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Wallflowers Are 'Glad All Over' After Seven-Year Hiatus

TheWallflowers.com After a seven-year break between studio albums, the Wallflowers would like to reintroduce themselves. You remember the singer, of course -- he's got the look, voice and way with words that never quite let you forget his pedigree -- but now more than ever, this California quintet isn't simply a vehicle for Jakob Dylan's ...

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Devo Explain Why EDM, Holograms and Other Cool Ideas Are Old Hat

Joshua Dalsimer It sucks to be ahead of your time. These days, everyone's all up on Hologram Tupac's jock, talking him up like he's the greatest concert innovation since the fog machine, but if technology had evolved a little faster, Devo would get the credit for being 3D OGs. "That was one of our earliest thoughts," singer, ...

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Imelda May Gives Birth to Daughter: Irish Rockabilly Singer Welcomes First Child

Gino DePinto, AOL Retro-leaning Irish songstress Imelda May has given birth to her first child, Contact Music reports. The singer and her husband, Darrel Higham, welcomed Violet Kathleen Higham on Thursday, Aug. 23, and they quickly took to Facebook to announce their "beautiful baby daughter." May, who's known for her pin-up-girl fashion ...

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Killers Drummer Groped Michelle Obama: Ronnie Vannucci Accidentally Grabbed First Lady's Butt

IDJ, UMG If Barack Obama wins a second term in office, don't expect the Killers to play the inauguration. In a new interview with NME, drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. reveals that he accidentally groped First Lady Michelle Obama during a trip to the White House. The unintentional goosing occurred in July 2010, when the Killers performed for ...

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Wallflowers Evoke the Clash, Cover Nick Lowe and Preview New Album in NYC

Ebet Roberts/Redferns What, if anything, is so funny about Jakob Dylan's "(What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love and Understanding," the penultimate song in an excellent Wallflowers performance Tuesday night (July 24) at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City? It's a Russian doll of rock 'n' roll meaning, as Dylan sings it in the earnest, ...

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Soulsavers: Dave Gahan Digs Deep for Collaboration, Reinvigorated for Next Depeche Mode Album

Steve Gullick Dave Gahan didn't write Depeche Mode's best songs -- those irresistible '80s and '90s odes to strange love, tortured faith, shackling guilt and kinky sex -- but that's OK. He's probably lived them, and he's certainly the man to present them. Like some kind of synth-pop Johnny Cash, Gahan has battled drug addiction, attempted ...

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Bob Dylan Reveals New Album Title, Tracklist: 'Tempest' Due Out Sept. 11

Joel Ryan for AP Bob Dylan will release his 35th studio album, Tempest, on Sept. 11, Columbia Records has announced. The 10-song collection of all-new, all-original tunes arrives a full 50 years -- plus a few months -- after Dylan's self-titled debut. As the NME reports, Dylan produced Tempest himself, working as he often does under the ...

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