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Fiery Furnaces Call Radiohead 'Bogus'

When the Fiery Furnaces -- the sibling duo of Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger -- recorded 'I'm Going Away,' they adjusted their usual penchant for mad rhythms, inscrutable vocals and dizzily complex arrangements to create an album Matthew calls "more casual than our past records." "The records in the past were made up of simple rock songs," he ...

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Wolfmother, 'New Moon Rising' (Behind the Scenes) -- Exclusive Video

Just as their sound echoes '70s rockers like Blue Cheer and Black Sabbath, Wolfmother's video for their latest single, 'New Moon Rising,' is equally retro-magnificent, recalling an acid-washed documentary from the old Fillmore East. As the band, led by frontman Andrew Stockdale, flails and wails, their silhouetted profiles are surrounded by images ...

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Pig Dictates Fiery Furnaces' Recording Schedule

When Fiery Furnaces, the New York sibling duo of Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger, planned their eighth album, 'I'm Going Away,' little did they know a large mammal would dictate their studio hours. "You know that expression 'Everyone's ignoring the elephant in the room?'" Matthew Friedberger asks Spinner. "It was the same with Emmet, the pig. The ...

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Air Don't Think Germans Are Sexy

As lovers of women the world over, French electronic duo Air have been known to talk trash about Parisian ladies, preferring their American counterparts instead. "All cultures are different," Godin tells Spinner. "Here in the US, it's very sexy. I love American women." "Americans are very influenced by movies," Jean Benoit-Dunckel adds. "The way ...

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Fiery Furnaces Aren't a 'Cute' Family Act

"One of the great things about being in a band is that you feel like you're in a gang," Eleanor Friedberger, one half of sibling duo the Fiery Furnaces tells Spinner. "You can make up a new persona when you're in a band. That is what is so cool about rock 'n' roll. But because Matthew and I are siblings we don't have that same sort of gang ...

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Air Call Kids 'Evil'

French duo Air knows a thing or two about making music. Their lush, oddly stimulating electronica has graced movie soundtracks and TV commercials, and filled dance clubs since the late '90s. But when they're not making music, life can be complex for Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel. "Things get bizarre when we leave the studio," Godin ...

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