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Friendly Fires & Duke Spirit Help The Reeperbahn Festival Rebrand Hamburg

Courtesy of Reeperbahn Festival Ask the casual music fan what they know of Hamburg, the port town of 1.8 million in the north of Germany, and they'll undoubtedly mention two things: the infamous Red Light district and the Beatles -- whose baptism by fire in the city led them to pop superstardom and, eventually, world domination. But, as was ...

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'Pearl Jam Twenty' Doc Reveals Gut-Wrenching Grunge Icons to Be...Happy?

AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette In 'Pearl Jam Twenty,' director Cameron Crowe sets out to document the often tumultuous relationship between art and commerce that has come to define Pearl Jam and, in particular, lead singer Eddie Vedder. What Crowe comes to find, though, is hardly the inner turmoil that many fans -- and, if ...

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Eddie Vedder Recalls 'Incredibly Emotional' Moment With Kurt Cobain in 'Pearl Jam 20'

Kevin Mazur, WireImage Of all the footage journalist-turned-director Cameron Crowe assembled for 'Pearl Jam Twenty' -- his retrospective documentary on the iconic Seattle band and their struggles with success -- there was one piece that stood apart from the others. "The 'Holy Grail' was the piece of footage of Kurt Cobain and ...

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Adrian Grenier Kicks Off TIFF With Sam Roberts Band, Stars and Hot Hot Heat

Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images It was a typical evening at kickoff of the Toronto International Film Festival Wednesday, Sept. 7. In a secluded basement with a capacity of just 100 souls, fashionably dressed locals gathered to catch a glimpse of Hollywood -- and support a good cause. Adrian Grenier, star of the soon-to-wrap 'Entourage,' was ...

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Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard Slams 'Elegantly Wasted Musician' Cliche

Tim Mosenfelder, Getty Images Three years ago, Death Cab for Cutie lead singer Ben Gibbard admitted he had a problem. "I looked at myself and I realized I drink way too f---ing much," he tells Spinner. "I'm 31 or 32 years old and hangovers last all day, and I was overweight and feeling like s---." With Gibbard's band at the apex of ...

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Flaming Lips and Death Cab for Cutie Spontaneously Plan Joint EP

Getty Images | Wire Image The backstage area at a large-scale rock festival is often ground zero for new musical relationships. Such was the case recently at Montreal's Osheaga music and arts festival when, during an intense moment at the end of Spinner's interview with Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard and Nick Harmer, Flaming Lips frontman ...

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Ellie Goulding Hopes Amy Winehouse's Death Will Stop Press From Mocking Her

Gino DePinto for AOL | Dave Hogan, Getty Images Though their musical styles may differ, British indie-pop singer Ellie Goulding says she hopes critics have learned an important lesson from the untimely death of Amy Winehouse. Best known internationally as the Royal Wedding singer, Goulding is poised to become the next British musical star ...

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