including dates MGMT and Peter Bjorn and John, a 30-person show in West Virginia, back in November, was their favorite. (Of course, this doesn't include their upcoming tour with the Killers.) Keyboardist and singer Caroline Polachek said they broke half-way through their set to ...

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Nada Surf Mine Their Vault for Vinyl

Nada Surf frontman Matthew Caws listens to records in his kitchen, on a portable record player that folds up into a suitcase -- complete with a handle. Maybe this has something to do with why his band is releasing three of their albums -- 'Let Go,' 'The Proximity Effect' and 'The Weight is a Gift' -- on vinyl. "To me if it's not out on vinyl, it's ...

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Nat 'King' Cole Remembered by TV on the Radio, Cee-Lo

Nat "King" Cole is being remembered by a new generation with a collection of remixes of his songs by TV on the Radio, Cee-Lo, Brazilian Girls and Damian and Stephen Marley. For Carole Cole, who spearheaded the 'Re-Generations' project on behalf of King Cole Partners and Productions, this all plays perfectly into her father's eclectic love of music. ...

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